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What is Betahistine?

Betahistine is an antihistamine agent used for the treatment of Meniere's disease (to decrease episodes of vertigo).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Vertigo 6 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Meniere's Disease 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Dizziness 3 1 Efficacy_major
Meniere's Disease 2 1 Efficacy_none
Other 2 0
Giddiness 1 0

See all 17 patients currently taking Betahistine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Betahistine

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Sleepiness 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Betahistine. See all 11 dosages ►

  16mg as needed 24mg as needed 120 mg 8 mg daily 16 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily 32 mg daily 45 mg daily 48 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Betahistine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 57%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 29%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 14%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 1   Other: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Betahistine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Betahistine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Betahistine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Betahistine

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 3 38%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Betahistine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 7 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Betahistine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 50%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 50%

Report created on February 10, 2012.