Diagnose me please...

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  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    might be vertigo. Something wrong with your inner ear. Does it happen when you bend over or go to lay down?
    Yes on the bending over, but it's when I come back up from bending over, not when I'm doing the bending.
  • schobert101
    schobert101 Posts: 218 Member
    Your equalibrium may be off. I know you said not to say go to the doctor, but to be honest, people online are not Doctors and your best bet would be to go see a PROFESSIONAL... not internet folk.

    Some people online ARE doctors but I would not be so presumptuous to attempt a diagnosis online and no one else should either. The above is the best answer I have seen yet.
  • busymom2625
    busymom2625 Posts: 2
    I've had this problem before and so has my daughter. In our cases, we both had low iron. An OTC iron supplement helped us.
  • schobert101
    schobert101 Posts: 218 Member
    Your equalibrium may be off. I know you said not to say go to the doctor, but to be honest, people online are not Doctors and your best bet would be to go see a PROFESSIONAL... not internet folk.

    Some people online ARE doctors but I would not be so presumptuous to attempt a diagnosis online and no one else should either. The above is the best answer I have seen yet.

    Oh OK I now see you already saw a doctor and got tested. That wasn't clear from the original post. good for you.
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    Hmm... the same thing happens to me... I have little chest flutterings as well. Sometimes I have to balance myself after I stand up. My doctor doesn't listen to me at all because she thinks I'm a hypocondriac(sp?)... it took me over two years to get her to take my gall bladder out.
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    might be vertigo. Something wrong with your inner ear. Does it happen when you bend over or go to lay down?
    vertigo was what i was going to suggest too
  • amorgan51
    amorgan51 Posts: 1
    it could be anything from low blood sugar to just standing too quickly. Even if you're eating well, you may not be the eating the right things at the right time. Make list of what you and when you eat to see if there's a gap in what you eat or when. But, if this an ongoing issue with you would it not be wise to see your Dr.
  • KateCon912
    KateCon912 Posts: 200 Member
    Happens to me all the time. I think it's pretty common.
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    Hmm... the same thing happens to me... I have little chest flutterings as well. Sometimes I have to balance myself after I stand up. My doctor doesn't listen to me at all because she thinks I'm a hypocondriac(sp?)... it took me over two years to get her to take my gall bladder out.
    Weird - I get little chest flutters too! Not often, but often enough that I wonder about them. I always thought it was just anxiety. hmmmm..
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Post Subject: Diagnose me please...
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor.
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    Do you really want to risk it? Why *wouldn't* you go to a doctor? Even if someone posts the EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS it could be a completely different problem and solution. You'd rather take the (possibly well-educated) guesses of strangers who cannot examine you over a medical professional that might actually be able to run some tests - or at least, you know, see you in person?
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    Post Subject: Diagnose me please...
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor.
    Footer on every page of the forum:
    Posts by members, moderators and admins should not be considered medical advice and no guarantee is made against accuracy.

    Do you really want to risk it? Why *wouldn't* you go to a doctor? Even if someone posts the EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS it could be a completely different problem and solution. You'd rather take the (possibly well-educated) guesses of strangers who cannot examine you over a medical professional that might actually be able to run some tests - or at least, you know, see you in person?

    I did go to a doctor.
  • Myobi
    Myobi Posts: 129 Member
    This happened to me for quite a while due to a combination of a then-out-of-whack thyroid and a super-nasty inner ear infection. If this is happening every time you stand up, here is your diagnosis: Something is wrong that needs to be treated by a medical professional. Ignoring it only makes it worse, trust me.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I'm not a doctor, but I play one on MFP...
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor.

    Ok.... go see a physician.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor. Just looking for someone who may have a similar problem.

    I get dizzy when I stand up. Nearly every time I stand up, the room spins a bit and then my eyes refocus and I'm fine. I drink water - not as much as I should, but about 6 glasses per day on average. So, I don't think I'm dehydrated. I've never had Blood Pressure problems, either high or low. I eat enough. Work out a lot. Any ideas out there in MFP land?

    Ok dont go to a dr,because getting 50 million diffrent opinions from random people on the internet is a much better idea:huh:
    I dont even have health insurance and I would go to the dr. And yes I had similar things happen to me and it was blood pressure which i never would have known about if i hadnt gone to the dr lol
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I think you have a very rare case of Ellemenopia. Going to the doctor would be a waste of time as it is incurable. Your best bet is to take whatever you have saved up, travel around, and have lots of end-of-the-world sex.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    You need to eat kale. it will fix your dissyness. Trust me, juice it up. get a juicer. and make a drink.
    after 5 days of 2 1 cup kale drinks a day you will be better.

