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What Causes Dizziness, Lightheadedness And Cold Sweats?

Posted on Tue, 4 Jul 2017

Question: My wife is dizy and light headed with cold sweats. It is a little better when she sits but comes back when she walks.
We did a lot of walking yesterday. This started after breakfast.

She is 55 with high blood preasure under control with medicine.

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please refer to the detailed answer below

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir,

After going through the medical details provided by you I can very much understand your concern for your wife's health. First of all, I would like to suggest you to check your wife's blood pressure regularly as the symptoms which she is experiencing could be due to her low BP.

Also her blood pressure needs to be checked in sitting and standing position to see if she is having any postural hypotension (a sudden positional drop of blood pressure).

If you detect that she is actually having low blood pressure then her blood pressure meds needs to be adjusted for dosage.

Also some blood tests need a to be done like kidney function test and blood sugars tests.

I hope this information will be helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards
Dr. Bhanu Partap

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Bhanu Partap (1 hour later)

Thank you, you are correct. Symptoms got worse and we are at the hospital. Low bp high blood sugar and low irregular pulse.

Thank you for your assistance.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello again

Detailed Answer:
I'm sorry to hear that your wife is in the hospital. But the good part is hopefully things will be under control now and she will be fine soon. Just be with her and keep her happy and positive.

Feel free to contact me back in the case anytime you need any health assistance. You can directly contact me and post your query in my profile.

May God bless her with a healthy life.

Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Bhanu Partap (23 minutes later)

Thank you. It seems is a new medicine she started that raised her potasium. They will monitor.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello Again

Detailed Answer:
Oh I see, yes some cardiac meds do increase the potassium levels in the body, for your information potassium levels beyond 5.5 is not good and increases the arrhythmogenic potential (chances of irregular heart rhythm ) and very high level of potassium can be dangerous also.

So this needs to be corrected and meds to be adjusted accordingly.

Kind Regards
Dr. Bhanu Partap

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee