What Vertigenics is used for
The maker presents it as daily support for the brain and the balance system. It is sold as a dietary supplement: it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and the maker's own page says its statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Is Vertigenics good for vertigo?
There is no evidence that it is. Vertigo and dizziness are symptoms with many possible causes: inner-ear problems such as BPPV, vestibular neuritis or Ménière's disease, migraine, side effects of medicines, low blood pressure, dehydration and, less often, a stroke or another problem in the brain. Each cause is handled differently, and some inner-ear causes can often be helped with simple treatments such as repositioning manoeuvres done by a clinician.
The maker's FAQ claims vertigo comes from dioxins and that the formula removes them. We know of no evidence for this, so we do not repeat it as a reason to buy.
What is known about the ingredients
Berberine, chromium and banaba (corosolic acid) have been studied mostly for their effect on blood sugar. Alpha lipoic acid and resveratrol are antioxidant compounds studied in many settings. Green tea extract supplies catechins such as EGCG; Asian ginseng has small studies on fatigue and mental performance; milk thistle is best known for silymarin and the liver. Zinc is an essential mineral.
These studies are about single ingredients, often at doses different from this formula – not about Vertigenics as a product. Four of the ten ingredients have no individual amount on the label, so you cannot compare them with study doses.
What it cannot do
It will not stop vertigo attacks or replace a diagnosis, physical therapy or prescribed medicine. Get emergency help right away if dizziness comes on suddenly together with weakness or numbness on one side, facial drooping, trouble speaking or seeing, a severe headache, chest pain or fainting. See a doctor for dizziness that keeps coming back, hearing loss or ringing in the ears, or falls.
How to take it
Adults take two capsules a day with a glass of water, as on the label, and should not exceed that dose. The maker suggests about three months of use; the guarantee lasts 60 days from delivery.
