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Suggest Treatment For Severe Dizziness

Posted on Wed, 15 Jun 2016

Question:

Hello
During my bike ride today suddlenly i felt dizzy and everything i saw turn into white

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (11 minutes later)

hello , do you have diabetes or hypertension, are you on any other medication. thanks

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

Follow up: Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (24 hours later)

Hello i dont suffer from any disease

in fact what happened is the following :

i was riding my bike for not more than 15 min ,but climbing a hill , my heart beats reached 169 BPM everything was normal at 169 , then i pulled over and had some rest ,few seconds after that i felt dizzy ,and felling to vomit , after that i went with my driver on the way back home 2 minutes away by car i felt everything around me white and bright , i could only see shapes ..

note: that i already reached 172 BPM before on my bike and it was normal ?
did i cross my heart beat limit ?

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
please meet your cardiologist

Detailed Answer:
hello

169 is very high for your heartbeat and i think you should meet a cardiologist as soon as possible.

It is possible when the heart rate is high, the blood pressure my fall or the heart may not be able to pump blood properly, this can result in reduced blood flow to the brain and cause dizziness.

please meet a cardiologist, he will examine you and do an electrocardiogram (ecg).

take care!

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Deepak

Follow up: Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (14 hours later)

hello

just to inform you that i did during the last week of march 2016 , my bi-annual medical test from top to bottom including electrocardiogram

all my test results were good and normal

crossing my heart limit for once as happened with me , ( 169 is too high as you stated) can dammaged my heart ? is that what you are trying to tell me ?

by the way considering my age my Maximum heart beat rate is 173 considering my age ..
please explain

thank you

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
please meet your cardiologist

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir

169 heartbeat is definitely high and needs to be evaluated, this more so considering your age is 46.

The sudden increase in heart rate may be due a condition called as arrhythmia which can be detrimental for the overall heart function.

Although you had a ecg done 6 months back,and it was normal, it is still prudent that you meet your cardiologist, who may advice a 12 lead ecg and may even ask for continuous ecg called as holter monitoring, just to check the fluctuations in your heartbeat

once that is done, we may get a clear picture of what exactly is going on with your heart and can treat you accordingly

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad