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Suggest Treatment For Weakness And Dizziness Due To High BP
sir I am 56+. from last two three days I am feeling week and giddiness. I an feeling my head heavy and little pain in left arm. I consulted doctor he said my bp is highe 165/100 and gave some tabs. but i am still feeling giddiness and weekness. what to do .
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I understand your concern and would explain that it is important to perform a careful differential diagnosis of different causes that may lead to your symptomatology.
Have you suffered from high blood pressure before? What is your past medical history?
I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure different times during the day (in sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) and refer those values to your attending physician.
Do you have other symptoms like chest pain, difficulty breathing?
I would also recommend performing some tests, besides a careful physical examination:
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine your cardiac function
- a chest X ray study
- blood lab tests (complete bood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, thyroid hormone levels, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests, blood lipid profile, blood electrolytes, etc.) to exclude other possible causes of high blood pressure.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best regards!
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I understand your concern and would explain that it is important to perform a careful differential diagnosis of different causes that may lead to your symptomatology.
Have you suffered from high blood pressure before? What is your past medical history?
I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure different times during the day (in sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) and refer those values to your attending physician.
Do you have other symptoms like chest pain, difficulty breathing?
I would also recommend performing some tests, besides a careful physical examination:
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine your cardiac function
- a chest X ray study
- blood lab tests (complete bood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, thyroid hormone levels, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests, blood lipid profile, blood electrolytes, etc.) to exclude other possible causes of high blood pressure.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best regards!
Dr. Iliri
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