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What Causes Headache, Dizziness And Chest Discomfort While Having Hypertension?
Question: I had headache earlier today, I took 2 tablets of Advil with my other medications at about 7:00pm ET;1 Pantroprazole 40MG tablet, 1 Amlodipine Besylate tablet 10MG, 1 Ferrous Sulfate 325MG tablet. My blood pressure was high when I checked. I felt dizzy for a while and now I have some internal movements and discomfort below my chest. Dr. what could it be please?
Brief Answer:
Get a ECG done
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist from Fortis Hospital.
As you a 47yr male, a hypertensive you are risk of heart disease.
High BP can cause headache, giddiness, light headidness, sinking feeling. Chest pain can be because of lot of reasons. It can be simple gastritis too. If the chest pain is increasing on activity(like walking) than their are high chances of it being cardiac.
A ECG & troponin test will tell if it is cardiac or not. If both comes normal than be assured that it is not any acute cardiac event.
If both are normal, for future risk evaluation of cardiac event get a stress echo done which will tell accurately whether their is chances of cardiac event happening in future.
Wishing you a good health
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Get a ECG done
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist from Fortis Hospital.
As you a 47yr male, a hypertensive you are risk of heart disease.
High BP can cause headache, giddiness, light headidness, sinking feeling. Chest pain can be because of lot of reasons. It can be simple gastritis too. If the chest pain is increasing on activity(like walking) than their are high chances of it being cardiac.
A ECG & troponin test will tell if it is cardiac or not. If both comes normal than be assured that it is not any acute cardiac event.
If both are normal, for future risk evaluation of cardiac event get a stress echo done which will tell accurately whether their is chances of cardiac event happening in future.
Wishing you a good health
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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