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Dear sir my father is now 90 years from past 10 years he is taking vertistar 16 mg for vertigo and now sometimes he is telling about giddiness what should I do any physiotherapy or change medicine or whom to consult pl guide no bp & sugar.
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You can increase the dose to 24 mg. Yet if you want you can go for physiotherapy definitely some improvement is there. If you want to consult md physician or neurophysician. May be due to cervical bone in neck.
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vertistar (betahistine 16mg ) should be used three times a day for a duration of 2 weeks . does he have any smoking history or ringing sensation in ear ?
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