Question:
i feel light headed
im 4 1/2 months post op down 90lbs, almost everytime i get up to a standing position i feel light headed,i try 2 get in at least a protien drink or 2 a day and i eat at least 1 meal,but my calorie intake is very low, im really not hungry most of the time i wonder is the light headness is caused by the fact my blood sugar gets to low. — JOAN D. (posted on February 9, 2003)
February 9, 2003
Yes, having low blood sugar can dizzy feelings. Also having low blood
pressure can cause this.
— John P.
February 9, 2003
Joan,
Are you on blood pressure meds; they may need to be adjusted. Low blood
sugar could make you kind of dizzy, but I've had numbers in the 50's with
no visible effects. Ask you PCP about your problem.
— Janis D.
February 9, 2003
I too have this happen to me. Especially if i go from a crouching position
and stand up real quick. I asked my surgeon about this and he kinda laughed
and said welcome to being thin.... ??? He said that when we sit or crouch
down it's restricting the blood flow, and when we stand up, the blood
shoots up so quickly it can cause a little dizziness. I'm not sure if he's
correct. But I do know that I have always had low blood pressure, and when
i was severley obese these things would not happen. I went for my tests
recently and everything came back fine... I dunno!! Good luck to you! 7mos
post op at arround 160lbs, -102 lbs
— Sunny4x4chick
February 9, 2003
I had this exact same problem last summer. I went to the doctor who did
lab work and found out I was anemic. I am not taking iron tablets and the
dizziness and anemia resolved. Please see your doctor your body is telling
you something.
— Ronda L.
February 9, 2003
Me too! I never had this problem until after WLS. I've complained over and
over to my doctors and no one knows. But my blood pressure has gone down to
88/40 or so. Evidently it goes lower when I get up from lying or sitting.
So far I have'nt passed out... so far. It does pay to remember NOT to get
up fast and to have something to hang on to. I do have problems with B-12
and am anemic too. Seems this is all to common after WLS, but it won't help
us if we get hurt from falling.
— Danmark
February 9, 2003
I've been this way my whole life. It's gotten worse since surgery 5 months
ago. I've had testing done my whole life & I'm not anemic or anything
that they can find. I don't take BP meds & I have normal everything
according to the tests. I've had throughout my life, lots of incidents when
I pass out. Maybe one or two a year. I haven't found that eating or not
eating has anything to do w/it in my case. & yeah, I take my vitamins,
iron included! Good luck with this & I hope you find the solution for
you!
— LionGirl2k
February 9, 2003
have your dr check you for hypoclycemia (low blood sugar) I had the same
thing and ended being that...
— Deanna Wise
February 9, 2003
sorry i spelled it wrong its hypoglycemia (at least i beleive this is how u
spell it)
— Deanna Wise
February 9, 2003
I get that way as well (at 7 months post-op). Once, I fainted (hadn't
eaten in about 7 hours), but other than that, it's light-headedness/things
going dim for a second or two.
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Not sure whether it's a combination of low blood sugar (twice my
non-fasting blood glucose done with my regular blood tests was 75) and low
blood pressure (my blood pressure was normal when I weighed 427) or one or
the other individually...
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Just know to get up slowly now as well as not go 7 hours between meals
*G*...JR (open RNY 07/17 -152 pounds)
— John Rushton
February 9, 2003
hi there:) i too go through this alot. i was 1 year post op on feb 8th. i
had a docs appointment recently and had blood work done as well as blooed
pressure checked and my pressure is on the prety low side but according to
my charts ,its been low for a while, even pre op i never had issues with
high blood pressure. the blood work results havent been able to be viewed
by the doctor yet so im patiently waiting to hear how things are lookin. :)
— carrie M.
February 9, 2003
Great weight loss. Congratulations. Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth
here. I suffered from light headedness post surgery. It was due to
dehydration. How is your water consumption going? I had a stricture that
caused me to spit up most of the water I swallowed. Once I had that taken
care of, I was able to drink sufficient water to keep my blood pressure
normal and the light headedness and fainting stopped.
— Julia O.
February 10, 2003
Have had this happen as well,... two things that were contibuting to mine
was that I was low on potassium and I was dehydrated. Didn't feel like I
was dehydrated at all, but I was and I was drinking my 64 ozs of water a
day!!! The potassium/water is linked. Had to add in more water and 1/4
teaspon of moron's lite salt (high potassium) for about 1 month and I have
been fine. I got to lose the salt but had to keep the water level high.
Surgeon and PCP stated that the water goes through just as quickly as
anything else and might just need more to be absorbed. Hope this helps!
Kelly RNY 3/1/02 326 to 179!
— Kelly L.
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