Heart Patient. Having Dizziness, Nausea And Bipolar Mood Swings. What Could Be The Reason?
Posted on Tue, 26 Nov 2013
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Question: hi I am a chf heart patient,4 stints ,I have had 3 by passes and 2 defiberlator/ pace maker I also have syncope,and right now i am doing leg neuroapathy.i have real dizzy spells and naseaue a long withbipolar mood swings I am on Prozac 40 mg's 2x daily.
Brief Answer:
Orthostatic hypotension likely
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query. It is not uncommon for patients with CHF to have orthostatic hypotension given the significant number of blood pressure related medications they take, and it sounds that this may be your case as well. Sometimes as heart failure progresses dose adjustments have to be made on medications; a good test for you in this regard would be an ambulatory blood pressure monitor, with which you can also record symptoms in case you have a spell, and see if it correlates with a drop in the blood pressure.
There may also be a component of autonomic dysfunction, given that you tell us that additionally you are experiencing peripheral neuropathy and glucose swings. An autonomic function test, including tilt-table test may prove beneficial for diagnosis.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
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Heart Patient. Having Dizziness, Nausea And Bipolar Mood Swings. What Could Be The Reason?
Brief Answer:
Orthostatic hypotension likely
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query. It is not uncommon for patients with CHF to have orthostatic hypotension given the significant number of blood pressure related medications they take, and it sounds that this may be your case as well. Sometimes as heart failure progresses dose adjustments have to be made on medications; a good test for you in this regard would be an ambulatory blood pressure monitor, with which you can also record symptoms in case you have a spell, and see if it correlates with a drop in the blood pressure.
There may also be a component of autonomic dysfunction, given that you tell us that additionally you are experiencing peripheral neuropathy and glucose swings. An autonomic function test, including tilt-table test may prove beneficial for diagnosis.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN