Suggest Treatment For Severe Dizziness While On Voltaren And Prilosec

Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2016

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Question : My husband, age 72, experienced dizziness when he woke up at 3:00am to urinate. This dizziness continues. He is almost nauseated, and is resting in the recliner. I have no equipment to take his blood pressure. He is sleeping. He leads a very active life as a rancher, and does lots of outdoor work. How do I help him? Meds include: Advair 250 inhaler morning and night for asthma.
voltaren
Osteo Bil/flex, Prilosec, Vigtamin D3, natural calcium and aloevera.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern I would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis of different causes that may lead to this symptomatology:

- a stroke
- low blood pressure
- inner ear disorder
- cervical spondylarthrosis.

I recommend bringing him to the ER for a physical exam and some tests:

- a brain CT scan
-a resting ECG
- some blood lab tests ( complete blood count, fasting glucose, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests, inflammation tests).

Hope to have been helpful!

Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need!

Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ilir Sharka (33 minutes later)

What is cervical spondylarthrosis?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
My answer as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello again!

Cervical spondylarthrosis is a chronic degeration of the cervical spine, which can cause dizziness and lightheadedness related to the compression of the vertebral arteries which pass through this region. This is a benign cause of dizziness.

Hope to have clarified some of your uncertainties!

Best wishes,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar