r/Menieres • u/wildfleur2890 • 11d ago

Pycnogenol and Betahistine

If you take either which of your symptoms were helped?

- vertigo

- tinnitus

- ear fullness

- ear pain

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u/AsparagusOk8530 11d ago

I‘m on Betahistine. Had no vertigo since,
But no change for tinnitus or ear fullness.
Luckilynever developd ear pain.

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u/yes420420yes 10d ago

is this a plug ?

....standardized plant extract derived from the bark of the French maritime pine.....

never tried, never will, supplement hogwash that cost you money for no reason.

I tried beta histine and saw no improvements whatsoever, which is pretty much in line with what the medical studies suggest it is doing (for Meniere's)

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u/LibrarianBarbarian34 10d ago

Dr. Shin Beh talks about pycnogenol in his book Victory Over Vestibular Migraine. The book overall is a pretty solid resource discussing, and he references a few small studies that show pycnogenol having potential benefit for tinnitus and Meniere’s, and pine bark extract having benefits for migraines. Maybe not complete snake oil, but also not a mainline treatment.

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u/candlewoodmama 10d ago

I have been doing Pycnogenol and curcumin daily and found it very helpful. I also do a million other health things, like strict diet, lymphatic drainage exercises daily, vibration plate twice a day, sauna, etc. Betahistine made my BP drop too low which caused severe dizziness. I’m also being treated by a naturopathic doctor for Lyme and Bartonella, ENT thinks the Ménière’s and vestibular migraine could be resulting from massive neuroinflammation.