Antihistamines beat benzos for acute vertigo relief: review
Accurate diagnosis of underlying cause is needed to determine best treatment, add neuro-otologists
Antihistamines provide greater acute vertigo relief than benzodiazepines, according to US doctors who say use of the latter drug class should be discouraged in affected patients.
The advice is based on a literature review that found no evidence to support benzodiazepine use for this indication, regardless of the underlying cause.
