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What Causes Sudden Dizziness And Weakness During Pregnancy?

I feel like I almost fainted 3 times a while ago while I was cooking I started feel light headed , dizzy , weak , shaky a little , and could barley hold myself up. This has never happened to me before so I layed down the 3 times it happened and got up once I felt a little better but the feeling doesn't go away when I stand up. I'm also 3 months (14 weeks) pregnant
Mon, 21 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

During pregnancy hypoglycemia and hypotension can be seen due to hormonal effect. If the symptoms persist better to consult your gynecologist once, get examined and undergo investigations like hemoglobin level to rule out the anemia, blood sugar levels to rule out fluctuation in blood sugars and also onset of gestational diabetes, blood pressure checking to rule out hypertension. If your doctor suggests you may need to go for other investigations also like thyroid profile, complete blood picture, ECG etc. Better to take food in the form of three main meals and two snacks with around 2 hours gap in between to avoid hypoglycemia.

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What Causes Sudden Dizziness And Weakness During Pregnancy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. During pregnancy hypoglycemia and hypotension can be seen due to hormonal effect. If the symptoms persist better to consult your gynecologist once, get examined and undergo investigations like hemoglobin level to rule out the anemia, blood sugar levels to rule out fluctuation in blood sugars and also onset of gestational diabetes, blood pressure checking to rule out hypertension. If your doctor suggests you may need to go for other investigations also like thyroid profile, complete blood picture, ECG etc. Better to take food in the form of three main meals and two snacks with around 2 hours gap in between to avoid hypoglycemia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.