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What Causes Dizziness And Drowsiness?

hello, yes my Mother is an 80 normally healthy woman who has been hospitalized for 1 week with CC of dizziness / room spinning when she moves her head or is attempting to get up. She is increasingly weakening due to inactivity MD with recently add of clonazepam .25mg @ hs and amitriptyline 10 mg @ hs I am very concerned about increased sleepiness / fall risk Any suggestions why antivert TID would not be helpful and any other suggestions to help ease symptoms and increase mobility....all other labs, CT, MRI negative??? Thank you YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Dizziness in old age may be due to BPPV or acute labyrinthitis or vestibular neurinitis or drug side effects or infection or cardiac problem like sick sinus syndrome or ischemic heart disease. Other possibilities like multiple lacunar infracts or posterior circulation insufficiency or carotid artery stenosis etc. What about carotid Doppler study or echo report? Please consult your physician/ENT specialist/neurophysician he will examine and treat you accordingly.

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What Causes Dizziness And Drowsiness?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Dizziness in old age may be due to BPPV or acute labyrinthitis or vestibular neurinitis or drug side effects or infection or cardiac problem like sick sinus syndrome or ischemic heart disease. Other possibilities like multiple lacunar infracts or posterior circulation insufficiency or carotid artery stenosis etc. What about carotid Doppler study or echo report? Please consult your physician/ENT specialist/neurophysician he will examine and treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.