Suggest Treatment For Dizziness And Muscle Pain In An Elderly Person

Posted on Mon, 20 Mar 2017

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Question : my wife, 55, began a few days ago of feeling lighted headed upon standing straight up after bending down doing yard work, now she is experiencing stomach ache, joint and muscle pain....any thoughts

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be orthostatic hypotension

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Light headedness, giddiness or dizziness on changing posture could be Orthostatic hypotension (decrease in bp on change of posture). It is mainly because of dehydration.
So make her drink adequate water & she will be fine.
Joint & muscle pain can be because of a lot of reasons. Tramadol will be good for her or Diclofenac with a muscle relaxant.
For abdominal pain you have to get a ultrasound of abdomen done to rule out the diagnosis.
Thanks & take care

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