Suggest Remedy For Dizziness And Fainting Spells

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2015

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Question : 44 white female, gastric bypass= Oct 2013, BP 107/64, 10.3 hemoglobin
33.6 hematocrit, 25 MCH, 30.6 MCHC, 15.4 RDW, 490 Platelet count, dizziness, one fainting spell taking multivitamin, B12, and iron supplements - no other meds

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to anemia

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
You have anemia and it is likely to be a cause of your dizziness.
After a gastric bypass, you may suffer from deficiency of nutrients in spite of being on supplements.
Please check your blood for iron, ferritin , B12 and folic acid levels. Also if your periods are not heavy, stools for occult blood also needs to be checked.
If the levels are low you may not be absorbing your supplements and may require them to be administered by injections.

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