Nausea, dizziness, weakness - this is a triad that, unfortunately, many face.
These complaints can be disturbed very often, or - occasionally, or - with some frequency, but ailments accompanied by severe weakness, dizziness and nausea can be caused by many reasons that are sometimes difficult to determine immediately in order to take treatment measures.
Currently, there are more than eighty serious diseases that are accompanied by these symptoms. But nausea and dizziness themselves can be a response to food poisoning, intoxication with any harmful substances, stress, fatigue, lack of proper nutrition, rest and sleep, in particular.
It is not always possible to independently understand the causes of persistent weakness with dizziness and nausea. Be sure to consult a specialist so as not to aggravate the condition and avoid complications if a serious illness is found during the examination.
There can be many reasons. The most common, not counting pregnancy, foodborne toxic infections and poisoning with any harmful gases and substances, are:
Nausea and dizziness: causes - vascular dystonia
She could be sent to the same line as pregnancy, poisoning, overwork, vitamin deficiency, etc., since this is the first diagnosis that you can think of when hearing complaints about weakness, dizziness and nausea (if the patient is sure that he has no pregnancy, he is not poisoned and completely not overworked).
Vegetovascular dystonia (VVD) has such a variety of manifestations and is accompanied by so many complaints (in the absence of expressed objective data) that now this diagnosis is made both for children and adults, and even for very adults, i.e., elderly people. Although until recently, VVD was not a diagnosis. This is a symptom complex that was observed in children and adolescents during the period of active growth of the body and was accompanied by nausea and dizziness, constant weakness. In this case, no serious pathology was detected by the internal organs and systems. Also affected were young "nervous" impressionable women, artists, etc.
But due to the increased pace of life, stress, overload, lack of sleep, lack of proper rest and diet, the vessels in both children and adults became so labile that the reaction of the body, and, in particular, the peripheral nervous system and blood vessels, to all these external irritants
it is unpredictable. Blood pressure rises or falls sharply, sweating, weakness, dizziness, nausea, "darkening" or flickering of "flies" in front of the eyes appear. This condition without treatment and, accordingly, rest, can last a long time - permanently. Sudden deterioration may occur - crises requiring emergency care.
In all cases, if you are concerned about constant nausea, dizziness and weakness, you need to see a doctor to clarify the diagnosis and, in addition to the prescribed treatment, exclude all the causes of this condition.
As a rule, normalizing lifestyle and nutrition, refusing bad habits (smoking and alcohol very much affect vascular tone, exacerbating the pathological condition), adding physical activity, you can get rid of the painful symptoms of vegetovascular dystonia. The treatment prescribed by the courses includes the administration of vascular preparations, adaptogens, nootropics, and, if necessary, antihypertensive and trophic drugs.
Nausea and dizziness: causes - osteochondrosis
Also, it would seem, the “on-duty” diagnosis, which is often made if there are complaints of nausea and dizziness, general weakness, but there are no obvious signs of any disease. Osteochondrosis is often underestimated. Studies have shown that even preschool children suffer from osteochondrosis. It has long ceased to be the prerogative of the elderly and significantly "rejuvenated." It is with cervical osteochondrosis that its first manifestations may be nausea, dizziness, and weakness. Later, as it develops, fatigue, “fainting” states, excruciating headaches that may be accompanied by vomiting, severe pains in the cervical spine, up to the point that you have to turn around with your whole body, appear.
Osteochondrosis is a degenerative-dystrophic change in the intervertebral cartilage that progresses with age.
Nausea and dizziness, general weakness, as manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis in the early stages, are associated with changes in the vessels.
At the beginning of the disease, it can be stopped, saving yourself from painful manifestations in the future. But for this you need to accurately verify the diagnosis by contacting a specialist and, if necessary, undergo some examinations: an x-ray of the cervical spine, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography).
So nausea and dizziness, as well as weakness, which is often caused by osteochondrosis, require a doctor's consultation and serious treatment in the future. The treatment should be comprehensive: physiotherapeutic (massages, physiotherapy, swimming, reflexology, electrophoresis, phonophoresis), medication (vascular drugs, vitamins and minerals, chondroprotectors), a balanced diet.
Nausea, weakness and dizziness: causes - vertigo
The triad, including nausea, dizziness, and weakness, is a manifestation of vertigo syndrome: in Latin it means "rotate." Vertigo, depending on the level of damage, is peripheral (occurs in the vestibular apparatus, organs of vision) and central (nerve centers are affected).
The peripheral form of vertigo is associated with damage to peripheral organs (inner ear), is acute, lasts from several minutes to several days, symptoms of nausea, dizziness and weakness are pronounced. Blood pressure may also decrease, hearing impairment, vomiting, sweating may appear.
With a central form of vertigo, the clinic is less pronounced. Nausea, dizziness and weakness are almost constant. The cause may be a violation of cerebral circulation, brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, trauma, epilepsy, migraine.
Nausea and dizziness: causes - anemia and hypotension
Anemia and low blood pressure can cause nausea, dizziness, and weakness. A doctor’s consultation is also required, as To clarify the diagnosis of anemia, which also has several types, a blood test is necessary.
With anemia, you can not self-medicate. It, in turn, can be an independent disease, or a manifestation of some other, even more serious disease.
In this case, the identified underlying disease is treated, as a result of which anemia and hypotension arose.
Nausea and dizziness: causes - diseases of the cardiovascular system
Diseases of the cardiovascular system are also accompanied by nausea and dizziness. The cause is coronary heart disease with rhythm disturbances, hypertension. Treatment should be carried out exclusively under the supervision of a physician - therapist or cardiologist.
Nausea and dizziness: causes - endocrine diseases
cause weakness, dizziness, and nausea. This is hypoglycemia in diabetes mellitus (i.e., a sharp decrease in blood glucose), and metabolic disorders with hyper- or hypothyroidism. Examination and treatment is prescribed by an endocrinologist, it takes a long time.
Nausea, weakness and dizziness: causes - sunstroke, heatstroke, overheating
These are pathological conditions in which the main manifestations are nausea, dizziness, weakness, often vomiting, sweating, palpitations.
Nausea and dizziness: causes - traumatic brain injuries
Concussion is accompanied by nausea, dizziness, weakness. These clinical manifestations are simultaneously diagnostic criteria for examining a patient.
There are many more reasons that cause nausea and dizziness.
These include, for example, advanced age (there are degenerative changes in the structures of the brain, cranial nerves, blood vessels, etc.); menopause, pregnancy (hormonal disorders occur); taking certain medications (side effects in the form of nausea, dizziness and weakness are often found in anticonvulsants, antibacterials, antihypertensives and many others).
But no matter what the reasons cause nausea, dizziness and weakness, you should not self-medicate.
It is necessary to immediately consult a doctor and treat the underlying disease, rather than individual symptoms. Only in this case the treatment will be successful.
