My son has periods of dizziness and fainting since one month. Please advise.

Question

Hello doctor,

My 13-year-old son has had periods of dizziness (around one minute or less) and fainting for one month. He has also had wheezing and coughing for seven months.

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

Firstly, I would like to let you know that the dizziness your son is experiencing could be due to a number of reasons. I would like to brief on the concern.

Anemia, resulting from decreased hemoglobin.
Seizure, assuming your son has no previous history of seizure.
Improper diet and water intake.
Excessive physical activity and low blood pressure.

For now, I suggest:

Taking him to a specialist, he needs to be monitored in person.
A complete blood count (blood test) to rule out anemia.
Make sure he has proper food and drinks with enough water, at least nine glasses of water a day, to help with blood pressure.
Monitor him while he feels dizzy, and he might also need a head scan to rule out any pathology, again, only under the specialist's supervision and consultation in person.
As he is taking the right medications right now for his respiratory issue, please continue the same.

Do not worry, your son will be fine. Do not take stress, it is not dangerous.

I hope this helps you.

Thank you.