Every person in life has encountered similar symptoms, but not everyone knows why they arise and how to get rid of them. Let's consider the causes of unpleasant sensations and possible ways to eliminate them. Symptoms are not as significant if the cause is overexertion at work or school. But, if weakness, drowsiness, nausea and headache become constant and intrusive, then it is better to see a doctor. Perhaps these are signs of an inflammatory process or serious diseases occurring in the body.
Why do you feel sick?
Nausea is not a reason to panic if it appears on the road in people with a weak vestibular system. But, there are reasons when a symptom of some diseases such as nausea is observed with:
- ulcers, gastritis, worsens after eating, with a feeling of stretching, heaviness in the abdomen, pain in the upper part when the stomach is empty;
- poisoning Nausea turns into vomiting after eating food, causing headache, weakness, stomach cramps, fever, and diarrhea. If you suspect poisoning, you should immediately drink up to 3 glasses of warm water at once, activated charcoal (3-4 tablets) and try to induce vomiting;
- development of infection, nausea and vomiting are the first signs of intoxication of the body.
Nausea is a symptom of the nervous disorder vascular dystonia, accompanied by dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, and a feeling of lack of air. If the condition lasts more than 10 days, then you need to get tested and undergo an examination.
Alarms
In some cases, weakness, fatigue and dizziness may be signs of emergency conditions. You should call an ambulance immediately if they are accompanied by the following symptoms:
- loss of consciousness, fainting
- convulsions
- impairment or complete loss of vision
- severe vomiting
- severe chest pain
- disturbance of consciousness
- fever
- speech disorder.
*MRI – magnetic resonance imaging,
**CT – computed tomography
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Weakness, why does it happen?
Many people, especially residents of big cities, complain about this feeling.
Loss of strength occurs with a lack of vitamin B12, which is necessary for the formation of blood in all organs, or with diarrhea, when the body suffers from dehydration. Weakness is observed with numbness in the arms and legs, malfunction of the thyroid gland, which is often influenced by a hereditary predisposition. The thyroid gland is deficient in certain nutrients. The skin dries out, the menstrual cycle gets disrupted, and if left untreated, constant weakness can lead to diseases of the joints, heart, blood vessels, and even infertility in women. If weakness is constant, then you need to visit an endocrinologist for consultation. Weakness and drowsiness occur as a result of depression, which arises from many causes.
Playing sports and increasing physical activity help solve the problem. Weakness, nausea, and other health problems disappear, mood and general well-being improve. The body needs serotonin - the hormone of happiness and sport, pleasant emotions contribute to this.
Prevention
adjust your diet; provide quality night's rest; fight physical inactivity every day - make it a rule to visit the gym or pool 2-3 times a week; adjust the work schedule; treat existing somatic pathologies in a timely manner; take modern vitamin complexes in courses; avoid severe stressful situations.
Everyone is able to carry out these preventive measures - and you can forget about dizziness forever.
Why does my head hurt?
A headache is a signal of many problems in the body, a symptom of some hidden diseases.
If the pain occurs rarely and goes away quickly, then there is no need to worry. In the case of severe, prolonged, throbbing pain, it’s time to take action, visit doctors, and undergo an examination. Headache is a common occurrence with migraine and vascular disease. It is more common in women of any age and may have hereditary symptoms. Often the pain is cutting, throbbing, additionally there is nausea and vomiting, a feeling of fear when the light is turned on, or loud sounds appear. With inflammation of the lining of the brain or meningitis, the patient suffers from frequent headaches. In addition, there are cramps, fever, excessive muscle tension, dizziness, and nausea.
Meningitis is insidious. If left untreated, it leads to the development of a tumor in the cerebral cortex. If it is of viral or bacterial origin, it can be fatal.
A headache can localize one part of the head, or with neuralgia it localizes one of the zones, pulsates, radiates to the temples, ears, and puts pressure on the eyes. Sometimes the pain is sharp and stabbing, striking like an electric current.
Often headaches are the result of stress, depression, and nervous tension. It squeezes, compresses and seems to hurt everywhere, there is no clear location. In combination with nausea, weakness, drowsiness, and fever, one can assume the development of intestinal flu, sinusitis, acute viral infection, and internal bleeding in the body. All these symptoms are signs of an exacerbation of a stomach ulcer, a feverish state. Headache and dizziness, drowsiness is present with otitis media, inflammation of the inner ear, migraine, barotrauma, Meniere's disease, tumor of the auditory nerve, traumatic brain injury, spinal osteochondrosis. The diseases are serious and require an adequate approach to treatment, including bed rest, complete rest, taking vitamins and sedatives.
