Sudden dizziness. Causes in women, men, when turning, darkening of the eyes, nausea, loss of coordination

Sudden dizziness (vertigo) in women, it is an indicative sign of the development of diseases. To establish the exact reasons, you will need to undergo a complete medical examination after consulting a therapist. You should not ignore the sharp dizziness, since serious complications can arise against its background.

Causes of sudden dizziness

Many women complain of dizziness along with nausea and weakness. The reason for this may be overwork at work, especially if the food is also poor, the stay in the fresh air is minimal. Workaholics are not alone in experiencing dizziness.

The main causes of poor health in women:

Name	Description
Abundant periods	With the loss of blood, the level of iron in the body decreases, which provokes dizziness.
Anemia	Lack of hemoglobin leads to rapid fatigue and weakness.
Pregnancy	Hormonal imbalance not only provokes nausea, but also dizziness.
Osteochondrosis	Prolonged sedentary work provokes headaches. Compression of blood vessels occurs, which leads to impaired blood circulation and dizziness.
Psychological disorders	Feeling unwell is provoked by malfunctions of the central nervous system. The same goes for panic attacks, phobias.
Migraine	Vertigo causes frequent headaches.

In women, severe dizziness occurs due to malignant processes in the brain. Therefore, it is important to undergo a complete examination in order to start therapy on time.

In men, dizziness is provoked by the following factors:

Name	Description
Bad habits	Alcohol abuse leads to severe dizziness. This is because a man's body accumulates alcohol breakdown products (toxins).
Emotional stress	Men are harder to endure stress, because they carry all the problems in themselves. They try to calm their emotional experiences on their own, resorting to the use of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages.
Diseases	Brain tumor, heart attack, stroke, vegetative-vascular dystonia, migraine, inflammation of the inner ear.

Surges in blood pressure, changes in climatic conditions or activity also lead to severe dizziness.

What are the differences between vertigo?

Severe dizziness (causes in women can be physiological and pathological) requires medical attention. To find the most effective therapy, it is necessary to identify the source of poor health.

In medicine, the following types of dizziness are distinguished:

Name	Description
False (non-systemic)	A person has a number of certain sensations, including weakness, darkening in the eyes. Blood pressure also decreases, and a feeling of fear and anxiety appears. Stability when walking is impaired.
True (systemic)	The head is spinning as a result of a failure of a certain system in the human body (muscular, visual, vestibular). In some situations, vertigo is observed after a stroke. It seems to a person that his body or surrounding objects are rotating, swinging.
Peripheral	Pathological processes provoke damage to the inner ear or disorders of the vestibular apparatus.
Central	Severe dizziness occurs due to a serious pathology (tumor, stroke, brain injury).

Given the degree of intensity, dizziness is also classified into certain types:

Name	Description
Lung	It occurs in people who lead a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, move little, after a sharp change in position.
Strong	Dizziness provokes serious illness or injury, damage to the systems of the human body.

The therapy prescribed by the doctor depends on the form and degree of development of pathological processes.

Additional symptoms

A sharp dizziness (the therapist will help identify the causes in women) is accompanied by characteristic symptoms. They will help the doctor determine the complex of diagnostics and establish a diagnosis, and then prescribe treatment.

Additional symptoms include the following:

• weak pulse;
• pallor and coldness in the upper limbs;
• vomit;
• nausea;
• fever and cold sweat;
• darkening in the eyes;
• weakness in the body;
• lack of coordination.

A person does not have enough air, his mood worsens, irritability and irritability appear. Symptoms occur spontaneously and recur periodically, indicating the development of a pathological condition.

Why is my head spinning at normal pressure?

In a healthy person, a sharp dizziness, as a one-time factor, can be the result of prolonged exposure to the sun. After a sharp rise, the head is also dizzy. The same thing happens with people who abuse alcohol and tobacco.

Diet or fasting can provoke a sharp dizziness in a healthy woman. Poor health occurs against the background of weak immunity, due to hypothermia.

When should you see a doctor immediately?

When a sharp dizziness appears, a woman needs to know when to immediately consult a physician:

• there was nausea, severe vomiting and headache;
• the woman fainted;
• the lower and upper limbs tremble;
• weakness in the body has joined;
• heartbeat increased;
• sweating increased;
• the woman does not have enough air to breathe normally;
• worried about severe pain behind the sternum;
• sudden dizziness led to weakness, decreased sensitivity in the legs, face, body.

A woman also needs urgent medical attention if the attack lasts longer than an hour.

