My Wife Complained Of Sometimes Feeling Giddy With Heavy Feeling

Posted on Sat, 30 Nov 2019

Question: my wife complained of sometimes feeling giddy with heavy feeling in eyes and feeling sleepy . Also she said her legs seem to be having swelling plus she feels a little body swelling . she is also on the heavier side 93 kg height is 5.feet 5 inches . as far as body swelling is considered it is found to be less when she gets up but during the day when she is working she feels it is swollen . also around her menstruation time giddiness is more .Her bp is checked and is normally good except once when it was 160 on higher side due to diwali heavy work may be. therefore i got her body check up done . so i attach her reports with this for medical advise.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. It's seems that your wife is having swelling of the body with giddines

Detailed Answer:
Hii. It's seems that your wife is having swelling of the body with giddiness. You need to consult an Ent surgeon and a medicine physician. For giddiness she need to get her ear checked thoroughly and if needed need to undergo a hearing test and some balance testing. If it comes to be positive then various vestibular rehabilitation exercise need to be started. For swelling of the body and also for giddiness she need to be seen by a medicine physician. Try to control and monitor blood pressure. Check for high blood sugar also as this may cause giddiness. Check her renal, liver function tests as impaired renal or liver function can cause swelling. Do a ecg, echocardiogram to check heart function as impaired heart function can lead to swelling and giddiness. Consult both doctors and review with the reports. Please review if you have any queries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (2 hours later)

did you see the reports that were attached.any comments or advise on the reports that were sent . aren't liver and other test covered in those test reports her BP is always normal and if you see the reports diabetes is fairly well managed

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I have seen the reports. It's normal. Do a uric acid, liver function test.

Detailed Answer:
I have seen the reports. It's normal. Do a uric acid, liver function test. Do an ecg and echo to know her heart function. If she is having giddiness then she is having some balance system related problems or cardiovascular or neurological problems. So do her heart and neurological examination by a medicine physician. If she is having swelling limbs then you have to rule out cardiology problems and do a liver function test and uric acid. Please review with the report.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (2 days later)

I did the liver function test and uric acid test. but it was normal. then I went to my doctor with all the reports uploaded by me here on your site. the doctor was of the opinion that most of the problems faced by my wife were somewhat related to menopausal reasons ( wife is 50 years old) she also checked her BP which was 180 . when we checked 3 months back it was normal. she also worked a lot during Diwali and was quite exhausted. this and her weight 93kgs might be the reason for high BP. she has given her 5 days medicine comprising of one tablet for bringing down BP, one for gas and one for swelling pls tell me what to do if this does not solve her problem after 5 days. also find the liver function test report and uric acid report attached with this.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. Reports are normal. If she has been diagnosed hypertension and has bee

Detailed Answer:
Hii. Reports are normal. If she has been diagnosed hypertension and has been given antihypertensive then it will take some week to stabilise the blood pressure at a lower range. Till then you don't need to panic. The women around 40-50 yr may experience change in blood pressure during menstrual time. So no need to worry. Avoid salt in the diet and excess tea, coffee. Take bp medicine regularly and check blood pressure regularly.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad