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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss And Dizziness?

Here are some symptoms my friend is having and no body knows what’s going on. 40 pound weight loss from lack of eating. Going through a difficult divorce. Dizziness, off balance. Double hip replacement 2011. Hasn’t used a walker since 2012. Now back on walker because of dizziness. All blood work is good. Hasn’t had a fasting A1C test though. Diagnosed with ayordic anyrism April 2017. Just had it checked and it hasn’t grown from 3.5 cm. Carotid artery 50% clogged diagnosed 2012. Smoker for 40 years. Now down to two cigarettes a day for 3 months now. 65 years old woman. Light headed. Now starting to eat to see if that helps but it hasn’t helped. Blood pressure was high for 20years. Dr. Changed BP meds and finally stopped them because BP went into the normal range. Off BP meds for 6 weeks and dizziness is still present. Now her primary wants her to have a MRI with dye to see if there’s something going on with her brain. Hasn’t put her on oxygen or referred her to a nutritionalist, or Neurologist. The dizziness is getting g worse. What’s is your opinion please.
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Kindly please do cardiac and neurological complete evaluation that are the main cause of dizziness so MRI should be done.

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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss And Dizziness?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Kindly please do cardiac and neurological complete evaluation that are the main cause of dizziness so MRI should be done. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.