Many people after a hard day's work or during the progression of a disease noticed such unpleasant symptoms as nausea, dizziness and weakness. But what if they constantly bother? Why does nausea, dizziness and weakness occur so often? A more accurate answer to this question can be given by a specialist after a complete examination of the patient, since such symptoms can be provoked not only by any pathologies and abnormalities in the body, but also by frequent stress. Self-diagnosis in this case will be ineffective and can even provoke irreversible consequences. In no case should you prescribe therapy yourself if weakness appears, you feel sick and dizzy. Treatment in this case should be complex. First of all, in order to get rid of unpleasant symptoms, you should overcome the root cause of these ailments.
Physiological factors
In some cases, nausea and dizziness due to some physiological processes disturbed due to increased emissionadrenaline during stress. In parallel with this, the patient has a vascular spasm, and due to a lack of oxygen in the brain, disturbances are noted.
In addition, weakness appears, nausea, dizziness as a result of false perception, in which the human brain perceives everything that happens around him a little differently, not the way everything really happens. The physiological causes of nausea and vertigo are as follows:
- Malnutrition. This can lead to insufficient blood sugar, resulting in weakness, dizziness, and nausea. It also provokes a weakening of the patient's immunity.
- Problems focusing vision.
- A sharp turn of the head, due to which the blood flow to the brain is disturbed, as well as problems with coordination. Therefore, when performing any exercises with head turns, you must be very careful.
What to do
What to do if there is weakness, nausea and dizziness for the reasons described above? These violations are not dangerous to he alth and cannot provoke the development of any serious disease. Dizziness and nausea subside gradually as soon as the person stops exercising, moving, or at rest.
Associated symptoms
In addition to the fact that the patient is dizzy and nauseous, there are other symptoms that will depend on concomitant diseases. For example,such pathologies can be:
- Violation of the vestibular apparatus. It is localized in the area of the inner ear, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, dizziness, increased sweating, abnormal blood pressure, and rapid pulse. Symptoms and severity in this situation will depend on the position of the patient's body.
- Otitis. This disease is accompanied by severe soreness, which is localized in the ear area.
- Migraine. The disease is a dangerous deviation, leading to serious violations of the general well-being of the patient. At the same time, a person is afraid of sounds, light, noise, while pain and the degree of nausea are the strongest. In such a situation, self-treatment is categorically contraindicated.
- Poisoning with alcohol and food. In this case, the patient has no appetite, feels sick, dizzy. Weakness is also accompanied by vomiting.
- With existing vision problems, a person’s coordination is disturbed, as well as the sensitivity of the eyes, which is the cause of vertigo.
- If a patient has unilateral deafness, then he develops weakness, dizziness, nausea and headache. Such a violation may be a concomitant symptom of any neoplasm localized in the area of the brain.
How to treat
If weakness appears for a long time, dizziness and nausea, what should I do? In such a case, it is imperativeconsult a psychotherapist or neuropathologist, and then proceed to treatment, because many diseases and pathologies can provoke irreversible consequences. In therapy, not only medications are used, but also various folk recipes.
If such a condition arose suddenly, then you should not worry about this and take some drugs right away. In some cases, you just need to calm down, take a bath, drink herbal tea to normalize your overall well-being.
Dizziness as a symptom of illness
Quite often, dizziness and headache is a concomitant symptom of some disease. When such signs appear, it is necessary to immediately begin therapy. The most common conditions that cause dizziness and headaches are:
- epilepsy;
- osteochondrosis of the neck;
- neoplasms that are localized in the area of the brain;
- rheumatism;
- diseases and damage in the area of the inner ear and vestibular apparatus;
- Ménière's disease;
- hepatitis of various forms and genotypes;
- ischemic attack, stroke;
- depression;
- high blood pressure;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- orthostatic collapse.
What to do
Diagnosis of such diseases includes not only oral questioning and examination of the patient, but also Dopplerography of the vessels of the head and neck, MRI, CT, biochemical analysisblood, ultrasound, sometimes even an x-ray is needed. Therapy will also depend on the degree of the disease, the age of the patient, general well-being, as well as lifestyle.
Signs and symptoms of a stroke
Stroke is a disease that is associated with impaired blood flow to the brain. With this pathology, a person has neurological symptoms, in which weakness appears, floats in the eyes, dizziness, and nausea. If you do not pay attention to these symptoms and signs in time, then a stroke can provoke serious consequences, sometimes it can even lead to death. It is customary to separate 2 types of stroke:
- Hemorrhagic. This form of the disease is transient. Headache increases sharply, localized only on one side of the head. After that, a person often loses consciousness, and the skin on the face turns red, convulsions are noted, and respiratory function is disturbed. When the attack passes, and the person returns to normal, his limbs fail on the side where the lesion was observed.
