Dizzy

Teliooo

In the last week or so I have been really dizzy. It happens pretty much every time I stand up. I exercise quite a bit and stick to the mfp guide although I probably should eat more calories. I do have naturally low blood pressure but I have been OK for years but suddenly the dizziness starts back up again. I have not had this since the start of my pregnancy.

Does anyone else get dizzy? Or could anyone help me figure out what it could be?

Thanks

ckspores

There are a gazillion things that can cause dizziness. Your diary is not public so I don't know how many calories you consume per day, but you should be eating at least 1200 a day.

Low blood pressure and anemia can cause it as well, but if it is consistent or becoming an issue you should speak to your doctor.

Teliooo

I eat at least 1500 a day before exercise. I have a docs appt tomorrow so I will mention it. Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced any since getting fit x

Bamacraft

Yes. 24/7. Dizzy / lightheaded…Happened about 30lbs into my wt loss. I dont believe it had anything to do with the wt loss but for me was coincidence. Feels like a mild beer buzz or something. Not when i stand up but all day, every day. I have been to 2 different family doctors, had blood work ~4-5 times to include 3 hour glucose, T3, T4, TSH, Ultrasound of my thyroid, cardiologist – stress test, 24 hour Halter (sp?) test, Neurologist – can’t remember what the test were, neurosurgeon – CAT scan and MRI of head/ brain, MRI of neck, X-ray of neck, gastrointestinal, ENT – ECOG/ hearing/ ENG etc.., eye doctor, chiropractor. Have not been to allergist yet but take a Claritin pretty much every day. Blood pressure ranges from 115/70 to 130s/low 80s. 7 day average is ~ 125/75. Average resting HR is ~58-60. It has been going on for over a year. It happened July 2010 driving to the beach and put me in the ER b/c I thought I was going to die it got so bad at one point! So far the doctors have diagnosed as (family doc says stress/ anxiety. Neurosurgeon and ENT have no solution but says only thing they know that can cause my pupils to dilate irregular and the symptoms (seen on a test with microscopic cameras watching my eye movements) can only think maybe migraines (I don’t feel as though I have migraines). Evidently you can have silent migraines. All my test came back fine, everything normal except they noticed my pupils dilating without change of light. Today I still do not know what it is. The neuro said you are in great health, “go live your life” and gave me no restrictions. I work out 2-3x a week and log about ~18 – 30 miles a week running. I would go to the doctor and have a check up and maybe ask to be referred to specialist. If nothing else it’ll help give you peace of mind ruling out anything bad. Stay away from goggle. All that pops up is the bad stuff…been there done that. If you do get resolution to your problem please let me know the diagnosis. While it may be personal, I really need with other ideas to rule out/ confirm. Good luck and hope all goes well.

jjs22

Its called orthostatic hypotension. But that's really just a fancy name for the symptom, not a specific disease or condition.

The problem is that when you are standing, your heart has to push harder to get blood up to your head than when you are sitting or lying down. Our bodies have a very complicated and wonderful system to keep the blood pressure regulated to just where it needs to be. But sometimes it doesn't adjust quickly enough. So you feel dizzy for a few seconds right after you stand up.

As for what causes it, I think it can be a number of different things. I don't think any of the underlying causes are serious, but its definitely something a doctor should know about. Especially if this happens to you often. Did you say *every* time you stand up ? The big danger is the possibility of fainting (hitting your head, etc.) I'm not sure, but i think the only real treatment is to take something (like salt, maybe ?) that will raise your blood pressure. But only if a doctor says to.

I can't be sure, but I think I remember reading that it can be connected with low blood sugar. I think I also read that people who spend a lot of time lying down might have more of a problem.

The best thing you can do, as soon as you start feeling a little dizzy, is bend over a little so your head is lower. That should fix it in a second or two.

I've had occasional episodes of this most of my life. I can't say if it was more common back when I was in shape; not drastically so anyway. I have only fainted twice. Once was after I had been sitting on the floor for a while and stood up quickly; I was only out for a few seconds. But the other time I was in a store and had been on my feet for a while, and I just got dizzy and passed out for no reason. An ambulance came and I was pretty much out for half an hour until I woke up in the ER. A whole lot of tests and a whole lot of $$$, and nobody found anything wrong.

jjs22

I just re-read the original post and noticed that this is only been going on for the last week.

Another issue might be if you have made any changes in your diet. Especially when you reduce the amount of carbs you are eating, you can go through a phase of being very fatigued and dizzy. I had never heard about this, and I was worried when it started happening to me. But that usually goes away in a couple of days as your body adapts to a new (healthier !) diet.

shannonkk

I found out I am hypoglycemic, I have to eat every 2 hours or so, or I will get dizzy, light headed and sometimes my lips and tongue get numb. I have fruit because the sugar brings me back up, my vitamin D levels were low and the doctor said that low vitamin D can mess up the blood sugar too. So, after 8 wks of 50,000 iu of Vitamin D, I am still low and now just taking 1000 a day and eating small meals through the day.

Painten

In the last week or so I have been really dizzy. It happens pretty much every time I stand up. I exercise quite a bit and stick to the mfp guide although I probably should eat more calories. I do have naturally low blood pressure but I have been OK for years but suddenly the dizziness starts back up again. I have not had this since the start of my pregnancy.

Does anyone else get dizzy? Or could anyone help me figure out what it could be?

Thanks

I recently started suffering from this after reducing my calorie intake. It was too few calories for me. I was eating my exercise calories back but it wasn't till i put my calories up again that i stopped getting dizzy so often.

christine24t

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have orthostatic hypotension too, but it more commonly makes my vision blurry though. It makes me some blind that I have to hold onto the wall. It has happened more recently as I've lost weight, but I'm not sure if they're linked entirely. Wikipedia has some good ideas! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_hypotension#Signs_and_symptoms