hi everyone. hope you are all holding up ok. so I’m 20 weeks pregnant and last night I was diagnosed with a kidney infection after I was sitting at home became extremely faint and dizzy and unsteady. it was so scary. I. just wondering is this normal with a kidney infection. my anxiety is a bit high over it at the moment because it was so scary when it happened. i still feel off but I started an antibiotic today. I’ve been feeling anxious since and just been worried. sometimes I’m sitting and I feel really unsteady since last night. my blood pressure was fine. of course my anxiety is telling me it’s my heart it something. thanks for reading appreciate any advice. I’m also worried that it will cause a stroke. I heard that on the news the other day and it scared me xo
i’m sorry you’re going through this. And yes, a kidney infection can definitely cause dizziness, confusion or disorientation. Once the antibiotic kicks in, you should start to feel a lot better in a relatively short period of time.
try not to watch the news because they don’t always tell the complete story and scare people. The vast majority of people recover very well from the kidney infections. Usually when things don’t go as well, it’s generally among the elderly and people who already have risk factors for stroke. Just do what you’ve been doing, take the antibiotic as prescribed, stay hydrated to flush your system out,. don’t be researching everything online because it will scare you for no reason.
Take care of you and your baby! Everything will work out fine!
thanks Jan. It was very scary. I thought I was gonna pass out. My anxiety is definitely getting the better of me today though. just keep thinking about it. I feel horrible. just weakness. 