Homeopathic medicine, treatment and remedies for Dizziness

Cocculus Indicus
Common Name: Indian cockle
Symptoms: This remedy acts well in people who are sensitive in nature. It is recommended to women with fair complexion and light hair who suffer from overexertion of body and mind. Indian cockle is used in the treatment of the following symptoms:

• Vertigo caused by motion sickness, anxiety or mental stress and pregnancy
• Frequent attacks of vertigo that last for many days
• Confusion that comes suddenly when getting up from a lying position, after meals and while standing
• Dull pain in the head
• Ringing sound in the ears with dizziness and headache
• Empty and hollow sensation in the head
• Complaints aggravated in open air, while eating, with sleep disturbances, motion (such as riding and swimming), during menstrual periods, with noise, touch and mental stress
• Symptoms that improve after lying in bed and with the warmth of bed 

A research study shows that cocculus indicus in combination with other homeopathic medicines is effective in the treatment of vertigo associated with disorders related to the central nervous system. The medicine also helps in decreasing nausea associated with dizziness.
Another research study found that cocculus indicus in combination with other homeopathic medicines is helpful in the treatment of dizziness (vertigo) due to a disorder in the vestibular system inside the ears (which plays an important role in maintaining the balance of the body). The study shows that cocculus indicus helps increase the blood supply inside the vestibular system and thus reducing dizziness.

Ambra Grisea
Common Name: Ambergris
Symptoms: This remedy is best suited to people who are very sensitive and nervous in nature. The medicine acts well in thin and physically weak women and children and old people. The following symptoms respond to this remedy: 

• Vertigo with a sensation of weight and weakness in the head
• Weakness in the stomach with dizziness
• Vertigo causing dizziness that is better after lying down
• Vertigo that is worse after sleep
• Aggravation of all complaints with music
• Symptoms worsen with heat and in the mornings
• Complaints improve by gentle walking or slow movement in fresh and open air 

A research study showed that ambra grisea acts on the central nervous system and helps in decreasing dizziness and other symptoms of vertigo.
Another study suggested that ambra grisea acts on the blood circulation in the vestibular system inside the ears and helps in reducing the intensity of dizziness.

Conium Maculatum
Common Name: Poison hemlock
Symptoms: This remedy is best suited to old people, people with strong muscles and women who are sensitive in nature. It is also given to individuals who have a tendency to get swollen glands, cancer and disorders of nervous system (paralysis). The following symptoms benefit from treatment with conium maculatum: 

• Vertigo or dizziness resulting from movements of the neck and head
• Vertigo that prevents slightest movement of neck and eyes
• A desire to keep the head perfectly still - to prevent the dizzy feeling
• Vertigo or dizziness with a spinning sensation
• Dizziness from bending forward, lying in bed, changing sides during sleep or on waking
• Dizziness that is aggravated on stooping, slightest movement of neck and head, changing sides while lying in bed, with alcohol (even a small amount) and during menstrual periods
• Symptoms that improve better in open air 

A research study shows that conium maculatum decreases vertigo or dizziness due to its action on the central nervous system.

Petroleum
Common Name: Crude rock oil, mineral oil
Symptoms: This remedy acts best in thin people with fair complexion. The following symptoms are treated with this remedy: 

• Vertigo or dizziness caused by motion sickness
• Dizziness or vertigo associated with nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness or vertigo felt in the back of the head, especially on getting up from a sitting or lying position, with a sensation of falling forward
• Numbness and stiffness all over the body with dizziness
• Confusion and dizzy feeling after meals

The above-mentioned symptoms worsen with noise, meals, bending forward, riding in cars and slow motion and improve in warm air or on lying down with the head elevated.

An array of studies show that petroleum along with other homeopathic medicines helps in decreasing dizziness or vertigo and other associated symptoms, such as nausea.

Vertigoheel
It is a combination of homeopathic medicines (conium maculatum, ambra grisea, petroleum and cocculus indicus) used in the treatment of vertigo (dizziness).
Scientists have found that vertigoheel is as effective as dimenhydrinate, an allopathic medicine used for treating vertigo. This medicine is effective in the treatment of various causes of vertigo or dizziness.

Studies suggest that vertigoheel is specifically effective in the treatment of vertigo/dizziness in old people suffering from high blood pressure.

Gelsemium Sempervirens
Common Name: Yellow jasmine
Symptoms: Yellow jasmine acts well in young people who are sensitive, get irritated easily and are nervous in nature. Symptoms that respond to this remedy are:

• Vertigo or dizziness associated with hazy vision
• Dizziness that occurs from sudden movement of head
• Vertigo that spreads from the back of the head
• A sensation of heat all over the body, with a dizzy feeling
• Heaviness in the head when dizzy, which gets better after passing urine
• Dizziness is aggravated after hearing sudden bad news, smoking tobacco or thinking about one’s illness
• Symptoms improve in open air, with slow continuous motion and passing urine 

Research studies show that gelsemium is effective in the treatment of anxiety related to stress.

Argentum Nitricum
Common Name: Nitrate of silver
Symptoms: This medicine acts best in people who are lean and always nervous. They frequently suffer from headaches with a sensation of dull pain in the head. Symptoms that can be treated with this remedy are: 

• Vertigo or dizziness associated with headache and due to motion sickness
• Dizziness with confusion
• Vertigo or dizziness while walking in a dark room
• Sensation as if he/she is moving in a circle
• Vertigo or dizziness associated with a buzzing sound in the ears
• Aggravation of symptoms after eating sweets
• Dizziness is worse with warmth or mental stress and symptoms reduce after eructations and exposure to open air 

Ferrum Picricum
Common Name: Picrate of iron
Symptoms: This medicine acts well in people who have an excess of blood and are dark in complexion. Symptoms that are treated with this remedy are:

• Dizziness, with a sensation, as if everything around is swimming
• A sensation as if the head is pushed suddenly and he/she would fall
• Vertigo from congestion or fullness in different parts of the brain 

It has been scientifically proven that ferrum picricum is helpful in the treatment of dizziness or vertigo and ringing sound in the ears.
Research studies indicate that lycopodium clavatum along with chininum sulphuricum can help in the treatment of brain tumours that are associated with symptoms like ringing in ears, headache and vertigo with nausea and vomiting. Lycopodium clavatum is a constitutional medicine which is prescribed on the basis of the characteristic symptoms of the mind of the patient.

The action of homeopathic medicines is prone to get affected by certain lifestyle factors. A few steps to facilitate uninterrupted action of the medicines are mentioned below.

Do’s: 

• Follow a healthy and nutritious dietary regimen. 
• Keep your mind busy by reading informative articles and books.
• Include moderate exercise, such as walking in fresh and open-air, in your daily routine.

Don’ts: 

• Avoid drinking strong stimulants such as coffee, soups made from spices and medicinal herbs and vegetable soups that have medicinal effects.
• Avoid eating spoilt or stale vegetables and meat.
• Avoid food items and beverages that contain artificial flavours or colours.
• Avoid using strong-smelling perfumes or air fresheners.
• Avoid unhygienic and humid living conditions

Homeopathic medicines are prescribed on the basis of the law of similars. Substances that produce a certain set of symptoms in healthy people are used in the treatment of similar symptoms when they appear due to an underlying disease in a sick individual.

The medicines to be prescribed are selected on the basis of the characteristic symptoms of the mind and body of the patient. Homeopathic medicines stimulate the natural healing power of the body and thus help in relieving the distressing symptom of dizziness. A well-selected constitutional homeopathic medicine not only helps in relieving dizziness but also it improves the general health of the person taking the treatment.

These medicines are safely used in children, pregnant women and old people without any harmful side effects

Homeopathic medicines used in the treatment of dizziness are not associated with risks or harmful effects. These medicines are prescribed in highly diluted doses and hence do not cause toxic effects in the body. However, if not taken in appropriate doses, homeopathic medicines may produce symptoms that are not related to the disease. 

A constitutional homeopathic medicine selected by a qualified homeopathic physician is highly beneficial in the treatment of dizziness or vertigo, especially due to functional causes. Homeopathic medicines also help in reducing other associated symptoms of dizziness, such as nausea, vomiting and headache. However, the scope of homeopathy is limited when dizziness arises due to any change or abnormality in the structure of an organ (such as cancer in the brain).