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Can Pravastatin Cause Dizzy Spells?

Posted on Thu, 4 Apr 2019

Question: I recently was out In Diltiazem 120 mg for slight high blood pressure been on it and Pravastatin 10mg for the same amount of time. I also ha e fibromyalgia but after taking this for about a little over a week I all of the sudden had a major dizzy spell which immediate filled by extreme tingling and numbness that’s started on the left side of my head and worked it’s way all thruway Dow to my leg XXXXXXX after I had dry mouth and then a warm sensation come over my chest and stomach area this all lasted for a few hours. Was taken to Er and they ran all kinds of ct on head with XXXXXXX and mri and many heart ultrasounds and corrated artaries.Al test came back normal. Was sent home and now still have some weird dizziness spells with some warming sensations. Could my meds be causing this or what would you think it could possibly be

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms do not seem to be related to Pravastatin adverse effects.

The dizziness and numbness could be related to Diltiazem adverse effects.

For this reason, considering the fact that all your tests have resulted normal, I would recommend switching form Diltiazem to another anti-hypertensive drug like Losartan for the blood pressure control and see if your symptoms improve.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Hope to have been helpful!

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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