Antivert 12.5mg and 25mg tablets (generic name Meclizine) is available by prescription only. Meclizine is also available over-the-counter as Dramamine (less drowsy formulation) and Bonine and is used to treat motion sickness. The reason the exact same drug is available both as a prescription and as an over-the-counter drug is because the prescription drug is used to treat vertigo, a condition whose cause should be evaluated by a physician, while the over-the-counter version is used to treat motion sickness, a condition we can treat ourselves. Vertigo can be caused by many, many different things. I urge you to only treat your vertigo with the over-the-counter medication ONLY until you can get in to see a doctor.
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