Question:
When I stand up fast, I always get a little light headed, and I was wondering
if anybody else experienced it, and if so, do you know what causes it? any help would be appreciated. — Katrina K. (posted on January 21, 2004)
January 21, 2004
I have been getting dizzy and feeling light headed for about two weeks now.
It is mainly when I have been laying down then I get up. I heard my iron
may be low so I started taking iron a few times a week, I hope that works!
— [Deactivated Member]
January 21, 2004
There could be a number of reasons as to why you are getting lightheaded. I
am 16 months out, and still get dizzy at times. I went to the Dr.s, and had
a CBC done, and everything came back fine. My problem was, I wasn't eating
enough,or drinking enough fluids. Even after 16 months,I still have to
remind myself to eat. What I'm tring to say, is go see your Dr. Untill then
stand up slowly. Good Luck
— Melody D.
January 21, 2004
There are so many reasons you could be experiencing lightheadedness when
you stand up. Your blood pressure could be low, your potassium could be
low, you could be dehydrated or not eating enough....the list is long.
Best to mention it to your doctor and get him/her to do a little
investigation.
— Cathy S.
January 21, 2004
YES, same thing with me...My blood pressure for some reason now runs low- I
really don't know what to do about it..I just have to remind myself to get
up slow...I now know what the saying "weak in the knees" means-
good luck Kim
— WABBIT F.
January 21, 2004
It's low blood pressure. I have it happen all the time. Stand up slower
and you shouldn't have any problems with it.
— Patty H.
January 21, 2004
Had the same problem--early days of post op my surgeon told me I was
dehydrated needed to drink more, my blood pressure now had a tendency to be
low
— debmi
January 21, 2004
Happens to me all the time. Rebecca 10/03/01 265/140
— RebeccaP
January 21, 2004
It is called orthostatic
hypotension...You need to make position changes slower that
should solve it ....Some meds could cause this as can your weight loss and
nutritional status,might even need lab work complete to evaluate further It
is best to inform your PCP,as he might have more suggestions..........God
Bless......Donna
— littlelady B.
January 22, 2004
Ditto here with the low blood pressure and the orthostatic (also called
positional) hypotension. My BP is down in the 90/60 range most of the
time and my pulse is in the low 40's. In fact, my last visit to my PCP
resulted in an EKG being taken because he was concerned about the slow
pulse, but the EKG was perfect...JR
— John Rushton
January 22, 2004
That used to happen to me for the first 7 months, off and on. My blood
pressure runs low now that I am post-op. But back when I had those light
headed spells I was dehydrated and need to increase my protein intake long
term. but for the short term I had to get some food and water down in me
to get instead relief. But by drastically increasing my water intake
usually just salved my light headedness over the long term. I do remember
I felt that way in the mornings, but by eating and drinking more by late
morning and the afternoon.
— 1ariel
January 22, 2004
That happened to me too, even blacked out momentarily once. It was from
dehydration.
— mrsmyranow
January 22, 2004
I get the same way,it could mean you are low iron, I was anemic and ended
up having to have a blood tranfusion and still have problems with
dizziness, my blood pressure also runs low, like around 96/63... you might
want to call your doctor and ask him/her to be sure!!!
— bikerchic
January 22, 2004
Hi! I had this same question for my surgeon and he said it is orthostatic hypotension (or hyper) sorry
not sure which. He told me that a lot of post ops have this but that it
will go away when Im done losing and my weight stablized. I lost 100
pounds in 4 months and he said that as I keep losing it is totally normal
for it to happen.
— Tracy_Jo
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