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What Causes Low Blood Pressure , Dizziness ,nausea And Vomiting?

Hi,
I fainted in the bath room two weeks ago due to low blood pressure. I hit myself in the head. I felt very weak and had a major headache continued with vomiting. I was taken to a hospital right away. The doctor gave me anti nausea medicine and sent me straight away for a CT Scan. Luckily, nothing was found in my CT Scan Result. The doctor instructed me stay at the hospital. He also disallowed me to get out of bed. I was feeling very weak and I was resting the whole afternoon until I had to go to the bathroom. Then I fainted again in the bathroom. I finally spent 3 nights on bed at the hospital. At home, I rest for 3 days on bed after I finally tried working. At work, I'm experiencing difficulties to focus, dizziness, easily tired, and short breath. I finally put myself to rest on bed. I had my blood checked and I went to a doctor. He said I should not be worry because this is only temporary due to the shock that my head had. That was early last week, today I tried to do normal activities. I tried walking for 30 minutes, then I went out for approximately one hour to do some errands. I still feel tired, dizzy, and unable to focus. I am wondering what is wrong with me and how I can cure this.

I am 27. 128 pounds. 5'4"

I used to faint quite often when I was a child due to my low blood pressure. However, I've never experienced this before. Hopefully I can get an input that's helpful to me.
Fri, 7 Oct 2016
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Hello!

Welcome on HCM!

I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension.

I recommend performing a Head Up Tilt test to exclude possible orthostatic hypotension as the possible cause of your symptoms.

Other blood lab tests to consider would be:

- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible dysfunction
- cortisol plasma levels for possible adrenal gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes, for possible imbalance.
- a cardiac ultrasound and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring are necessary to examine your heart function and structure.

If all the above tests result normal, I recommend consulting with a neurologist for an EEG, in order to exclude possible seizures.

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Low Blood Pressure , Dizziness ,nausea And Vomiting?

Hello! Welcome on HCM! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension. I recommend performing a Head Up Tilt test to exclude possible orthostatic hypotension as the possible cause of your symptoms. Other blood lab tests to consider would be: - complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for possible dysfunction - cortisol plasma levels for possible adrenal gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes, for possible imbalance. - a cardiac ultrasound and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring are necessary to examine your heart function and structure. If all the above tests result normal, I recommend consulting with a neurologist for an EEG, in order to exclude possible seizures. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri