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Fluoxetine for vestibular dysfunction and anxiety: a prospective pilot study.

Simon NM, Parker SW, Wernick-Robinson M, Oppenheimer JE, Hoge EA, Worthington JJ, Korbly NB, Pollack MH

Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Related Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, WACC 815, Boston, MA 02114, USA. nsimon@partners.org

Anxiety states and disorders amplify the symptoms and impairment associated with vestibular dysfunction. Five patients with inner ear vestibular dysfunction and anxiety were prospectively treated with fluoxetine, 20-60 mg/day, and received an extensive battery of assessments at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment. Fluoxetine led to significant or near significant reductions in anxiety measures and in impairment due to dizziness; improvements in clinical balance function and vestibular function were less clear. The data add to the literature suggesting a role for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of dizziness and anxiety.

Published 7 July 2005 in Psychosomatics, 46(4): 334-9.
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