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What Causes Sudden Dizziness And Difficulty In Moving The Left Eye?

When getting up from a chair, I became dizzy or light headed and had trouble opening my left eyelid for several seconds. Dizziness went away after about 30 seconds. Sat back down and took blood pressure which was 144 & 61 with pulse of 68 - the reading of 61 is lower than normal and others are a little higher than normal. My daily meds are 25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide, 40 mg Lininopril and 25 mg Metoprolol Succinate and low dose aspirin. Appreciate any thoughts.
Sat, 23 Jun 2018
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to orthostatic hypotension. TIA (transient ischemic attacks) can not be excluded either. Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests:

- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for any possible imbalances
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- a resting ECG.

A head Up Tilt test for orthostatic hypotension may be needed in case these episodes keep repeating.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Sudden Dizziness And Difficulty In Moving The Left Eye?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to orthostatic hypotension. TIA (transient ischemic attacks) can not be excluded either. Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests: - complete blood count for anemia - blood electrolytes for any possible imbalances - a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries - a resting ECG. A head Up Tilt test for orthostatic hypotension may be needed in case these episodes keep repeating. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.