Orthostatic Hypotension?

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Phrick
Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
edited February 20 in Health and Weight Loss
anyone else begin to experience this during/after weight loss? I used to get the "world is blacking out on the edges and I'm dizzy" feeling every now and then upon standing from a seated or laying down position only occasionally, but lately (last 3 weeks or so) it happens every single time I get upright from seated no matter for how long I was sitting. I have a doctor's appointment coming up and will of course be mentioning it just wondering if anyone else has had this happen as a result of weight loss?

(FTR, I am sure it's not related to too little sodium, as my sodium number is routinely over 4500 a day!! Could it possibly be from too MUCH sodium?)

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    it may be the sodium, as it's the *retention* of sodium that goes down for example with carbohydrate restriction. Also bear in mind the current intake guidelines are based on the idea that it may be beneficial to reduce it.

    I would crank up the sodium and potassium as an experiment, and get one of those cheap BP monitors to see what the numbers look like.
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