What could cause nausea and lightheadedness while getting up from the bed?
Patient's Query
I am a 18-year-old female, and my head has been hurting nonstop since last night. I felt nauseous earlier and a little light-headed when I got up from my bed. Please help.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I can understand your concern.
I would like to know some more details about your problem. Please answer the following for a better understanding of your problem:
1. Since when have you started to have these headaches? Only one day? Or have you had similar headaches before also?
2. In which areas of the head do you feel headaches?
3. What kind of headaches are these? Do you have heaviness, throbbing, bursting, stretching, or any other type of headache?
4. How long does an episode of a headache last (from onset to complete relief without medication)?
5. How frequent are headache episodes? Does it occur daily, or how many times in a week?
6. Do you feel any vomiting or feeling of vomiting, redness in your eyes, watering from the eye, or nasal congestion during a headache?
7. How are your day-to-day moods?
8. How is your sleep?
9. Have you noticed any trigger factors for the headache?
10. Have you undergone any CT (computed tomography) scan of the head or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the brain?
11. Are you already on some regular medications for headaches, or are there any medical problems?
Please revert with answers.
Regards.
Regarding follow up
Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
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