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Q: Dizziness and arm/wrist pain

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 13th, 2006

I don't know what is wrong with me. Recently I have started feeling light headed/dizzy fairly often and I also get a weird pain in my arm/wrist. It feels like someone is pinching it. Sometimes the pain will last for hours, it is not strong, but it is a bit annoying.

Also, I do not smoke, drink or do drugs, I am not really athletic, I get a decent amount of sleep and I do not have a real medical history.

(hope that helped)

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on August 8th, 2007

General Q and A Answer A2010

According to your age (19) and the seemingly unrelated symptoms (“light headed/dizzy fairly often” and “weird pain in the arm/wrist”) you could be experiencing anything, including anxiety. You can visit an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialist for the dizziness and a rheumatologist to check the arm. If everything is OK, you may be experiencing anxiety and you will need a diagnosis from a mental health doctor for treatment of the symtpoms.

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