I’m not even sure if this is what I’m experiencing .
I’ve blacked out several times last few months and had horrendous vertigo, nausea and head spinning in between . I’ve had bloods, ECG and blood pressure .
Told it’s anaemia (on B12 and folic acid now), postural hypotension (BP was 125 lying, drops to 90 standing), and possibly BPPV .
Said it could be medication as I take maximum dose mirtazapine at bedtime, and propranolol throughout the day for anxiety/ectopic heartbeats .
I had low BP before starting those meds - have stayed in hospital a lot for different things and usually get woken up by a doctor at 4am asking if my BP normally runs low .
Haven’t seen a GP face to face once, just a couple of phone calls .
I’m struggling hugely . I can’t stand for prolonged periods (ie 5 or more minutes), I can’t walk well as feet feel like they’re dropping through the floor, I can’t get up off a seat without my head pounding and hearing going fuzzy . Head is constantly foggy/‘swimming’ . GP is insistent it’s anxiety and medication side effects and that I should be able to ignore it . Will not budge on reducing medications .
Can’t change surgery as live in rural Scotland - you’re allocated surgery based on catchment area and only other two surgeries within 10-15 miles won’t take from my postcode .
What would you do? Pharmacist said maybe drink a litre of water in bed before getting up, eat salty foods - and eat a meal before taking propranolol - have tried but doesn’t make much difference !