dizzyness standing up

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

You have lots of good responses, but yes EAT MORE, that does help me because I have low bllod sugar, and I don't really think I have low blood pressure but due to an accident a couple years ago I take blood thinner and that affects me. Anytime I stand up I have to do it slowly. Whether it's off the couch, out of bed, out of the car, out of the tub, if I bend over and stand back up, it doesn't matter what I have to be careful. When it does that sometimes my heart flutters then it pounds hard and fast for a couple of minutes and sometimes I have to lie back down til my heart calms down. I have passed out once and blacked out several times and see floaties all the time. It is frustrating but yes first of all try eating more and being careful about standing is really the only thing you can do about it. I did notice that when I was going through post traumatic stress and not eating right and got weak was when it was at it's worst. Just take care and if it gets to bad def see a dr!

Anyone reading this who hasn't seen a doctor about it, please go!

That said, this happens to me when my net caloric deficit is too high. Not total, net. So if I eat 1200 calories and burn 200 at the gym and don't eat those 200 back there is a chance I'll get lightheaded. If I do that two or three days in a row I will get lightheaded not to mention fatigued and cranky.

It has caused me to reevaluate my final goal upward to 129 and then let myself lose the rest as slowly as necessary while I eat those calories back. I can do this for a bit longer to get 10 more pounds or so off (I have a bad back and all my excess weight is right on that part of my spine) but after that I'm going to have to take a break.

And all of you trying to eat 1200, with or without exercise, who go to work, or take care of kids, or go out with friends regularly or a combination of those: You aren't eating enough! 1200 is only for the purely sedentary, which should mean unemployed, no small children, no activity at all outside of exercise noted down in your diary. You are even supposed to log grocery shopping and cooking!

This is a vasovagal response and is likely the result of too few calories. I agree go see a doctor to get checked out just to be sure. I have experienced it in mild forms and have also fainted.

this. the doctor said so many women experience it and actually told me to eat more salt, drink some coffee, and keep exercising. but see a doctor to be sure!