dizzyness standing up

interested if you get an answer...i've lost 30 since joining mfp and 50 before on my own and have sort of the same issue...i see little shiny glittery things floating around and get dizzy if i go from down to up to quickly....

Honestly I think you may not be eating enough. I took a look at your last month or so in your diary, and there are a lot of days where either you are eating around only 1000 calories, or your deficit is 500-1000 calories. This is very not healthy and very well could be what is causing your black outs

I get this, it's postural hypotension. When you stand up, your blood pressure falls. There's a mechanism to prevent it from dropping too much, and ensuring that enough blood gets to the brain, however if you have postural hypotension, that mechanism doesn't work so well and so it takes longer for your blood pressure to equalise.

The advice I've had is simply to stand up more slowly so you give your body longer to adjust to the change in posture.

Good nutrition and regular exercise also helps.

I get this daily. I suffer from low blood pressure and i am pretty sure that's why i feel so dizzy and sick.

Tricks to overcome it....get up slowly, especially when getting up in the morning or sitting down for a long time. I also find that drinking lots of fluid helps.

Hope this helps x

As stated, it's low blood pressure... it could be that you're not eating enough. But, if it continues &/or gets worse, you should talk with your doctor to look into causes. I have a lot of health issues, and am on a lot of medicines & ended up with adrenal insufficiency which can be life threatening, and one of the symptoms is low blood pressure; but this is usually caused due to being on prednisone for too long & causing issues with your adrenal glands.

Anyway, if it continues get it checked out, but try increasing your calorie intake

I've had the same issue since losing weight and I've gone to my doctor and everything checks out fine.

Only difference is before I lost weight my blood pressure was always normal and now it's always low readings so I'm guessing it's related but my doctor has not mentioned anything. I don't actually ever pass out either.

I get this from time to time but it's more like 5 seconds than 15. It also seems to originate from the left side of my brain. I stand up and for about 5 seconds things start to black out and I feel like I'm gonna fall and then soon after that things are back to normal.
I've been doing a better job of staying hydrated with water during exercise and this seems to have helped me.

You should always check things out with your doctor to make sure it isn't serious. Orthostatic hypotension can be caused by several things. Dehydration is one, so make sure you are getting enough water and food. Other things to consider is if you are on any medications that may need to be adjusted with the weight loss.

been on mfp for 145 days (i think) now and since starting i have lost 30 pounds,( but had lost 28 previous to joining), i dont know if that seems quick or normal to some poeople but i recon it was pretty quick. Anyway since losing the weight i have been having blackouts (when i stand up the whole room goes black for up to 15 seconds but i dont actually pass out) and my legs tingle for the same length of time.. I have tried standing slowly but it doesnt work.
i had a full blood count to see if i was aneamic, but they have come back fine, and so im left with no explanation as to why this is happening, it is every time i stand from lying or sitting or bending over crouching down etc.
anyone else get this, is there an explanation??
am i needing to eat more, or more of a specific thing???

I had this happen too! It turned out that it was low blood pressure. My doctor told me to be a bit more liberal with my salt (I had been trying to stay at 1500mg a day). After I went back to ignoring my sodium, my blood pressure went back to normal and I didn't feel dizzy anymore.

been on mfp for 145 days (i think) now and since starting i have lost 30 pounds,( but had lost 28 previous to joining), i dont know if that seems quick or normal to some poeople but i recon it was pretty quick. Anyway since losing the weight i have been having blackouts (when i stand up the whole room goes black for up to 15 seconds but i dont actually pass out) and my legs tingle for the same length of time.. I have tried standing slowly but it doesnt work.
i had a full blood count to see if i was aneamic, but they have come back fine, and so im left with no explanation as to why this is happening, it is every time i stand from lying or sitting or bending over crouching down etc.
anyone else get this, is there an explanation??
am i needing to eat more, or more of a specific thing???

Eat a proper diet with the right amount of mascros, micros and overall calories instead of starving your body. Start eating real foods from ALL the food groups instead of just dairy, produce and junk food, weight management doesn't mean license to ignore the healthy eating guidelines.

When going from laying to standing sit between but I am hoping your doctor told you this but not sure.

What is your blood pressure when you go to the doctors? I am a nursing student and we learned about something called orthostatic hypotension pretty much low blood pressure when going from the laying to standing position fastly. Your blood pressure would have to drop 20 for the systolic (top number) and 10 for diastolic (bottom number). How you see if you have this is lay down have someone take your BP and be laying for at least one minute, sit and have someone take your BP and this is for only a minute. Lastly stand and have someone take your BP. If you have anyone medical in your group of friend or in your family give this a try and it might explain your signs and symptoms. There is no real treatment of the condition but it would be nice to know if you have it or not.

Also the numbers on the blood pressure is from memory try putting into google orthostatic hypotension and I am sure they have a lot more information about it.

Best of luck to you

It's just low blood pressure - which is nothing to worry about - unless you start passing out! My doctors check my blood pressure all the time and then ask me if I get this - which I do. So do not panic!

^^ This.

when do these episodes happen in relation to your exercise?

I had the same exact issue. I am down 30 lbs now on MFP and lost about 20 prior to joining. I was not taking in enough calories. It doesn't always mean low blood pressure. I have high blood pressure so try eating more and see where that goes. Good luck.

I also have this happen from low blood pressure and had a full blood work up (including vitamins & minerals) and a heart echo test (also have a murmur so the doctors were being thorough).

The Cardiologist told me that when you lose weight your blood pressure drops and when you cut sodium your blood pressure drops. Two things which I was doing (weight purposely, sodium as a side effect of my healthier diet). When I was at my highest weight my blood pressure was on the lower end of normal (95/65ish). When you stand up your blood pressure drops due to gravity pooling the blood in your lower extremities. If you drop a significant amount on standing your get the lightheaded/black out symptoms until your body "adjusts" to the new position. The problem is that now my pressure is borderline low (90/60ish).

Basically I was told to 1) stay well hydrated and 2) eat at a moderate sodium level (not low and deffinately not high because high blood pressure is harder to fix). He said it will regulate itself when I'm done losing weight and that they do not treat it unless you actually pass out (due to risks from falling).

He also said it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with my calorie intake and a lot to do with my sodium intake (if I'm low sodium for a couple of days then the spells become worse). Perhaps this is the case with the PP who said if their calories were low they noticed it got worse (perhaps your sodium is low on those days and your calories are just a coincidence). I specifically asked about my eating because I have been anemic is the past and don't always hit my daily iron. I was kind of hoping they would recommend an increase in calories but sadly he said to keep doing what I was doing! LOL

I wouldn't recommend self diagnosis though. Chances are it is blood pressure related but go to the doctor's and let them make that determination. There are other things that could be causing it like a lack of a specific vitamin or mineral (initially I honestly believed I was anemic again). If it is blood pressure there isn't much you can do to treat it besides monitoring your sodium. It is frustrating because if you're having a lot of spells in the run of the day you end up with a headache, shaky legs and that spacey feeling. It can be hard to keep your sodium up if you are eating clean too.

Good luck! :flowerforyou:

ETA: to the nursing student... You are correct in the numbers! (my daughter became an RN in the spring!). These were my numbers at the cardiologist appointment... Laying 112/58 and standing 94/47. Tilt table isn't actually required they just lay you down for a few minutes and stand you up. My first number was a little high for me but he said eveyones numbers are higher in his office because of nerves! LOL