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Question: 69 year very healthy female, in good physical condition while during mild housework felt sudden tiredness and became quite dizzy, laid down, slight nap, awoke still dizzy. All symptoms very much out of of character. This has been going on for almost an hour.
Brief Answer:
Need more information please:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
Is your dizziness a feeling of light headedness, especially when rising from reclining to upright? Or is the room spinning?
Are you having any other symptoms: sweating, chest pressure, facial droop, difficulty talking, arm weakness?
Do you take any medications, have any chronic health problems?
Information to follow after I hear back from you.
Need more information please:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
Is your dizziness a feeling of light headedness, especially when rising from reclining to upright? Or is the room spinning?
Are you having any other symptoms: sweating, chest pressure, facial droop, difficulty talking, arm weakness?
Do you take any medications, have any chronic health problems?
Information to follow after I hear back from you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Lightheaded, not from rising.room not spinning. No other symptoms except fatigue . Prescription meds ralovifene and amlodipine and one 85 XXXXXXX aspirin. Otc vitamins.
Brief Answer:
Go in to be seen now.
Detailed Answer:
This may be a side effect of the calcium channel blocker you are taking, but I am concerned of possible cardiovascular problems going on as this is atypical for you. I think, since it is unusual for you, and the symptoms have not gone away, that you should go in to the ER. There they can do heart monitoring, check your electrolytes, and if indicated, do a brain scan.
If you had said the room was spinning dizziness, I would tell you about positional vertigo and what you can do about it. But what you are describing is not vertigo.
So I think it would be a good idea to go in and get checked out.
Go in to be seen now.
Detailed Answer:
This may be a side effect of the calcium channel blocker you are taking, but I am concerned of possible cardiovascular problems going on as this is atypical for you. I think, since it is unusual for you, and the symptoms have not gone away, that you should go in to the ER. There they can do heart monitoring, check your electrolytes, and if indicated, do a brain scan.
If you had said the room was spinning dizziness, I would tell you about positional vertigo and what you can do about it. But what you are describing is not vertigo.
So I think it would be a good idea to go in and get checked out.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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