Getting giddy when I stand up

BerryH
BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've started to feel dizzy when I stand up, and often have to hold on to something for a second until I feel steady again. I haven't experienced this since I was a skinny, unfit 20-something.

I've always had blood pressure only just on the low side of normal, even when at my heaviest, and I don't think it's dipped. I was still normal when I last got checked at the doctor's a month ago. I eat a balanced omnivore diet and take multivitamins and minerals, so I'm pretty sure I'm not anaemic. The only things that have changed are I've lost 20lbs and I've changed from the combined Pill to the mini Pill. The latter meant I had two periods in short succession, but that ended over a week ago now, so I should be fully recovered.

Any ideas what might be causing it?

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  • StanziMasaki
    StanziMasaki Posts: 27
    Hmm.. I'm not sure what it could be. Dehydration maybe? You say you're taking multivitamins so I don't think it would be the iron loss from increased menstruation... I would say book an appointment with your doctor and make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids. ^O^ Please feel better soon and tell me how it goes!
  • mistyb47711
    mistyb47711 Posts: 861 Member
    did u check ur sugar when this happens?
  • roebuck1908
    roebuck1908 Posts: 185
    Hi you could have vertigo( inner ear infection) I had the samne problem with this last month get it checked out
  • kbeach08
    kbeach08 Posts: 184 Member
    I have that on occasion but I have fluid behind my ear that throws my balance off. Probably something you should have checked out just to make sure.
  • hughannah
    hughannah Posts: 18 Member
    i have had exactly the same in the past week, i think it may be where i have fallen under my calorie allowance daily
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