Anyone have dizziness issues?

 A week or two ago, I had an incident where I passed out in the shower after I got dizzy, and when i was in the hospital, my BP was dropping when I stood up.

The final "diagnosis" was that I was dehydrated.

That sounds great if I didn't drink a minimum of 80oz of water a day, and usually more. 

Since then, I seem to get really dizzy whenever I get up from my recliner and when I take a shower and bath. I took a bath yesterday and came really close to passing out again. (I drank 4 liters of water during dhe day prior to that) (the good news is that I'm back from Vegas and this only put a small dent in my weekend!) 

I'm not really sure what to do - it's causing a lot of anxiety but the doctors have told me i'm fine. 

My BP runs low usually - on a good day it's maybe 100/70. I'm assuming the dizziness is related to drops in my BP but I don't know why that started happening recently. I'm just wandering if anyone else deals with this and gotten any explanations from a doctor (i'm not looking for medical advice, but i'm just curious - i'm at a loss here). 

Girl, as often as you & I talk, I'm surprised I haven't told you that I had a couple dizzy spells lately. One time happened when I got on my knees to look under my bed for an earring that fell. I got up & the room was spinning so I closed my eyes for a couple seconds but still felt a little light headed for a while. I'm not sure if my issue is th same as yours. I'd like to hear what others have to say too.

 Ive experienced it a few times off/on since surgery, but it was usually a couple seconds and never realllyy serious. I guess after my fall, and my now sore ribs that's cramping my workout style, I'm really anxious about it. I think I'm also just irritated that every time I call the advice nurse and ask my PCP, i get the same BS drink more water b/c its dehyrdation answer.  My bladder is wishing I was dehydrated. 

I don't have any solutions but for the past week I have been pretty dizzy. I thought I was gong to faint today. I told the dr about it and they said it could be related to my constipation (TMI) and that I was dehydrated so go home and take a laxative and drink water. That was like 3-4 days ago and I've done that and my dizziness is still here and happens at random times even when I'm walking, standing still or getting up from a sitting or laying position. It's getting to the point where I might go to urgent care again and request labs. It's actually scaring me...

Must be something in the air!

I have been having more spells lately, as well.  The first few times it happened were right after surgery, when I know I hadn't gotten enough to drink.  But now I am super aware of how much I'm drinking and still having issues.  I almost passed out at softball practice last week! 

I have the most problem when I get up from a kneeling/squatting position and am wondering if it's orthostatic hypotension.  This is very new to me, as I had EXTREMELY high BP before surgery.  I don't see the surgeon again until July and don't really want to wait that long to make sure this is normal.  With the frequency it's been happening, I will probably be calling my PCP this week.  For now, I'm just trying to get in extra water and change positions more slowly (though it's not really helping much!).

See now these posts scare the crap out of me!!! It makes me think hmmmm should I get the surgery??? Out of all the things said on this forum this actually scares me the most! I HATE feeling dizzy and definitely don't like passing out!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!

 I dont believe mine is WLS related since I have to be on a BP med for a heart condition - at least that's what I think - it's a BP issue. 

But even if it was....Id happily take this little complication in exchange for the benefits. 

 I think your right... I am on 3 pills for high BP, 1 for high cholesterol, 1 for diabetes and insulin also! I think it will be worth it in the end. I just worry about coming off meds before they do make me pass out... I'm sure my Dr will fill me in when I get closer to surgery... 

Maybe, your BP med needs adjusting? Do you have A-Fib?

I *may* have long QT synd....im on 25mg of atentolol....my cardiologist said he doesnt want to reduce the dosage.

But then again, I wasn't *diagnosed* with this until Feb 2011 and then last week I had a normal EKG. So who knows...maybe im on these meds for no reason.