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What Causes Severe Dizziness And Panic Attacks?

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Posted on Sat, 16 Sep 2017
Question: Hi yes my daughter is dizzy she is niw preganet but has a lot of dizzinesss at first her geart aould race ahe was having panic attacks she is 20 she smokes also what is it please help and can she take baby aspiran or what to stop dizziness thank you
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

I will assume her dizziness is the light headed type rather than the room spinning type?

I would not recommend baby aspirin for this. It will not help it and is not a good idea. If she is in a lot of pain, Tylenol is reasonable, but it will not help light headedness or panic attacks. However, if she is in a lot of pain, she should go to the doctor to find out what the cause is.

Light headedness can happen during pregnancy. It can also happen with panic attacks which you described is happening with her.

If she is light headed along with shortness of breath, then she should go in to the ER to make sure there isn't something more serious going on.

Is she light headed all of the time, or just after standing up quickly? Or after standing for a long time? Or is it more associated with feelings of panic?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Severe Dizziness And Panic Attacks?

Brief Answer: Thoughts on this Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome, I will assume her dizziness is the light headed type rather than the room spinning type? I would not recommend baby aspirin for this. It will not help it and is not a good idea. If she is in a lot of pain, Tylenol is reasonable, but it will not help light headedness or panic attacks. However, if she is in a lot of pain, she should go to the doctor to find out what the cause is. Light headedness can happen during pregnancy. It can also happen with panic attacks which you described is happening with her. If she is light headed along with shortness of breath, then she should go in to the ER to make sure there isn't something more serious going on. Is she light headed all of the time, or just after standing up quickly? Or after standing for a long time? Or is it more associated with feelings of panic?