Question:
Has anyone ever had the shakes or fainted?

Today, I went to a wedding and started feeling lightheaded and shakey. I started shaking all over and may have fainted. I had been standing almost an hour when this happened. Someone got me a seat and I began to feel better right away about 10 minutes later, I felt fine. I hadn't had anything to eat that day except a protein supplement (it was 8:00 p.m.), but that is not abnormal for me. I'm going to call my surgeon Monday, but I was wondering if anyone else experienced this.    — Lisa N M. (posted on July 13, 2002)

July 13, 2002
No meals till after 8 pm. Not good it can make you ill. <P> Some things that can cause this, dehydration, low or high blood sugar, You diabetic, blood pressure? Are you still on any prescription drugs? Typically blood pressure, blood sugar and others drop after wls. You prescriptions will likely need adjusted or dropped althogether. This symptom got me off blood pressure meds. I got dizzy and felt faint a lot.
   — bob-haller

July 13, 2002
I can tell you that I used to experience terrible shaking when my blood sugar dropped. But, I also have the added pleasure of being anemic and have been known to "kiss the floor" when my iron levels are extremely low. As Bob said, there are several things that could be the cause, I'd tend to think it was the lack of food. Skipping meals can do you in!
   — Lisa S.

July 13, 2002
Not eating for a long time will do it to me.
   — charanewme

July 14, 2002
I had this happen to me at about 6 or 7 months post-op....fortunately I was at my girlfriend's house who is a nurse. for no reason, I started shaking & started to go down.....I never followed up with it...but we assumed that it was blood sugars....it pasted within a 1/2 hour. You best resource is your Dr. Let us know what he says....thanx. Karan
   — chance2lv