Dizzy/ Lightheaded

[tom219]

This past Friday I went to the urgent care in my community due to a sore left tonsil. The doctor gave me antibiodics to try to get rid of the infection. I was on the atntibiodics for a couple days and still no improvement. I then went to my primary care physician and he admitted me into the hospital due to an absess behind my tonsil. While I was at the hospital they gave me three iv antibiodics and two doses of steriods for the swelling. I got discharged from the hospital yesterday and I just feel lightheaded and still exhausted. I know for the past week I have not been able to eat alot as well as drink alot due to the pain. I am just worried as if there was something they were missing. My blood reports and my blood pressure and heart rate is fine. I do have bad anxiety as well and I am just wondering what this could be, Please help I am very worried.

[tom219]

It did not have to get drained just slowly subsided. The pain has went from a 9 to a 3 in a matter of 24 hours. I could barely talk prior to going in and now I am in much better shape.

[OHNS2010]

Hi,

As you mentioned that you were not able to eat or drink for a few days because of your sore throat, that is the one reason causing you weakness and making you feel dizzy. Secondly, some people do experience weakness after intravenous antibiotics. Try getting back to your normal diet and do throat gargles with povidone iodine solution and consume plenty of warm water. I am curious to know about your throat condition was the abscess drained? Or it got subsided with medical management.

Regards
OPHNS2010