Diagnostics

A physician therapist will help to make a diagnosis after undergoing a complete medical examination. You will also need a consultation with a neurologist, cardiologist, ENT or ophthalmologist, given the cause of the sudden dizziness.

For diagnostics, the following examination methods are used:

Name	Description
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	The examination helps to identify osteochondrosis, displacement of the vertebrae, tumor formation or circulatory disorders.
Vestibular tests	Rotational examinations, vestibulometry.
Electrocardiogram (ECG)	Helps to assess the functioning of the heart.
Electroencephalogram	A diagnostic method that allows you to determine the activity of the brain.

Given the symptoms and disorders that arise, the doctor may prescribe an X-ray, ultrasound examination of the vessels of the brain.

First aid for dizziness, darkening of the eyes

A woman can relieve her condition with a sharp dizziness using the following techniques:

1. Sit on a chair, bend over to your knees, and stay in this position until the condition improves.
2. Exhale fully with your head tilted forward if dizziness appeared after a sharp rise.
3. Being in a stable position, fix your gaze on a stationary object.
4. Pour cold water over your face or apply an ice compress.
5. Unbutton your clothes.
6. Open the windows in the room for fresh air.
7. Smell ammonia.
8. Drink sweet tea.

If dizziness is often disturbing, it is necessary to slowly change the position of the body (bend over, get up, lie down).

Diseases causing dizziness. Treatment with drugs and folk remedies

The main goal of therapy is to combat the underlying disease. Taking into account the pathological processes, the doctor selects a set of drugs for each patient individually.

Vegetovascular dystonia

Sharp dizziness (the reasons for women will be established by the doctor after diagnosis) is a companion of vegetative-vascular dystonia.

For treatment, non-drug methods are used:

1. Compliance with the regime of the day and rest.
2. Moderate physical activity.
3. Proper nutrition.
4. Patients are shown psychotherapy.
5. Head massage.
6. Taking herbal medicines (motherwort, mint, valerian).

Patients with vegetative-vascular dystonia are advised to avoid nervous overstrain, stress. Psychotherapy will allow you to restore relationships with the outside world.

Avitaminosis

The treatment of vitamin deficiency is based on drawing up the correct diet, which includes foods with the necessary substances. In rare cases, the doctor prescribes multivitamin complexes or the introduction of vitamins in the form of injections.

Traditional medicine recipes:

Name	Recipe	Application
Vitamin Blend	Grind dried apricots, cranberries, walnuts, lemon, raisins in equal proportions. Pour the resulting mass with honey (200 g per liter jar).	Consume 1 tablespoon every day.
Herbal collection	Grind the rose hips, raspberry, currant and lingonberry leaves in equal parts. Leave on for 8 hours.	The remedy is taken under ¼ Art. 4 p. per day.

To replenish the deficiency of vitamins, it is also recommended to drink natural fresh juices from apples, peaches and oranges.

Meniere's disease

Pathology is characterized by a decrease in hearing acuity. It is impossible to stop the disease, drugs can eliminate concomitant Clinical signs:

Drug group	Name	Application
Antiemetic	"Cerucal", "Metoclopramide"	The adult dosage is 10 mg 3-4 r. per day.
Steroids	"Prednisolone", "Dexamethasone"	Patients are prescribed 20-30 mg per day.
Diuretic drugs	Furosemide, Acetazolamide	The drug is taken before meals at 20-40 mg per day. The standard dosage is divided into 2 doses.
Antispasmodics	"No-Shpa"	The medicine is prescribed orally in 1-2 tabs. 3 p. in a day.
Nootropics	"Cavinton", "Stugeron"	Improves blood circulation in the brain area. The therapeutic dosage is 1-2 tab. 3 p. per day.

Together with traditional medicines, you can use folk remedies, which eliminate many of the symptoms of the disease:

Name	Recipe	Application
Hawthorn	Wash, dry and chop the fruits of the plant. Pour 2 tbsp. hawthorn with hot water (300-400 ml). It is recommended to insist the product in a thermos.	The resulting medicine must be drunk throughout the day before meals.
Calendula	Pour dry flowers (10 g) with hot water (200 ml).	It is recommended to drink the medicine in 1 tbsp. 3 p. per day.

In serious situations, patients are shown surgery when medication does not help.

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Pathology is characterized by dystrophic processes in the area of ​​the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine and disorders of their functions.

