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What Causes Nausea And Lightheadedness Upon Waking Up?

Posted on Thu, 8 Sep 2016

Question: Greetings, I was taking a nap and woke up and suddenly got up and started feeling nauseous,very lightheaded like if I was going to faint, started feeling shaky and sweat a lot. My two arm's started to feel funny( numbness). The symptoms began fading a way and I started feeling better. I took a measurement of my blood sugar and it was fine. Now I feel really tired and still a little lightheaded. What could it be?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

What you are reporting may be related to the following causes:
- Hypertension
- Inner ear problems
- Cervical spondyloarthrosis
- Neurological disorders
- Stress and anxiety

If you were my patient I would recommend to do the following examinations to find out what is causing your symptoms:
- Blood work
- Spine x-ray
- Ecg
- Cardiac echo
- Audiogram
- Neurological evaluation

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar