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What Causes Dizziness While On Heart Medication?
Question: my wife is 73. she is experiencing dizziness. she takes medication for her heart because it has a double beat.
Brief Answer:
get her examined / may need investigation
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You ought to take her to her primary Care Provider or ER …
She needs examination / and most probably investigation too...
Dizziness is vague term - unsteadiness.
If there is definite sense of rotation, it is vertigo.
If it is from getting up from bed, it may be from postural hypo-tension..
Check her BP – standing and lying?
It can be from anaemia – need to check her haemoglobin…
This could be from her arrhythmia, which may need re-evaluation, in the present context. Her Cardiologist may do EKG again…/ HOLTER (24 to 48 hour ambulatory monitoring – for arrhythmia) and/or LABORATORY work-up – may also be necessary for further assessment and assistance.
At times, it may have a neurological cause… / MRI of the brain may be needed. MRA (MRI angiography) shows blood vessels and is generally done at the same sitting.
The body's balancing mechanism is in the inner ear. An ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist is the one to evaluate - they have special tests to confirm or exclude the contribution of the ear. This is particularly important in the presence of ringing in the ear (tinnitus).
The treating doctor alone may suggest further depending on need, based on the assessment of the situation.
Good luck
God bless you
get her examined / may need investigation
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You ought to take her to her primary Care Provider or ER …
She needs examination / and most probably investigation too...
Dizziness is vague term - unsteadiness.
If there is definite sense of rotation, it is vertigo.
If it is from getting up from bed, it may be from postural hypo-tension..
Check her BP – standing and lying?
It can be from anaemia – need to check her haemoglobin…
This could be from her arrhythmia, which may need re-evaluation, in the present context. Her Cardiologist may do EKG again…/ HOLTER (24 to 48 hour ambulatory monitoring – for arrhythmia) and/or LABORATORY work-up – may also be necessary for further assessment and assistance.
At times, it may have a neurological cause… / MRI of the brain may be needed. MRA (MRI angiography) shows blood vessels and is generally done at the same sitting.
The body's balancing mechanism is in the inner ear. An ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist is the one to evaluate - they have special tests to confirm or exclude the contribution of the ear. This is particularly important in the presence of ringing in the ear (tinnitus).
The treating doctor alone may suggest further depending on need, based on the assessment of the situation.
Good luck
God bless you
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