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What Causes Dizziness After Consuming A Tablet Of Turmeric?
Iam a 70 year old male, with arthritis in my back, was reading about Termeric that is good for the pain, I was Walmart and saw some and picked up a bottle, when I got home I took one tablet, was feeling fine, in about 15 min, I was starting to feel dizzy, it just got worse and I could not make it to a chair, fell and crawled to a chair about 10 to 15 min the dizziness was gone, but broke out in a sweat that lasted about 15 min, after I started feeling better took by BP 95/66 pulse was 72
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
Hi,
Tumeric can lower blood pressure in some persons and the low blood pressure would cause the dizziness that you experienced.
Persons react differently to medication so though it may not affect another person as severely, it can cause issues with you.
It may be best not to use it again to reduce the chance of recurrence of these symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James,
General & Family Physician
Tumeric can lower blood pressure in some persons and the low blood pressure would cause the dizziness that you experienced.
Persons react differently to medication so though it may not affect another person as severely, it can cause issues with you.
It may be best not to use it again to reduce the chance of recurrence of these symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James,
General & Family Physician
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