Medications for Sensory Processing Disorder

A sensory processing disorder is any condition that interrupts normal brain transmission or understanding between the brain, spinal column or nerves that make up the central nervous system (CNS) to various parts of the body. For example, some of the most common types of sensory processing disorders include epilepsy, which is a seizure disorder, to dyslexia, which occurs when the brain mis-reads or misinterprets printed information. Meniere's disease is also a relatively well known sensory disruptive condition that causes vertigo, dizziness or spinning sensations as well as chronic ringing in the ears.

Antivert

• Antivert is a common medication for individuals diagnosed with Meniere's disease, as well as for many individuals diagnosed with vertigo, ringing in the ears (tinnitus) or a sense of fullness in the ears. Antivert acts as a motion sickness drug that reduces sensations of spinning or constant movement.

Valium

• Valium is also commonly prescribed to individuals prone to motion-sickness type illnesses such as vertigo, middle ear imbalances or infections that cause a sensation of dizziness or constant movement that prompts nausea and vomiting.

Prochlorperazine

• Prochlorperazine, more commonly known as Compazine, is a medication often prescribed to help an individual deal with the nausea and vomiting that is caused by dizziness or vertigo. Other anti-nausea medications, such as Levadopa, are also used an anti nausea treatments for those who take medications that cause nausea, such as some chemotherapy drugs.

Epilepsy Drugs

• Epilepsy drugs given for treatment or relief of symptoms will depend on the type of epilepsy one is diagnosed with. For example, Ativan is often prescribed as an anti-seizure drug, as is Depakote or Lamictal for general atonic seizures. Complex partial seizures may be treated with Tegretol.

Nerveblocks

• Nerveblock agents are often used to treat other types of sensory perception conditions such as fibromyalgia. Corticosteroids that serve to reduce inflammation or opioids that deaden feeling in nerve endings are often prescribed for individuals diagnosed with conditions that involve nerve degeneration such as fibromyalgia and Parkinson's disease.