I have heaviness in head with dizziness, predominantly on standing. Please help.

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Sudden onset of dizziness associated with vertigo can be due to stroke. However, it can simply be due to peripheral causes like vestibulitis and ENT infection.

I need to know if you have any history of diabetes, hypertension. Tell me if you have diplopia, vertigo, vomitings? Severity? Vertigo due to a peripheral cause is very severe and due to central cause is not so severe.

Do not ignore these symptoms.

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From your reply, it does not seem that you have stroke. But you told me an important thing that you are taking medicines for duodenal ulcer. I need to know what medicines you are taking. Some medicines causes this type of problem. Get your blood pressure checked, if you have not done in the recent past.

Now other important concern is that why you developed duodenal ulcers, if you smoke and consume alcohol stop immediately. If you are heavy smoker and heavy alcohol user, you are always at risk of stroke.

I advise you to take blood sugar, lipid profile, LFT (liver function test), KFT (idney function test), ECG (electrocardiography) on routine basis. Another thing is just check your pulse rate, count it for one minute, and tell its rate and also is it regular or not. At any point of time, you feel extreme dizziness, you should go to a hospital.

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I appreciate that your idol is your father and you are miles away from these bad habits. I was expecting this kit and these medicines. Many people have such problems while taking HP kit, as it has strong antibiotics. It makes you feel nauseous.

Usually it is prescribed for 14 days, in case you have completed the course of 7 - 10 days you may stop the kit. I must tell you that the H.pylori infection for which this kit is given comes back very soon. HP Kit will not give you life long prevention. You can only take Nexpan 20 mg twice daily. Also take tablet Stugeron 25 mg thrice a day for five days. Stop B Active and Velgut, they are just multivitamin supplements. If you eat proper diet, you do not require these costly medicines. This is my opinion in personal, you may discuss with your gastroenterologist regarding this.

However, as a rule he will not agree, and will ask you to take medicines further. Read about H.pylori infection and its recurrences from internet. When you get up from the bed, do not straight away get up, make you legs lie down off bed for 5-10 seconds and gradually get up. Do cervical exercises.

Your vertigo seems to be peripheral, so it will subside soon. And if it does not then you have to meet an ENT doctor. Do tell me after five days how are you feeling, accordingly we will decide the further treatment.