    If you are also able to, some real raw ginger root. peel it and mix it in the drink too.
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor. Just looking for someone who may have a similar problem.

    I get dizzy when I stand up. Nearly every time I stand up, the room spins a bit and then my eyes refocus and I'm fine. I drink water - not as much as I should, but about 6 glasses per day on average. So, I don't think I'm dehydrated. I've never had Blood Pressure problems, either high or low. I eat enough. Work out a lot. Any ideas out there in MFP land?

    Ok dont go to a dr,because getting 50 million diffrent opinions from random people on the internet is a much better idea:huh:
    I dont even have health insurance and I would go to the dr. And yes I had similar things happen to me and it was blood pressure which i never would have known about if i hadnt gone to the dr lol
    Well aren't you lovely?
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    If you didn't spin around in your desk chair for 20 minutes before getting it, it might not be so bad!
    Durr....I should have thought about that. Thanks for your expert opinion.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    I am a healthcare professional. It sounds to me like Flintstone's Syndrome. It is actually quite common. Unfortunately, even as advanced as we are in the 21st Century, there's nothing that we can Yabba Dabba Do about it.









    Seriously, seek YOUR Doctor's advice, it's probably nothing more than postural hypotension caused by dehydration or something, but only YOUR Dr knows YOUR health history.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    did anyone mention anemia? that really could be it. and you need the iron.
  • MamaKatel
    MamaKatel Posts: 180
    I get VERY dizzy when my allergies are acting up. Its awful.
  • starracer23
    starracer23 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I was thinking that it sounded more like an ingrown toenail ;)
  • pope369
    pope369 Posts: 159 Member
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor.

    I'm sorry, but this is a question for a trained professional like a doctor. I don't mean to be harsh, but you're being foolish if you don't look into this with someone who's licensed to give you advice. Just my two cents . . .
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    you said you don't have low blood pressure, but you might. especially if it is worse when you are squatting, or kneeling and sitting back on your heels then stand up--those positions reduce circulation and if you do have low blood pressure it can cause you to see stars a bit.

    I've had low blood pressure my whole life and this happens to me.

    another possibility is a dramatic dip in blood sugar, perhaps you can look into keeping low-glycemic snacks handy and eat little bits several times a day to keep the sugar level stable.

    finally, you could just be eating too few calories overall, especially around your workouts.

    blessings.
  • darlilama
    darlilama Posts: 794 Member
    When I was younger... and much healthier... this happened to me all the time. I ate very well, exercised a lot and had a pretty low, but healthy, BP (it could drop to 90/60, but ran normally about 105/70). I also had the "chest flutters". Now that I'm older, a little heavier and my BP has come up a little (still healthy, but not as low), it rarely happens. The worst was when I'd get out of bed in the morning... my eyesight would just black out and I'd be dizzy, but I never actually passed out. When I questioned my doctor, she told me to be sure and move my limbs around before getting out of bed or standing from a sitted position... just to get the blood circulating again. It did the trick.

    Of course, if you're not overall healthy, and you don't have ear issues, it's time to find a new doctor!
  • starracer23
    starracer23 Posts: 1,011 Member
    If you didn't spin around in your desk chair for 20 minutes before getting it, it might not be so bad!
    Durr....I should have thought about that. Thanks for your expert opinion.

    Not a problem- people actually pay $100s of dollars an hour for me to think for them!

    how much thinking will you do for me if i give you .15cents?
  • Panda_Jack
    Panda_Jack Posts: 829 Member
    Herpes.
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    and please don't tell me to go to the doctor.

    I'm sorry, but this is a question for a trained professional like a doctor. I don't mean to be harsh, but you're being foolish if you don't look into this with someone who's licensed to give you advice. Just my two cents . . .

    It's not harsh, but I did go to the doctor.
  • trini14
    trini14 Posts: 110 Member
    I never can understand when it comes to health problems people always ask others to diagnose them, see your doctor. Yes, I am in the medical field. Yes, it could be orthostatic hypotension, or something quite minor, or even something serious but only your doctor can take everythig you've been doing and come to a conclusion. Yes, doctors are "practicing" medicine but I'd rather have their advice.... Just saying.

    To OP: what did your doctor say? It's okay to get a second opinion, I know you said it's quite far for the other doctor, but try to make the time. Write a log of every time it happens, what were you doing, how did you feel during and after the episode, and any other important symptoms... This should help the doctor as well.
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