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What Causes Dizziness And Nausea?

I have been feeling very dizzy lately and have had the urge to vomit. It s been happening for about 2 weeks now and hasn t been slowing down. I do have allergies but get good treatment for that already so I do not believe this is caused by my allergies.
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Hi there!
Dizziness and Nausea can be caused by a number of factors.
Let's look at the most common one - Vertigo.
Usually due to an inner ear problem and is usually the most common cause of dizziness with nausea or vomiting especially aggravated by movement of head to a particular side (different in each patient) and on getting up from bed etc.
If you have had a flu like episode recently or have a ringing sensation in your ear it is most likely to be Vertigo and since symptoms are increased with a change in position, it is called Positional Vertigo.
I would recommend you to start one of the 2 following medicines and see how you feel.
BetaHistine 16mg thrice a day(Brand name Vertin)
or Cinnirazine 25 mg twice a day(Stugeron)
or Meclizine 12.5 mg twice daily (Diligan).
These drugs may make you a bit drowsy initially and so i would advice you to stop Driving or operating heavy machinery till your symptoms subside.
These medications are only till the time you can see your Physician and undergo a full physical evaluation so that other causes may be ruled out.
Hopefully this helps.
Take care.
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What Causes Dizziness And Nausea?

Hi there! Dizziness and Nausea can be caused by a number of factors. Let s look at the most common one - Vertigo. Usually due to an inner ear problem and is usually the most common cause of dizziness with nausea or vomiting especially aggravated by movement of head to a particular side (different in each patient) and on getting up from bed etc. If you have had a flu like episode recently or have a ringing sensation in your ear it is most likely to be Vertigo and since symptoms are increased with a change in position, it is called Positional Vertigo. I would recommend you to start one of the 2 following medicines and see how you feel. BetaHistine 16mg thrice a day(Brand name Vertin) or Cinnirazine 25 mg twice a day(Stugeron) or Meclizine 12.5 mg twice daily (Diligan). These drugs may make you a bit drowsy initially and so i would advice you to stop Driving or operating heavy machinery till your symptoms subside. These medications are only till the time you can see your Physician and undergo a full physical evaluation so that other causes may be ruled out. Hopefully this helps. Take care.