Top 10 Homeopathic Medicines for Vertigo with Nausea and Vomiting

Vertigo is a condition in which a person feels as if he/she is moving or the objects in the surrounding area are moving or revolving. In some cases, it could be attended with nausea and vomiting. It can arise from various reasons. The causes may include anxiety, low blood sugar, BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and certain inner ear disorders. BPPV is an inner ear disorder leading to episodes of dizziness triggered by changes in the position of head like looking up or down, turning sitting in bed, or turning in bed. Nausea, vomiting and loss of balance can attend it. Inner ear disorders firstly include Meniere’s disease characterized by a triad of symptoms including vertigo spells; tinnitus means hearing noises in the ear in the absence of an external source like ringing, buzzing, humming noises and hearing loss. Other inner ear disorders include labyrinthitis (inflammation of labyrinth of inner ear involved in hearing and maintaining balance. It mainly results from viral or bacterial infections) and vestibular neuritis (inner ear disorder arising from inflammation of vestibular nerve that sends signals from inner ear to the brain about balance).

Another cause can be motion sickness. It arises from disturbance in the inner ear from repeated motion of a vehicle like car, train, bus, aeroplane, or boat. This results in dizziness, nausea, vomiting though some other symptoms may occur. Another cause can be migraines (it refers to throbbing type of one-sided headache attended with nausea and vomiting along with sensitivity to light and noise). Next reason could be cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) in which there appear severe episodes of nausea and vomiting in the absence of an infection or any other medical condition. Other symptoms include dizziness, sensitivity to light, diarrhea, and abdomen pain.

Vertigo with nausea and vomiting can also occur in cases of gastroenteritis (infection of the intestines that mainly causes diarrhea and vomiting and might cause dizziness as well in some cases). Certain neurological issues like stroke (a medical emergency in which interrupted oxygen supply to brain occurs causing the death of brain cells. It occurs from a blood clot in brain or from ruptured blood vessel in brain. Brain tumour can also result in vertigo with nausea and vomiting. Use of certain medicines (like insulin for diabetes treatment), food poisoning caused by consumption of contaminated food, or inhaling some toxic substances are some of the other causes.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathic medicines are very effective for managing vertigo with nausea and vomiting. These medicines treat the underlying cause behind this complaint and bring magnificent results. Along with vertigo, nausea and vomiting, these medicines also manage any associated symptoms if present. These medicines are of natural origin that aid natural recovery with zero side effects. The homeopathic medicines are prescribed based on the characteristic symptoms in every individual case. So, it is advised to take any homeopathic medicine under the supervision of a homeopathic doctor and avoid self-medication. In case of vertigo, nausea and vomiting may occur from serious causes like stroke. Immediate help from conventional mode of treatment should be sought as homeopathy has its limitation to handle serious cases.

Homeopathic Medicines for Vertigo with Nausea and Vomiting

1. Cocculus Indicus – Top Medicine

Cocculus Indicus is the topmost medicine when it comes to manage vomiting with nausea, or vomiting alone. This medicine is the most effective for motion sickness (nausea, vomiting, dizziness in some persons triggered by travelling in vehicle like car, train, aeroplane, boat, bus). This medicine is also helpful when there is vertigo with nausea when one rises up from a lying position. It is attended with pressure in the forehead and redness, heat in face and heat in head. Lastly, this medicine suits well vertigo occurring from loss of sleep.

2. Conium

This medicine is highly recommended when vertigo is triggered by turning the head. Vertigo is also felt while walking. This can be attended with tendency to fall sideways. The sufferer sees black spots in front of the eyes. Pressure is experienced in the head. Vertigo can also trigger while rising up from a sitting or lying down position or from turning in bed.

3. Tabacum

Tabacum is of great use in cases of vomiting attended with nausea. Vertigo gets worse on opening eyes or from looking upwards. Vertigo gets worse indoors, it feels better in open air. Excessive sweating occurs along with vertigo. In cases needing it, vertigo may be followed by vomiting of food. Additionally, trembling and weakness occur. Vomiting relieves vertigo. Heaviness in head can also be present along with vertigo. This medicine is of specific help when vertigo, nausea occur from traveling by boat (sea sickness).

4. Chininum Sulph

It is an important medicine to manage cases where dizziness, nausea, vomiting are attended with noises in ears (tinnitus). The noises in ear can be ringing, buzzing or roaring type. There may be loss of hearing in some cases along with the above complaints. Sometimes throbbing type of headache can also be present.

5. Ferrum Met

Ferrum Met is a well-indicated medicine for vertigo with nausea and excessive weakness. It is also indicated for vertigo during headache. In cases needing it, vertigo is felt when rising suddenly and walking. While walking, a person feels dizzy as if drunk. Vertigo can also trigger from stooping. With vertigo, there is a tendency to fall forward. During vertigo, the face becomes very red. In some cases, ringing noises (tinnitus) can occur in ears.

6. Nux Vomica

Nux Vomica is a very useful medicine for vertigo that becomes worse when rising from a sitting position or from a bed. It seems as if the objects present around are moving or the room is revolving. It is attended with nausea and decreased vision. A heated sensation may be felt in the forehead. Vertigo may worsen after stooping or soon after eating. Along with vertigo, there is a tendency to fall. This medicine is also indicated when vertigo worsens from drinking tea, coffee or alcohol or tobacco use.

7. Bryonia

Bryonia is a beneficial medicine for vertigo and nausea that gets worse from the least movement. Turning the head and stooping also worsens it. During vertigo, it feels all the objects are revolving. During vertigo, there is pain in the back of head (occiput).

8. Theridion

This medicine is recommended for nausea and vomiting which gets worse from closing eyes and from noises. It also gets worse from the slightest movement and stooping. Cold sweating can attend it. Vertigo can also worsen on stooping.

9. Pulsatilla

This medicine is indicated when vertigo with nausea gets worse on stooping. One also suffers from vertigo on sitting and lying down. Rising from the bed in morning also becomes difficult. It gets better in open air. Walking relieves vertigo. Vertigo is attended with nausea and an inclination to vomit. This medicine is also suggested in cases of vertigo that occurs from indigestion.

10. Petroleum

Petroleum is a helpful medicine when vertigo with nausea and vomiting is attended with burping and pressure in the abdomen. Heat is felt in the face during vertigo. Vertigo gets worse on stooping and walking. There is a sensation as if one would fall forward due to vertigo. Vertigo also appears after eating a little food. There is relief in vertigo on lying down.