What causes dizziness and high blood pressure?
Patient: Hello.  On Monday morning I became very dizzy and disoriented to the point where I could not walk straight.  My hands swelled up, as well, and I felt very "heavy".  This lasted 4 hours, my blood pressure was high (normally not). I had no fever and my pulse was normal.  After that went away, I started getting ringing in my ears, seeing black spots in my left eye, a headache (more prominent in the back of my head) and feeling light headed. I went to the doctor at that time, they took blood to test my levels and she told me to have someone pick me up and take me home, to rest and if it got worse then go to the emergency room.  I am going back to the doctors on Friday - but would you have any idea of what might be happening? They mailed my lab results yesterday so I'm assuming that everything is normal since they didn't call me. Doctor: Hello,All the symptoms you have described may be due to high blood pressure . Keep a track on your blood pressure and it should be below 140/90 mm Hg. Start morning or evening walk. Cut down on smoking and fried salty foods . If your blood pressure is above 160 /100 mm Hg then start tablet telmisartan once a day.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,       Dr. Varinder Joshi