kinda worried...
 

You know that feeling you get when you 'get up too fast' and you get that weird feeling in your head?

I've been getting that a lot this week.. and just awhile ago, it happened again, but this time I was really disoriented, and the room got dark for a little while...like 5 seconds or so. I had to reach out for the wall...

I'm really worried... what could this be? I'm planning on seeing the doc ASAP.. but I don't know my work schedule yet or anything, plus I haven't seen a doctor since I moved here a year ago.. so I'll have to find one.

Anyone have any ideas? :(

If you are getting dizzy, it could be an inner ear infection. I had that and could not turn over in bed without my head swimming.

yea i was getting dizzy.. still kinda weirded out.. it hadn't happened in forever and it's scaring me how it's been happening all of a sudden

Definitely sounds like an inner ear infection. They suck. Since it's a virus, there isn't anything the doctor can give you to get rid of it, but you can get a prescription to help the dizziness.

Another avenue to check is your electrolytes. My mama & I both tend to get imbalanced if our sodium dips - especially in the summer. Sometimes it's remedied with something as simple as Gatorade - but my fiance gets a kick out of my having an "anti-dizziness" medication on hand in case the G-ade doesn't work! "She's so dizzy, she has to take pills for it!" :rolleyes:

I'm glad that you're seeing a doctor, texas*princess. If it's not an immediate diagnosis of an inner ear infection, demand a complete chem panel!

Wow, I do that a lot. I know the feeling; it's really scary. I've been so bad I've literally had to clutch the doorframe to stay upright.

I'm going to try the Gatorade suggestion. It also helps if you take time getting up to adjust, rather than just leaping up like I've always tried to do.

You could be anemic. Needing more iron in your system. Not a big deal. Can be fixed with iron suppliments. Def. get it checked out, but most likely its anemia.

ALL AVICE IS GOOD!!!

Get You ass to a Doctor!!!!! ASAP SI!!!

I am the strong one is dieing and you are to damn young!!!!!!:( :)

Go get it checked out!!!! Probably an inner ear infection--but better safe than sorry!!!!

Take care--
wendi

Go to the doctor. I get that feeling when I don't eat frequently enough. I have fainted a few times from low blood sugar levels. Feel better texas*princess.

I'm feeling WAY better this morning!!!

I'm still going to the doc to get it checked out.. all evening after my whole dizzy spell, my head kinda hurt..don't know if it was a headache or not.. because i rarely get those, and forgot what they feel like! hehehe

But I feel way better after getting a good night's rest.

I'm probably going to the doc mid-week. Are there any tests I should ask to be done just in case so we know for sure what it might be?

There are a number of possible exlanations for your problem T*P, but the ear infection and anemia sound like the best ones. I'm anemic and I get dizzy spells if I don't keep up on my iron pills. Another, more severe, and less likely probability is vertigo, but my bf had that and you don't have all the same symptoms. Good luck at the doctor!

That tends to happen when one has low blood pressure. I have low blood pressure (I mean not what I would call ER low blood pressure) but that can at times make one dizzy. Other than that I would think low blood sugar levels or dehydration. I hope you get it figgured out and feel better soon! :D

I'm with those who say it's due to low blood pressure. In high school I had really, really low blood pressure and that would happen to me all the time. My doctor told me to drink Gatorade or Powerade everyday to up my electrolite count, and that worked . . . although I definitely got sick of the taste of Gatorade.

I agree w/ this one - ask the doctor to test your iron. I was anemic on and off since I was 13 through my 20's. I would get up and feel dizzy like I had to sit down or fall down. Yours sounds like what I experienced.

I get that once in awhile too. I've just always figured it was getting up too quickly and a change in blood pressure or something.

Hope you feel better T*P

Hey TX Princess,
here's my input(watch that nursing school edu pay off!! ya!! :D )-while an ear infection is going to make you dizzy, it won't make the room start to go dark, a symptom you said you experienced. You need to tell your MD about that-it's very important. Ask him to check your blood sugar, because the other symptoms you described( the dizziness, headache) all sound like hypoglycemia(low blood sugar). Do you also get shaky, thristy, or sweaty?

I hope you can get into the doctor soon, and that everything is ok with you!!

That's what I had. I just had to eat at regular intervals. If I was extremely hungry the room would get dark, and I would have spots before my eyes. Next thing I knew people were picking me up off the floor. Luckily, it hasn't happened in years.

drink lots of water. you might be dehydrated

i just re read your post, actually what you have happens to me and my mom a bit too. it is low blood pressure. it just takes awhile for the blood to reach to your head. (haha). talk to your doc, but please dont worry yourself about it.

Bottom line, texas*princess, is that you really need a whole chem panel. Have your sugar, iron, sodium, etc etc checked, as well as your blood pressure. There's a myriad of simple things this could be - are you getting headaches afterwards? Nausea? Write as much down before you get to the doctor, and be ready to answer what your diet has been like, any changes in routine, etc.

You're in my prayers!

i think that is what i have now. it started in my class yesterday morning. it is a pounding pain that happens like a slow heartbeat in my ear. every once in a while i will get really dizzy. the pain is connecting to my head, eys, and throat. i was a work today and people thought i was weird cause i would stop moving all of a sudden from dizziness. it feels like crap.

I've had a similar sounding problem. I would wake up in the morning and as soon as I tried to sit up, I'd feel dizzy and sometimes my vision would get fuzzy/dark for a moment. I recall one occassion where it seemed like I literally could not raise myself to sit up even though my limbs were not "asleep".

One morning I got up and tried to walk towards the kitchen. My balance was so messed up that I ran into the side of the hallway even though I thought I was walking straight.

On another day, I actually had to crawl down the hallway on my hands and knees. On that particular occassion, I got the feeling that the problem was that my blood wasn't circulating fast enough. So, I [crawled] to the kitchen and made a cup of coffee hoping that the caffeine would kick start my heart. As soon as I felt well enough to drive, I got myself down to the doctor!

At the health center, they ran me through a bunch of tests to check my blood pressure, sugar levels, my vision, did blood tests for iron, looked at my ears and checked my hearing.

The doctor said that the cause was not out and out obvious, but she thought that my blood pressure was a bit low. She asked me if I exercised and I told her that I was on the rowing team. Ding! Ding! Ding! She suspected that I was waking up with low blood pressure and that's why I was having the symptoms I did - especially when it came to sitting up or standing up. Get this, she advised me to drink a little more caffeine and eat a little more salt!! She said that I was one of the few people a doctor would actually recommend this to! :)


Of course, texas*princess, I don't claim that this is what is causing your difficulty - I'm not a doctor. :) I would recommend that you see the doctor and let him/her do some tests. I doubt that there are any "special" tests you can request. The doctor is sure to run through the whole battery of basic "first step" tests. If nothing seems to be the cause, then they will consult with you to look into it further.

I hope you are feeling better soon!

.....Kelly :)

Hey T*P-
First off, I hope you feel better and get this thing figured out!!!

Now, for my input...I agree with everyone about the low iron/blood pressure/etc things. They all sound reasonable. The other question is, does it happen at certian times of the day or after you workout or something? My roommate has to eat a chocolate bar before she worksout (she plays softball); sounds counterproductive, but her dr said she didn't want her to have to be dependent on drugs for the rest of her life, and hes hoping the candy will 're-teach' her system to make sugar again, or something to that effect.

Also, have you thought about vertigo? I have that. I randomly get dizzy and grab the walls. After awhile, its kinda like a rollercoaster. It used to scare the shite outta me, but now I laugh it off.