Extreme dizziness. Anyone had this?

[GTBill]

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.

[GTBill]

I managed to find my last blood workup. Hemoglobin was 14.6 - in the normal range. Blood platelets were 82,000 not 88,000 as I had remembered. Everything else was normal except, of course, AST (SGOT) 71, and ALT (SGPT) 66.

[jmjm530]

If you're on day 6 sounds a little early for anemia to kick in that hard but still convince your doctor you want a CBC right away. Also, make it a point to find out what your pre-treatment hemoglobin was. Good luck.

[Marc1955]

Reminds me of the time I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and I passed out on the floor. It was very alarming to my wife needless to say! I came to as she was calling an ambulance.

There's certainly no reason this would not be medication related. There are multiple factors – low blood counts would be my first guess. I agree with the others that I would not skip the Riba. Good luck!

[GTBill]

Oh, I got a little confused there. I was trying to see where I said I was 46 weeks in but it was portann.

[meakea]

jmjm530

I think GTBill is only in his first week or so of TX

[jmjm530]

OK, well, I guess it's me that's dizzy now :) That "46 week" figure was from the tail end of PA's post. So forgot my second post unless you coincidentally are on week 46 :) I do disagree with PA on one point -- if you were "holding the wall dizzy" I don't see any harm skipping the morning riba until you speak to your doc and get checked out. You can always make it up later in the day if you get the green light.