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Dizziness, Has Pacemaker, On BP & Other Medications Like Cyanocobalamin, Klor Con, Benicar, Guanfacine, Prednisone, Hydrocodone. Medicine Effects?
Question: My grandma is 90 years young and recently is experiencing dizzy spells. She has seen a doctor but it seems nothing has been fixed. She is too dizzy to get out of bed. My grandma has a pacemaker and is on tons of meds. Im wondering if all the medications are necessary or if her blood pressure medications can be making her feel so bad? She is currently taking Cyanocobalamin, Klor Con, Carvedilol, Benicar, Plavix, Guanfacine, Prednisone, Ferrous Sulfate, Hydrocodone, and Naproxen.
I know my grandma has to have certain meds like the beta blocker and blood thinner but as for the blood pressure medications..Is she supposed to have medications that treat high and low pressure and how many blood pressure meds are necessary?
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Considering the age of your grandmother there are various reasons to cause dizziness, to mention a few:
1. Cervical spondylosis - giving rise to cervical vertigo
2. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - inner ear problem
3. Neurological - arising from brain
4. Cardiac cause - improper heart rhythm
5. Gastritis – acid reflux from the stomach can cause dizziness with vomiting, this happens occasionally
The most common ENT cause for dizziness is BPPV, this is a condition of inner ear wherein there is dislodgement of the otoliths (small stone like things present in the semicircular canals of the inner ear) into the semicircular canal causing dizziness. Usually this lasts for few seconds to few minutes and it is noticed on getting up from the bed or rolling over on the bed.
The second most common cause is cervical vertigo secondary to cervical spondylosis. It so happens that the blood vessels passing through the vertebra gets compressed on turning the head/bending forward, leading to reduced supply of blood to the brain and causing dizziness.
Irregular heartbeats also known as arrhythmia can also cause dizziness because of improper blood supply to the brain.
All these factors will have to be ruled out with the help of your physician to come to the actual problem for treatment.
The multiple medications that she is taking are not likely to cause the dizziness. The number of medicines needed to control her blood pressure depends on the severity of problem and is best decided by her treating physician.
Hope this answers your query. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query.
Considering the age of your grandmother there are various reasons to cause dizziness, to mention a few:
1. Cervical spondylosis - giving rise to cervical vertigo
2. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - inner ear problem
3. Neurological - arising from brain
4. Cardiac cause - improper heart rhythm
5. Gastritis – acid reflux from the stomach can cause dizziness with vomiting, this happens occasionally
The most common ENT cause for dizziness is BPPV, this is a condition of inner ear wherein there is dislodgement of the otoliths (small stone like things present in the semicircular canals of the inner ear) into the semicircular canal causing dizziness. Usually this lasts for few seconds to few minutes and it is noticed on getting up from the bed or rolling over on the bed.
The second most common cause is cervical vertigo secondary to cervical spondylosis. It so happens that the blood vessels passing through the vertebra gets compressed on turning the head/bending forward, leading to reduced supply of blood to the brain and causing dizziness.
Irregular heartbeats also known as arrhythmia can also cause dizziness because of improper blood supply to the brain.
All these factors will have to be ruled out with the help of your physician to come to the actual problem for treatment.
The multiple medications that she is taking are not likely to cause the dizziness. The number of medicines needed to control her blood pressure depends on the severity of problem and is best decided by her treating physician.
Hope this answers your query. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
I would also like to know if it is normal to take blood pressure medication for high blood pressure as well as medication for low blood pressure. Is it common to have them both prescribed?
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Your grandmother is taking medicine for high blood pressure. There is no medicine for increasing the low blood pressure. A person having both high and low blood pressures intermittently is having a labile hypertension and is given medicines to lower the blood pressure only.
Hope my answer is helpful. Further queries are welcome.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Thanks for writing again.
Your grandmother is taking medicine for high blood pressure. There is no medicine for increasing the low blood pressure. A person having both high and low blood pressures intermittently is having a labile hypertension and is given medicines to lower the blood pressure only.
Hope my answer is helpful. Further queries are welcome.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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