Vertigo or Giddiness

This is a condition when a person loses control his body movements, fails to balance himself, has a feeling that all objects around him are moving in a archie form, or he will fall to the ground if he attempts to move. He may be having nausea which, in many cases, is a forerunner of vertigo.

Causes:

• Disorders of the digestion, and gas formation.

• Diseases of the ears, when fluid balance in the ear(s) is disturbed (Labyrinth Vertigo).

• Impaired eye-sight.

• Impaired functioning of nervous system.

• Frequent and severe attacks of hemicranias (Migraine).

• When vital fluid fails to reach the brain due to poor circulation of blood.

• Sexual incompetence and/or other sex-related problems.

• Repeated attacks of epilepsy.

• Tumour in the brain.

• Lack of sleep and utter fatigue.

Ayurvedic Remedies

If vertigo occurs whether inside/outside home, the patient should not move alone, especially while ascending and descending stairs, and seek help/support of someone else. Following medicines may be tried, either alone or in combination with other two medicines.

• Duralabha Quath - 50 ml should be taken with ghee twice daily.

• Suvama Sootashekhar Ras (50-60mg) to be taken twice daily, with juice/decoction of Amla.

• Mix 10 ml each of Ashwagandharishta and Saraswatarishta, either alone or mixing it with equal quantity (20mI) of water, twice daily.

• If vertigo occurs due to insomnia, only Ashwagandharishta (10ml) or its powder (½ to TSP) with water, will serve the purpose.

• Avoid use of tobacco, alcohol, narcotic drugs.

• Take simple, light, bland, spice-free diet.

• Avoid driving, operating a machinery, out side movements.

• If constipation is there, take Amaltas (6 gms) with decoction of Harad (Haritaki) at night, before you get on to sleep.