Ischemic stroke and hyperunicemia

2026-08-12 09:03:42
My mom suffered an ischemic stroke and has hyperuricemia. Despite taking her daily prescribed medications, she is experiencing severe weakness, a heavy head with headaches, and intense dizziness that prevents her from standing or walking. She is also suffering from an active gout flare and ongoing leg pain. She curently under nuerology treatment, the swollen leg is reduce, but seem like not helping much it's been 3 month, her toe still has pain sometimes it goes, I don't know whether I should see another specialist for hyperunicemia or Internal Medicine specialist .I want a doctor that can safely adjust her medications to relieve the dizziness and provide a stroke-safe treatment for her gout flare
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This is exactly the kind of case an internal medicine physician should be handling, not more specialists in parallel. Her dizziness and heavy head at 73 are usually blood pressure dropping too low on the current tablets or over-sedating drugs, not the stroke itself. And an active gout flare with a swollen painful leg needs treatment that does not clash with her blood thinner - NSAIDs like diclofenac are the wrong choice here.
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Take her to an internal medicine physician with all her medicine strips, and carry a week of BP readings sitting and standing, plus uric acid, creatinine, sodium and HbA1c. For the flare, low-dose colchicine or a short steroid course is usually the safer route, and febuxostat is started only once the flare settles. Sudden weakness on one side, slurred speech or a fall means the emergency room immediately. I do teleconsults on Practo if you want me to review her whole prescription and clean it up.

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We need to know what medicines she is on. It could be side effect of a medicine she is on. There could be other reasons too but needs detailed evaluation

Answered2026-08-20 15:31:53

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Avoid fried and spicy food Water intake more Green leafy vegetables more Fiber meal Walk Do connect and consult Will help u

Answered2026-08-18 07:31:07

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If you would like to discuss your concern in more detail, please feel free to contact me on WhatsApp at nine one one nine two five five six nine nine.

Answered2026-08-16 11:08:28

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Consult superspecialist

Answered2026-08-14 12:41:51

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I am internal  medicine  specialist,  but I would like to know details of your Mother's condition, test results and meds taken so far, then I can guide her further.

Answered2026-08-13 12:43:02

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Please take her to the nearest hospital for urgent assessment. Do not delay or adjust her medications at home she can be reviewed further once serious causes are excluded.

Answered2026-08-13 11:28:40

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Visit nearby hospital.

Answered2026-08-13 10:23:24

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kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app

Answered2026-08-13 10:16:34

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which kind of medicine you have ???

Answered2026-08-13 10:01:47

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Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment

Answered2026-08-24 05:45:27

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Need few more details for further evaluation. Please consult

Answered2026-08-20 06:54:00

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management

Answered2026-08-13 15:32:45

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