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What Causes Dizziness And Headache While On Remicade?

I am a 39 year old female. I am not pregnant. I have crohn s disease. I also have high blood pressure. I was on remicade for my disease until 10 weeks ago when I started having complications with it which I was on it for over 3 years so its to to be expected. However for the last two weeks my head has been feeling really dizzy. I also keep getting headaches. The headaches are not constant but the dizziness is and sometimes it feels like there is pressure on the top of my head. I just started taking entyvio for the crohns but my first dose was last Thursday, so I know that s not the problem. My question is though could the remicaid along with the steroids that they were giving me at the time be causing the dizziness and the headaches especially since we had to just stop it or could there be something worse going on? I m supposed to do an MRI but were waiting on the insurance company to give the ok. It s just this dizziness keeps getting worse and I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might be causing it? Thank you Sincerely Darlene Emmett
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
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Headache and dizziness may not be due to Remicade or a steroid but it can be due to a migraine. The condition can be managed with Ergotamine or Carbamazepine before you go for an MRI. If headaches and dizziness are still there then an MRI can be considered. Till then it can be managed as a migraine headache.

It is a kind of functional disorders and not the pathology of any kind. Certain precipitating factors are there which can be responsible for a headache, like psychological disturbances, stress, anxiety and sometimes diet too (spicy, fried, high-calorie diet).

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What Causes Dizziness And Headache While On Remicade?

Hi, Headache and dizziness may not be due to Remicade or a steroid but it can be due to a migraine. The condition can be managed with Ergotamine or Carbamazepine before you go for an MRI. If headaches and dizziness are still there then an MRI can be considered. Till then it can be managed as a migraine headache. It is a kind of functional disorders and not the pathology of any kind. Certain precipitating factors are there which can be responsible for a headache, like psychological disturbances, stress, anxiety and sometimes diet too (spicy, fried, high-calorie diet). Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance.