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Medications
Dehydration
Heart failure
Sleep apnoea
Low blood sugar
Ear damage

Some of the causes of dizziness we can mention include medication, dehydration, heart problems, sleep apnoea, low blood sugar or ear damage.

Medication

Dizziness can be triggered by various medications. These include antidepressants, anticonvulsants, blood pressure medication, allergy medication, prostate medication and sedatives.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you suspect that any of your medications are causing dizziness. This may mean that the dose or type of medication needs to be adjusted.

Dehydration

If you are not drinking enough fluids, you may become dehydrated. Too little fluid in your body makes it difficult for your brain and body to work properly, which can lead to dizziness.

When you don't drink water or other fluids a few hours before bedtime then you can be particularly dehydrated in the morning. Certain medications, such as cardiac medications, can also put you at greater risk of dehydration.

If you feel confused, thirsty and don't need to empty yourself when you wake up, you may be dehydrated. Drink water and make sure you drink enough fluids throughout the day to avoid morning dizziness due to dehydration.

Dehydration as a cause of dizziness, photo by shutterstock

Heart failure

Heartfailure means that your heart is not pumping blood through your body as well as it should. When the failure is acute your heart cannot handle the natural drop in blood pressure when you stand up. As a result, this causes dizziness.

People with heart failure also often take many medications, including blood pressure tablets and diuretics. These medications can cause problems with dizziness.

Sleep apnoea

Sleep ap noea is a condition that causes breathing to stop for several seconds during the night. This lowers the amount of oxygen in the blood, which can cause dizziness. Sleep apnoea also makes it difficult to get quality sleep. When you are sleep deprived, you may feel weak, shaky or off balance.

If you often feel dizzy and snore in the morning, or if you feel exhausted after a good night's sleep, test yourself for sleep apnoea.

Low blood sugar

Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) can cause changes in the body that can make you jittery or dizzy in the morning.

People with diabetes who take insulin or sulphonylurea derivatives have a high risk of low blood sugar. However, you do not have to have diabetes to have low blood sugar from time to time. The condition can be caused by taking certain medications, alcohol consumption and other medical conditions, such as severe liver disease.

In most cases, morning dizziness is not the only sign of low blood sugar, which can also cause confusion and heavy sweating at night. To raise blood sugar levels, it is a good idea to drink a glass of orange juice before bed, which contains high amounts of natural sugar.

Ear damage

The canals in the inner ear help to maintain balance. Damage to the inner ear can therefore cause dizziness.

Dizziness in an ear injury can occur at any time. It usually happens when changing position from lying to sitting or standing, for example when getting out of bed in the morning.

Ear damage can also cause nausea or vomiting. The condition often resolves spontaneously.

You can see from the above examples that many medical conditions can cause dizziness. So if you are struggling frequently with this problem contact your doctor as this symptom may suggest that something wrong is going on in your body.

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