What causes dizziness while on medication for blood pressure and thyroid?
Patient: I have vertigo from an inner problem and I wear hearing aids.  I have high blood pressure and am taking 100 mg's of Losartan.  In the last several months I have experience severe dizziness when I do a lot of work on the computer, read, rocking in a rocking chair, even when I am eating.  The only medication I take is this blood pressure medication and a thyroid medication.  I need to find an answer to this problem because it is affecting my work.  I am so tried of being so dizzy and the room spins and I can get phyically sick.  HELP! Doctor: Hello!Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different causes: 1- inner ear disorder2- thyroid dysfunction3- orthostatic hypotension. 4- cervical spine chronic degenerations For this reason, I recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests: - complete blood count for anemia- thyroid hormone levels- a cervical spine X ray study- labyrinthine tests performed by the ENT specialist. - a Head Up Tilt test if suspicions of orthostatic hypotension are raised. Meanwhile, I would recommend taking cinnarizine. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope you will find this answer helpful!Kind regards, Dr. Iliri