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What Causes Lightheadedness And Headaches While Having High Blood Pressure?

I am a 23 year old female. Few issues... my neck sweats almost every night. Nothing else is sweaty when I wake up but my neck. I also get headaches a few days out of the week..not severe or pounding. More like a squeezing pressure feeling. The last MAJOR issue is I feel light headed throughout the day; mostly when I m standing still. I have never fainted but I get a faint feeling and my legs get weak when I walk. It s even more when I m in a hot environment. I started a new job a few months ago which caused some extra stress and different sleeping pattern but I feel like my body should be used to it by now. My last two visits at the gyn, she found my BP has been slightly higher than usual. Ive been on birth control (minastrin fe) for about 2 yrs. Ive read it can possibly be thyroid issues, an inner ear infection, anxiety, ect. My mom has high bp and thyroid issues so not sure if it s something hereditary. Just trying to figure out all possible causes for this.
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Hi welcome to HCM.
The symptoms in your case can be directly attributed to combination of thyroid dysfunction and contraceptive pill side effects.This can result in hot flushes and dizziness quite frequently.I advise you to have baseline thyroid testing to evaluate its function.Appropriate correction of the function is needed.Check your blood pressure,if found elevated,antihypertensives should be started.Have a baseline ECG and 2 dimensional echo to rule out organic heart pathology.Consult your cardiologist for further help.
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What Causes Lightheadedness And Headaches While Having High Blood Pressure?

Hi welcome to HCM. The symptoms in your case can be directly attributed to combination of thyroid dysfunction and contraceptive pill side effects.This can result in hot flushes and dizziness quite frequently.I advise you to have baseline thyroid testing to evaluate its function.Appropriate correction of the function is needed.Check your blood pressure,if found elevated,antihypertensives should be started.Have a baseline ECG and 2 dimensional echo to rule out organic heart pathology.Consult your cardiologist for further help. Thank you.