Hi, My father is 64 now, having a problem of giddiness now a days, He is a BP patient. 9 years before he had attack of brain heamorrage, but recovered quickly after that. His BP is also under controll now. What may be the reason behind this head giddiness ?
Hello thanks for posting at Chat Doctor. So the main complaint is giddiness in a BP patient with history of stroke. Giddiness can be caused by some blood pressure medications. It would be very useful if you provide details like when he has the giddiness i.e. while walking or abruptly standing up from bed or lying etc. Some BP medications can cause postural hypotension which can cause giddiness on suddenly getting up from sitting or lying position. To prevent this he must get up slowly from lying position, sit for a minute, then stand up slowly and wait near the bed or sofa for about 30 secs. This will prevent giddiness episodes. Also, if he is on diuretics (water pills)like lasix or thiamine, the blood volume gets depleted due to increased urine and patient becomes deny Chat Doctor.  In that case diuretics should be given at lower doses or stopped and changed to other 