What causes extreme dizzy spells & dizziness? Posted: 02-11-07 11:29am
I have been having extreme dizzy spells
for past few months. with the dizziness i
am weak in the knees, nauseated, feel as
tho the world is spinning out of control
and if I don't catch myself I will fall. I
have fallen a few times. The episodes
usually last for about 10 minutes or so as
long as I sit and don't move. Then things
start to clear up. But I am always left
with a feeling of lightheadedness like my
head is disconnected from my body. the
past epidsodes I blew off and don't
remember the circumstnces surrounding them
but this last one I realized that I had
not eaten all day and this was at 12:30pm.
Could this be a new type of siezure? Or
could I have developed the diabetes that
seems to run so strong on my fathers side
of the family? Or god-for-bid is it
something all together new? Is it
something that I need to go get checked
out right away or can it wait?
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General Q&A Answer A2363 Posted: 02-23-07 06:21am
According to your symptoms (extreme
dizziness that last about 10 minutes), you
could be experiencing some or any of these
conditions:
1. syncope - blood pressure decrease due
to either cardiogenic or non-cardiogenic
reasons;
2. hypoglycemia - drop in blood-sugar
level and usually due to diet;
3. anemia – low hemoglobin in the blood
that does not supply enough oxygen for the
brain;
4. inner ear disorder – the center for
maintaining the body’s balance is placed
here, and
5. neurological disorders (epilepsy,
extra-pyramidal syndrome etc.).
You can first visit your primary health
provider. Several diagnostic procedures
can be performed to exclude or confirm
some of the disorders mentioned above.
These diagnostic procedures include: a
physical examination, blood analyses, ECG,
ENT-examination, neurological examination
with EEG, etc.
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