Get Informed: Antivert
Active Ingredient(s)
Antivert
What does it do?
This product is used in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting related to motion sickness. It is an antihistamine whose specific mechanism of action is unknown.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 8:17 AM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 9:03 PM
Other Names
- Meclizine
- Antivert
- Meclizine HCl
- Meclizine Hydrochloride
- Bonine
- SEA Legs
- Dramine
- Meclozine
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- B
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 14 Feb 1957
- Est US Patients*
- 291,600
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Antivert or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Antivert
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Antivert during the past year.
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What is Antivert used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 1,900 patients that use Antivert (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | 79% | 
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| Nausea | 21% | 
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| Allergies | 11% | 
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| Meniere's Disease | 4% |
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| Tinnitus | 4% |
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| Other | 4% |
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How well does Antivert work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 1,900 users taking Antivert (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 75%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Antivert outweigh the bad things.
- 10%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Antivert.
Common Side Effects of Antivert
iGuard regularly polls our more than 1,900 users taking Antivert (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
29% of patients experience side-effects on Antivert
10% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Antivert
Most Common Side Effects...
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Fatigue
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Drowsiness
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Headache
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Nausea/Vomiting
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= 10%
Global Patient Feedback for Antivert ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I have been on meclizine for 20 plus years. It works great to keep my vertigo at bay so I can live normal life. Don't know what i would do without it. Now if anyone know how to get the snap, crackle, pop brothers out of my ears I would love to know.
48 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-01-29 11:09:58
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Discuss your symptoms with your physician. Together you can explore the options available to you based on your medical history and current medications. Options range from antihistamines and decongestants to dry the fluid in the ears to tubes in the ears to drain it, if it is fluid causing your symptoms.
Posted: 2010-02-07 10:33:34
Question/Comment:
I started using Meclizine for my positional vertigo. It works great. But I also found,....it is GREAT for sleeping!
I take maybe a half...(or when I break it--the bigger half...so...13-18 mg)--of Meclize at 5:15 PM. Eat dinner at 6 PM...(So....it can be absorbed)- & by 10...10:30 PM...I am sleppy in a really nice way! I sleep the nite thru.,..(I suffer extreme anxiety)--& I take it w my 5 mg of Valium (Valium taken at 10 PM)---Gets me thru the nite! I do not take it EVERY nite! Then..I'd build up a tolerance! Just when I need a good nites sleep! Thank you Mecizine.....a simple antihistamine...been around a long time & works better & with LESS side effects than some of these new "tranquilizers"-!
61 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-12-21 18:04:54
Question/Comment:
I take this medication when I am lightheaded which does not happen very often at all but when it does I take (1) tablet and it works on me for up to 36 hours I can really sleep when i take this 25 mg tablet. It really does work good in getting rid of dizziness for sure Glad they created it. I have heard that it is the only medication on the market for dizziness .65 year old Female.
66 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-09-27 14:58:40
Question/Comment:
Taking meclizine for the sever vertigo I was experiencing was amazing. I only need it once a day if I'm going to go out of the house in the evening. I take one 25mg tablet at 6pm and I'm OK right up to when I return home and go to bed.
51 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-09-18 12:43:07
Question/Comment:
meclizine is great i dont have verigo or fatigue anymore
39 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-09-02 07:35:23
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Antivert