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What Causes Severe Dizziness And Shortness Of Breath While On Labetalol?
Patient is taking Labetalol 200mg she is 96 yrs old, feels severely tired, severe dizziness, ankles swelling, shortness of breath, very confused, depressed. Prescription written 1 every 8 hrs. She is on other medication also. Could Lebetalol be causing these symptoms?
Hello, It could be that the labetolol is causing her blood pressure to be too low. This could be very serious. She either needs to see her doctor immediately or be taken to emergency now. Regards
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What Causes Severe Dizziness And Shortness Of Breath While On Labetalol?
Hello, It could be that the labetolol is causing her blood pressure to be too low. This could be very serious. She either needs to see her doctor immediately or be taken to emergency now. Regards