How to Cure Dizziness

Many people experience dizziness at some point in their lives. Whether it's caused by spinning around too much or motion sickness from riding in a vehicle or the swaying of waves in the ocean, dizziness is a common impairment to one's stability and perception. For extreme cases of dizziness caused by conditions such as vertigo or disequilibrium, a doctor may recommend you avoid what triggers the symptoms and may prescribe medication.

Instructions

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  Change your diet to include more nutritional supplements. Avoid caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and high-calorie foods. Also, lower your intake of salt and try taking vitamin supplements, like magnesium citrate and vitamin B12.

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  Use herbal remedies like ginkgo biloba and ginger. Ginger helps with the treatment of nausea, and ginkgo biloba increases blood flow to the brain, which also prevents dizziness (see References).

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  Try homeopathic therapy to alleviate dizziness. Homeopathy is a variety of alternative medicines that reciprocate the ailments to dilute the cause. Aconite is helpful if you begin to feel light-headed when you sit up too quickly. Coccolus helps with ailments of motion sickness and gelsemium helps to combat dizziness symptoms associated with the common cold.

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  Try other forms of therapy, like acupressure, aromatherapy and osteopathy, if you are still experiencing problems with dizziness. These therapies will help if your dizziness derives from stress or tension in your muscles and nervous system.

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  See a doctor to determine the cause of the dizziness if you are still experiencing severe symptoms. Once the root cause is found, the doctor may prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).