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What Causes Vertigo After Taking BP Medications?

My sister-in-law has been Rx HCTZ with her BP meds. After her meds "kick in" and she visits the restroom a few times, she begins to feel fatigue, experiences HA, and vertigo. these all go away after she eats lunch (about 2 hours later). she was told to drink sports drink to "fix the imbalance." i adviced her to talk with her MD. will her drinking those drinks cause added problems? Thank you for your time. Layne
Tue, 3 Jan 2017
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

These problems may be due to two reasons, one is when one begins BP medicine, blood pressure tend to fall and one gets symptoms of dizziness and vertigo so she should monitor her blood pressure. If her bp is remaining on lower side persistently then she needs to decrease the dose.

Also hydrochlorothiazide can cause electrolytes abnormalities so these like sodium and potassium should be checked once. Otherwise whenever she gets symptoms she can consume fluid with some added salt and sugar provided her BP is not high. If BP is not high then there is no harm in giving it.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sagar Makode

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What Causes Vertigo After Taking BP Medications?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. These problems may be due to two reasons, one is when one begins BP medicine, blood pressure tend to fall and one gets symptoms of dizziness and vertigo so she should monitor her blood pressure. If her bp is remaining on lower side persistently then she needs to decrease the dose. Also hydrochlorothiazide can cause electrolytes abnormalities so these like sodium and potassium should be checked once. Otherwise whenever she gets symptoms she can consume fluid with some added salt and sugar provided her BP is not high. If BP is not high then there is no harm in giving it. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sagar Makode