Is dizzyness a side effect of a pinched nerve?

dizziness and pain. : Usually not. However, a sudden sharp pain by nerve acute irritated might induce dizziness due to pain induced blood pressure disturbance. Most case pain medications, especially narcotics and nerve membrane stabilizers, such as Neurontin (gabapentin) might induced dizziness like feeling.

Not typically: There are many potential causes of dizziness, but they are usually not associated with a pinched nerve. A pinched nerve usually causes symptoms of pain, numbness, and/or weakness specifically along the nerve involved. The feeling of dizziness is felt in the head and can be associated with many things including: vertigo from a middle ear problem, cardiac and blood pressure probs, medications, etc.