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What Causes Dizziness Symptoms?

My mom felt very dizzy earlier today, broke down into a sweat, looked extremely pale, and then fell to the floor. She does not remember falling and yet remembers me asking her to tell me her name. She could barely respond and seemed to be very weak. Lately, she has also been experiencing unexplained bruises. I realize that the first thing to do is set up a doctors appointment, but do you have any idea what these symptoms could be?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Early in the morning your mother got dizziness , sweating , pale color , fell down.
All these symptoms may be due to these possibilities early in the morning , these include.
1 Hypotension or hypertension , most probably orthostatic hypotension may be the cause of such symptoms . Diagnosis can be confirmed by blood pressure examination on three consecutive days ,when your mother wake up and still in the bed and then get up , examine the blood pressure .
2 Hypoglycemia , low blood sugar level is one of the most prominent cause of such symptoms .Diagnosis can be confirmed by blood sugar examination.
3 Anemia , this is most common cause of such symptoms , so get in blood for hemoglobin level .
However , there are so many other possibilities of such symptoms like tension , anxiety , inadequate sleep in the night , generalized tiredness.
So consult a physician and get his opinion as mention above.
Good luck.
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What Causes Dizziness Symptoms?

Hello Early in the morning your mother got dizziness , sweating , pale color , fell down. All these symptoms may be due to these possibilities early in the morning , these include. 1 Hypotension or hypertension , most probably orthostatic hypotension may be the cause of such symptoms . Diagnosis can be confirmed by blood pressure examination on three consecutive days ,when your mother wake up and still in the bed and then get up , examine the blood pressure . 2 Hypoglycemia , low blood sugar level is one of the most prominent cause of such symptoms .Diagnosis can be confirmed by blood sugar examination. 3 Anemia , this is most common cause of such symptoms , so get in blood for hemoglobin level . However , there are so many other possibilities of such symptoms like tension , anxiety , inadequate sleep in the night , generalized tiredness. So consult a physician and get his opinion as mention above. Good luck.