- Ischemic. Symptoms of this form of the disease occur gradually, which is why the patient does not immediately pay attention to the symptoms. At the initial stage of the development of the disease, there are no pain and discomfort. But over time, numbness begins to be felt on the face, upper limbs, changes in visual and speech function are observed, severe headache, nausea, vertigo and vomiting are felt.
You should also pay attention to those symptoms thatoccur in a person with any form of stroke. These symptoms include inelasticity and stiffness of the occipital muscles.
What to do
If limbs go numb, vision and speech are disturbed, weakness appears, dizziness and nausea, what should I do? If you experience symptoms of a stroke, you should immediately call a specialist. The sooner the patient is helped, the more likely it will be to exclude the death of neurons that are in the brain and can lead to death.
The most common causes of dizziness
If weakness appears, dizziness and nausea, the reasons may lie in the following:
- insomnia;
- overwork;
- disturbed rest and sleep regimen.
There are also non-dangerous causes of such a symptom. If there is weakness, dizziness, nausea, floating in the eyes, then this can happen for the following reasons:
- tobacco smoking;
- stress, in which the release of adrenaline into the blood was provoked;
- long-term strict diet;
- sun or heat stroke;
- exercise and exercise;
- dramatic change in body position;
- pregnancy period, especially in the first trimester;
- use of certain medications;
- high blood sugar and hemoglobin levels;
- dramatic drop in blood pressure.
The above reasons for weakness,dizziness and nausea are temporary and rare, so do not worry in this case, it is best to have a good rest in such a situation. When the unpleasant symptom is eliminated, you need to reconsider your diet and lifestyle, and you should also pay attention to the mode of work and rest. Adjust if necessary.
Medication and bad habits
If weakness, diarrhea, dizziness and nausea appear, then this may be due to the intake of certain medications. Therefore, before taking medications, it is necessary not only to consult a doctor, but also carefully study the instructions, which indicate all the side effects of a particular drug. If the stomach hurts a lot, dizziness, nausea, weakness does not go away, then you should abandon this remedy or reduce the dosage, which is adjusted by the doctor. Similar symptoms may occur due to the use of the following medications:
- antiallergic drugs;
- hypnotics;
- tranquilizers;
- oral contraceptives.
You should also pay attention to the fact that dizziness and nausea can occur due to smoking or drinking alcohol. These habits negatively affect only the state of the heart and blood vessels, but also the functioning of the brain, as well as the whole organism as a whole.
Pathology of the brain
How does it manifest itself? If dizziness occurs on only one side, then in most casesthis is due to the progression of neoplasms that are localized in the brain. Pathology and diseases of this area may be accompanied by other pronounced symptoms, with the help of which the specialist makes an accurate diagnosis and prescribes effective treatment.
Pre-fainting and fainting is observed in those people who have impaired blood supply to the brain. If the patient complains of dizziness, which is psychogenic in nature, then this may indicate the development of neurosis, as well as a depressive state.
When balance is disturbed, in most cases, the patient has damage to the spinal cord in the area of the cervical spine. This also leads to disruption of communication, which provides information to the brain about the position of the body. Such a deviation in most cases is diagnosed with osteochondrosis.
Nerve and vestibular lesions
Why do you feel sick and dizzy when the nerve and vestibular apparatus are damaged? This is due to the fact that there is a violation of the connection between the inner ear and brain structures. It can also provoke the following diseases:
- insufficient blood supply to the brain;
- Ménière's disease;
- neoplasm of the spinal cord;
- inflammation in the brain and other areas;
- acoustic neuroma.
Dizziness associated with damage to the nerve and vestibular apparatus is divided into two main types:
- Centralvertigo. This dizziness develops in people as a result of a stroke, or an existing tumor in the cerebellum or brain.
- Peripheral vertigo. This disease is observed in pathologies and lesions of the inner ear.
Conclusion
Quite often, weakness appears, dizziness, even a he althy person is sick. This is an absolute norm, especially if such symptoms are observed after long trips or riding on a swing. If nausea and dizziness arose due to these factors, then you should not worry, as this is an absolutely normal reaction of the human body to some irritants. In parallel, dizziness can occur due to existing serious illnesses, so if these symptoms do not go away for a long time, you should be examined to determine the cause of their appearance.
