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Re: 14 year old with continued dizzinessFrom: AmyAngel (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:28:47 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Emma wrote: > >My daughter is 14 and is experiencing weakness in the knees and >dizziness to where she falls. It happened on occasion the last 2 years >but the last 3 months has increased. The last week has been happening >many times a day. What could be the problem? Hi! I have also suffered from that kind of dizziness since I was about that age, (now 18), and I'm not saying that what I have is the same thing as what could be causing her dizziness, but the three things that cause my dizziness; these are: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (this also causes weakness in the knees), Hypertension (but dizziness can also happen with Hypotension, hyper being high blood pressure, hypo means low), and I recently was told another name for the dizziness, which is Benign Postural Vertigo. I'd advise you to take her to your local doctor very soon, as if it's worsening, then she needs medical attention. Another thing to watch is that she eats properly, and she may also need to be tested for diabetes. I hope this helps you.
-- Amy Clissold. Not a doctor, just a girl who's very interested in medicine, and has many medical conditions.
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