Treating pain on your own is dangerous and not always effective. If the cause of its appearance is an internal disease or an inflammatory process within the body, then analgesics will not help, they can only cause complications in other organs. It is imperative to see a doctor and undergo an examination.
Reasons for development
What are the reasons for dizziness and drowsiness? These can be either direct diseases of the nervous system or indirect ones.
So the reasons are as follows:
- Traumatic brain injury – in some cases you feel dizzy immediately upon injury, while in others you feel dizzy after a certain period of time. At the same time, drowsiness and nausea may occur;
- Intoxications that occur acutely (their symptoms are nausea as the most characteristic sign, weakness, a state of dizziness);
- Vascular lesions (atherosclerosis, thrombosis, etc.), in which the brain is constantly in a state of oxygen starvation;
- Hypothermia of the body;
- Depression and other mental disorders, the symptoms of which can be very diverse;
- Neurocirculatory dystonia - impaired regulation of vascular tone (in this situation, the head is most often dizzy after lack of sleep, psycho-emotional stress, stress);
- Pathological drowsiness (hypersomnia) as an independent disease associated with impaired synthesis of neurotransmitters (nausea is not very typical for this condition);
- Endocrine disorders, first of all, are hypothyroidism;
- Anemia – both chronic and acute, regardless of its cause;
- Apnea syndrome is a sudden cessation of breathing, which is especially common during sleep;
- Diabetes mellitus, which is characterized by damage to both large and small vessels.
In addition, overdoses of certain medications are also considered as causes of weakness, dizziness, drowsiness and nausea.
Therefore, before taking any medication, be sure to consult your doctor and read the instructions.
Signs
The manifestation of all of these symptoms together occurs in the off-season, with a sharp change in climate. Signs appear when:
- proliferation of parasites in the body;
- psychological disorders;
- temporary energy decline;
- oncological diseases;
- vertebobasilar insufficiency;
- diseases of the spine;
- development of a tumor in the brain;
- low blood sugar levels;
- pre-stroke condition;
- dehydration of the body;
- problems with the vestibular apparatus;
- with low uric acid levels;
- taking narcotic painkillers;
- taking allergenic medications.
All symptoms together pose a threat to life, the development of malignant tumors, a pre-stroke state, up to numbness of body parts, loss of sensitivity, consciousness, coma. Painkillers and other drugs are only a temporary measure to eliminate unpleasant symptoms. It is always better to consult a doctor in a timely manner and get diagnosed. Treatment in the early stages of the development of many diseases gives quite positive results.
Which doctor should I contact?
If you experience persistent dizziness and weakness, it is important to immediately consult a general practitioner or family doctor. To establish a diagnosis, the doctor may prescribe a comprehensive examination, including both laboratory tests (blood and urine tests) and instrumental tests (x-ray, ultrasound, sometimes MRI*, CT**). If necessary, the therapist refers the patient to specialized specialists, for example, a cardiologist, neurologist, hematologist and others.
Treatment for weakness, fatigue and dizziness depends on the disease causing it. So, with hypoglycemia, it is enough to eat candy or sweet fruit, and with low blood pressure, drink a cup of strong coffee. Treatment of iron deficiency anemia is based on the prescription of iron supplements and diet correction, arrhythmias - on the use of antiarrhythmic drugs, and so on.
Headache dizziness and nausea symptoms of what
Causes of dizziness, weakness, nausea and abdominal pain
The human body is protected by the immune system. However, bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms are constantly mutating, finding new ways to overcome the immune barrier. This is why it weakens, increasing the risk of infection. Then nausea, dizziness, weakness, and abdominal pain probably occur. The causes of these ailments can be very diverse, as well as the symptoms themselves. There are many infectious diseases, sometimes they give very similar symptoms, which is why correct diagnosis is important.
Treatment methods
A comprehensive step-by-step approach is used to treat each pathology manifested by weakness and dizziness. The goal of treatment is not only to eliminate the symptoms, but also the causes of the disease. If it is not yet amenable to therapy, then measures are taken to achieve stable remission.
It is necessary to treat the diagnosed pathology with the help of drugs that can eliminate the factors that provoke deterioration in well-being. And to reduce the severity of symptoms, the following remedies are used:
- anticholinergics, which include scopolamine;
- antihistamines: Loratadine, Cetrin, Tavegil;
- neuroleptics, mainly with meterazine;
- benzodiazepines - Relanium, Seduxen, Sibazon;
- antiemetics - Metoclopramide and its foreign analogue Cerucal.
Among medications for weakness, patients are prescribed vitamin and mineral complexes Centrum, Vitrum, Complivit, Supradin, Multitabs. Hypotonic patients are prescribed Eleutherococcus tincture or tablets.