The therapist is involved in the treatment, the specialist prescribes the following scheme:

Drug group	Name	Application
Analgesics	Diclofenac, Piroxicam	The tablets are taken 30 minutes before meals. Adults are prescribed 25-50 mg 3 r. in a day.
Steroid drugs	Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone	The drug is administered intravenously or intramuscularly at 0.5-9 mg per day, taking into account the patient's condition.
Chondroprotectors	Alflutop, Teraflex	Injections of 1 ml are made 1 p. per day. The course of therapy is 20 days.

Additionally, the patient is prescribed vitamins (B, A, C, E, D) and drugs for external use ("Voltaren", "Fastum-gel").

With cervical osteochondrosis, the use of folk remedies is allowed, but strictly after consulting a doctor:

Name	Recipe	Application
Healing ointment	Grind to a homogeneous consistency in 1 tbsp. lanolin and aloe juice. Add 1 tsp. gum turpentine, eucalyptus, pine and rosemary oil 1 drop each. Mix all components well. Add another 30 g of flower honey and 100 g of petroleum jelly.	It is recommended to rub the resulting ointment into the affected area immediately when symptoms of osteochondrosis appear.
Herbal compress	Grind fresh leaves of plantain, dandelion, burdock, saber and elecampane. Add a few drops of essential oils of juniper and thyme, also 1 tbsp. almond cosmetic oil.	The finished product is applied to the neck from the back side, wrapped with a film and a medical bandage. The herbal compress is left for an hour.

In the absence of a positive effect, cervical osteochondrosis is treated promptly.

Poisoning

Severe dizziness (reasons in women will help the doctor choose a treatment) occurs against the background of food poisoning. First aid is gastric lavage.

After that, the patient is prescribed the following drugs:

Drug group	Name	Application
Enterosorbents	"Polysorb", "Smecta"	The medicine is taken in 1 tablespoon, previously diluted in water. During the day 3-4 p. before eating.
Antispasmodics	"No-Shpa", "Papaverin"	The adult dosage is 10-40 mg per day.
Medicines for dehydration	"Regidron", "Tour"	Stir a bag of medicine in 1 liter of water and drink the prepared solution for 24 hours.
Antiemetics	Loperamide, Motilium	The starting dosage is 4 mg per day.
Probiotics	Linex, Bifidumbacterin	Inside, 2 drops. 3 p. in a day.

Given the patient's condition and the cause of the food poisoning, antibacterial agents and laxatives may be prescribed.

Folk recipes will help cleanse the body and strengthen its defenses:

Name	Recipe	Application
Chamomile tincture	Pour the flowers (5 tablespoons) with hot water (500 ml). Insist, strain and take orally.	It is recommended to drink a tincture of chamomile flowers in 50-100 ml 3-5 p. per day.
St. John's wort	Grind 4 tablespoons. herbs and cover with hot water (400 ml). Insist at room temperature for an hour.	Strain the resulting product and take 1 tbsp. up to 5 p. in a day.

Green tea protects the stomach lining and promotes the regeneration of damaged tissues.

Atherosclerosis

The disease belongs to the group of cardiovascular pathologies. Requires a properly selected therapy by a therapist or cardiologist.

Drug group	Name	Application
Statins	Lovastatin, Pravastatin	The medicine is recommended to take 1 tab., Preferably in the evening.
LCD sequestrants	Cholestyramine, Colestipol	The drug is taken orally for 1 tsp. 2 p. per day. The time interval between doses is at least 4 hours.
Fibrates	"Clofibrate", "Lipanor"	The medicine is prescribed in 2-3 drops. 3 p. a day after meals.

Drugs with nicotinic acid dilate blood vessels and have an antispasmodic effect; they are also prescribed in complex therapy for atherosclerosis. Treatment of pathology allows the use of folk remedies if the disease is at an early stage of development and there are no pronounced formations (plaques, blood clots).

Name	Recipe	Application
Yarrow and hawthorn	Mix the leaves of the plants, add birch and coltsfoot to them (proportions 2: 1). Pour the resulting mixture (1 tablespoon) with hot water (700 ml), leave for 3 tsp. Strain the finished medicine and divide into 3 parts.	In the morning and at lunchtime, it is recommended to drink 100 ml of infusion, and 200 ml before dinner.
Dill	Seeds (1 tsp) pour boiling water (1 tbsp.), Leave for 30 minutes and drain.	The medicine is drunk like tea, 2-3 p. per day. One course lasts 10-12 days, then a break for a week and resumption of therapy.

Melissa and nettle are beneficial for the body, they have an effective effect against atherosclerosis.

Sudden dizziness in women can be the cause of an unhealthy lifestyle. But if there are other warning symptoms, it is important to go to the hospital and get tested. Correct and timely therapy will prevent dangerous consequences.

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