Do I need to see my doctor?

If you have to ask someone if you should go to the doctor, then you should. You're obviously concerned about it and only a visit tot he doctor can really alieviate your fears/concerns.

You should definetly get check out as soon possible


I have a similar thing happen to me. I was losing weight but getting dizzy

I had to cut back exercise for a bit and eat more....like 1800 cal from my original 1330 cal.


I did it for a few weeks and gradulally went down to increase my weight loss again. I am fine now. But sometimes your body needs a break.

Go to your doc to get check out. Just in case but it may be a case of too much.

So to chime in with the same advice... LOL see a doctor.

I had/have this issue also. When I stand too quickly, I get light headed and lose vision for just a second (things go pretty blurry...). I had extensive blood work done, an EKG, etc. Turns out, I have circulation problems. Easy enough fix... My doc suggested I wear diabetic panty hose (sexy stuff! LOL) OR... don't stand up so quickly. BUT my case wasn't sever. It ONLY happened when I went from laying or sitting to standing too quickly. it's called Orthostatic hypotension. It's more common in elderly, but obviously... I'm not "elderly" just yet. I'm only 27. Get checked out! Could be a number of different problems and it's best to know than not to know.

This happens to me, too --- and while it is usually related to a rapid,but temporary, drop in blood pressure, unless you have a persistant problem, the doctor won't really be able to do much for you. And if your doc DOES do something, go get a second opinion.

That said - drink water! ASAP!

All this is assuming the random and short-lived light headedness is your ONLY issue --- I notice people here are ready to write your obituary, but you have said nothing about other issues. I have no other issues, random light-headedness and the doc started with the most reasonable treatment - WATER. It works.

That was my first thought. I'm guessing OP is living in the northern hemisphere, the problem starting in recent months may have to the with the temperature change. Most people gets fixated on numbers when it comes to drinking water and they carry it all through the year whereas the body gets used to it and it's always reasonable to up the water intake in hot months. It's a common cause for blood tension related dizziness.

It doesn't hurt to try and drink more water for a few days and see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't, then it's better to see a doctor.

I don't think women's vitamins normally contain iron so it is possibly anemia

Most of them do...but it may not be enough depending on your diet and body chemistry. I had this problem, even though I was taking a daily multi-vitamin with iron in it. I was diagnosed with iron-deficient anemia and have to take an additional iron supplement. Have it checked out to be on the safe side. It could be an ear/sinus infection or it could be something else.

Go see the doctor, and take about a week of your food log with you. The doctor was happy to see mine last time and she made a couple of great suggestions too. That way if it is potentially linked to your diet if nothing else is obviously wrong (like anemia or an ear infection) that is valuable info for them to have.

Definitely, as recommended - go see a doctor.

Self-diagnosing, or interwebs-diagnosing is not a good idea. I used to do it all the time, and it would just make me paranoid.

That said, I had a similar issue as well and saw my doctor about it. I would get dizzy spells, but only if I got up from a sitting position or something similar. I would be sitting at work, get up to go do something, get dizzy, after a few seconds it would pass, I'd carry on. Or eating dinner at home, get up to get water, get dizzy, after a few seconds it would pass, carry on. During this time, I noticed my BP and pulse were pretty low, like 88/66 and <55bpm (low because I am not an athlete). Low BP isn't to be trifled with if it's consistent with side effects, so I made an appt. It turns out with all my further improved lifestyle changes, the 12+lbs I'd lost in 3mos and the marked increase in exercise - I didn't need to be on the bp meds I was on. So got off those (yay drug free!), bp is much better, like 110/74 around there and my pulse is more acceptable 64+.

Two weeks later (now), starting to get the same low BP problem (was 98/67 last I checked), but my pulse is good and I'm not having dizzy spells... But do have occasional issues taking extremely deep breaths when I want to. (And oddly, this is not a problem at all when I work out. So maybe it's all in my head because I'm over thinking it.) A friend of mine who is a registered nurse said I might be anemic. (Possible, because I am pescetarian and haven't really been monitoring my iron intake.) Anyway, going to monitor for the next week and if it continues, will make an appt with the doctor.

I'll say it again. Make an appt with your doctor. ^_^

Go see your doctor. I could be sinus...it could be something more serious.