Head reels if she gets up right side

2020-08-30 08:45:37
My mother is a diabetic patient and has high blood pressure for which she is taking medication. She had gastritis and Dysphagia few months before. Recently she has been complaining for head reeling, when she sleeps or lies on her right side and gets up for a few seconds. Then she will stable. Few days before she got severe sweating at a particular time of the day. For which she took some medications after which she was alright. But the reeling still exists. Any suggestions?
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This symptoms are suggestive of orthostatic hypotension. Need to go through her medication.
Next Steps
Consult Neurologist
Health Tips
Hydration. Raise leg side of your bed. After getting up from bed wait for 1 min before starting to walk.

Answered2020-08-30 12:00:08

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