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Extreme dizziness. Anyone had this?
Last night I woke up not feeling well (4:00am). I got up to go to the bathroom, took two steps and fell into the wall. I was so dizzy I couldn't walk without holding onto the wall. When I laid back down I was dizzy but it wasn't room spinning dizzy (like being drunk for those of you have been there). Right now, 5 hours later, the dizziness has mostly subsided but I've decided not to go to work even though it is a critical day for me to be there. I haven't taken my riba. My doctor doesn't get in until 10:00am. I know that dizziness is a normal reaction but there is dizziness and there is falling down, unable to walk dizziness and they don't say what to expect.
Q: Has anyone had a reaction like this? I have a hunch that this may NOT be tx related because I had an episode just like this about 10 to 15 years ago and I wasn't on any treatment. However, I have low blood platelets (88,000) and really feel like garbage this a.m.
Q: Has anyone had a reaction like this? I have a hunch that this may NOT be tx related because I had an episode just like this about 10 to 15 years ago and I wasn't on any treatment. However, I have low blood platelets (88,000) and really feel like garbage this a.m.
Plus if you forgot your pill
What PILL is this? You should be taking SEVERAL ribavirin not a "pill" for the night. Just wanna check that fact.
I started passing out at week 2/3 but it was definitely because my hemoglobin dropped incredibly drastically which in your case it seems too early to be possible.
Do NOT skip your meds - taking every single one of the doses is crucial but skipping one pill will not make you dizzy at ALL as a matter of fact it would be the opposite if anything although it's just too early right now to make a difference if your hemo is 14.6.
Since you've called your doc and are going for blood work I'd say you did 100% the right thing...BUT I don't know but maybe you should check with your cardiologist since you have a pacemaker and your BP is low...that doesn't sounds like a hep docs specialty?
What PILL is this? You should be taking SEVERAL ribavirin not a "pill" for the night. Just wanna check that fact.
I started passing out at week 2/3 but it was definitely because my hemoglobin dropped incredibly drastically which in your case it seems too early to be possible.
Do NOT skip your meds - taking every single one of the doses is crucial but skipping one pill will not make you dizzy at ALL as a matter of fact it would be the opposite if anything although it's just too early right now to make a difference if your hemo is 14.6.
Since you've called your doc and are going for blood work I'd say you did 100% the right thing...BUT I don't know but maybe you should check with your cardiologist since you have a pacemaker and your BP is low...that doesn't sounds like a hep docs specialty?
I heard that tx drugs can affect the blood pressure. Plus if you forgot your pill, that might have caused the dizzy?
GreatBird, just took your advice and checked out tilt table on wikipedia. Since they keep you upright I don't think I would have a problem. Not sure of course but I only seem to have problems going upside down. I have high blood pressure and take 10mg of lisinipril. However, last night I forgot to take it. This morning my wife wanted me to take the pill because I forgot but I thought the opposite. We checked my bp and it was 113/73. pretty low for me since I forgot to take the pill the night before.
I had a history of fainting so that's why I had the test. (Not a lot but I had fainted 4 times in my life and twice in the middle of the night.)
A tilt table test is where they strap you to a table and slowly turn you 90 degrees (so you are standing upright). They make it so you can't adjust your extremities (which affects your blood pressure) and wait to see if you will faint within 30 minutes. I not only fainted (at about 32 minutes) but my heart stopped for 23 seconds. That made them all very panicked. (Such a commotion as I was coming too!) And they won't let you leave a hospital without a pacemaker when that happens. Well, they will, but they'll take away your driving privileges.
You might get a better description on wikipedia. But that was my personal experience.
I'm not suggesting they would want to do that for you for dizziness. I was actually mentioning it to Marc who *had* fainted during the night. Should not ignore that too much.
BTW--if you or anyone else does feel faint, the best thing to do is to lay down.
A tilt table test is where they strap you to a table and slowly turn you 90 degrees (so you are standing upright). They make it so you can't adjust your extremities (which affects your blood pressure) and wait to see if you will faint within 30 minutes. I not only fainted (at about 32 minutes) but my heart stopped for 23 seconds. That made them all very panicked. (Such a commotion as I was coming too!) And they won't let you leave a hospital without a pacemaker when that happens. Well, they will, but they'll take away your driving privileges.
You might get a better description on wikipedia. But that was my personal experience.
I'm not suggesting they would want to do that for you for dizziness. I was actually mentioning it to Marc who *had* fainted during the night. Should not ignore that too much.
BTW--if you or anyone else does feel faint, the best thing to do is to lay down.
GreatBird,
What is a tilt-table test? Do they make you go upside down? That would make me sick. I have to stay upright all the time. Any spinning or turning upside down will make me sick for hours. Once, about 15 years ago I went on a super fast roller coaster and I was sick for the rest of the day. Then about 5 years ago tried another (I used to love the darn things) and it had the same effect. Now I'm wondering about this tilt-table thing.
What is a tilt-table test? Do they make you go upside down? That would make me sick. I have to stay upright all the time. Any spinning or turning upside down will make me sick for hours. Once, about 15 years ago I went on a super fast roller coaster and I was sick for the rest of the day. Then about 5 years ago tried another (I used to love the darn things) and it had the same effect. Now I'm wondering about this tilt-table thing.
Portann,
Typical husband I guess. My wife would agree 100%.
OK, called the Doc. BTW he's a hepatologist at Johns Hopkins. They want me to go for blood work today which I will when my son gets home from school (don't trust myself driving and my wife can no longer drive).
Trin, do you drive with your equilibrium being off all the time?
Typical husband I guess. My wife would agree 100%.
OK, called the Doc. BTW he's a hepatologist at Johns Hopkins. They want me to go for blood work today which I will when my son gets home from school (don't trust myself driving and my wife can no longer drive).
Trin, do you drive with your equilibrium being off all the time?
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