Getting Dizzey When You Get Up

I was wondering if any of you knew what contributed to the dizzeyness and or loss of vision when you get up. Now this used to happen to me on rare occasion, but for the last few months its been happening everytime I get up! At my friends house I hit my head on the top of his couch (Which is solid wood mind you) just because I went out of it for a second, which is beggining to make me think something odd is making this happen, since it just started. I mean im 15 and fit, so I dont see why this is happening. Could it be contributed to eating less (which I've been doing recently) and/or not drinking enough fluids (Ditto)?

Don't get up so fast.

Yes to the eating a drinking. Might want to see a doc if it keeps happening all the time...that's not good.

Not eating and drinking properly, especially at this time of year is very dangerous. That's most likely part of your problem right there.

Chemical imballance perhaps.

You may want to invest in a protective helmet so in case you start tipping over(which sounds like it will happpen soon) you dont bang your head too badly.

This happens to me all the time, especially when I'm getting out of a car. In general, not getting up so quickly helps out quite a bit. Also, if it induces headaches, take some over-the-counter stuff to relieve it.

Well its not like im getting up *that fast*, its the same speed I always do, its just that as of recently I keep getting the problems. Basically I milkly lose my senses for a second (a la hyperventilating) and my vision kind of fades out and back (kind of like changing channels on digital cable) and while its not a big problem, it just made me worry if theres a bigger issue with my overall health. Fortunately I don't get headaches :)

Are you on any sorts of medication? Dizziness when you stand up is often a side effect of that.

This used to happen to me every once in a while (I'm the same age as you, also). This typically happened when I had been laying down for a while, and then was getting up. I think it happened the most when I was at loss of sleep, or exhausted (such as during a long day at work). I've heard of this happening to other people, so I don't think it's a big deal.

However, if the dizziness keeps increasing in frequency, I'd reccomend asking someone in the medical field about it, or possibly searching webmd.com for the cause and/or solution.

Go get it checked out... it could be a sign of unhealthy blood pressure levels.

It used to happen to me when I was younger. I doubt that it's anything serious, it'll probably fade away by itself.

Go get that checked out if its really happening very frequently. If it gets severe then you have vertigo which can be caused by something a little more serious like damage to an ear drum, low blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, or a brain tumor.

My mother fought with vertigo for a year until doctors finially figured out it was diabetes. She would just get dizzy about once or twice a week. You're young so its probably nothing too seroius, but if I were you I'd definately get it checked out by a doctor. It never really hurts to have a doctor check up on you.

It's ok - it's a pretty normal occurence.

There's even a name for it; I forget, but it was in Birdsong which I was reading a couple of days ago. Anyhow, don't worry about it.

Something like this used to happen to me to. I'd get up real quick, i'd have this heat/blood like rush through my head, a numbness then be disorented for a few second.

I say go get a check up and get some blood tests done. Could be something with your circulation.

Every time? I'd check it out.

How is the heat there? If it's warmer, you should drink even MORE than usual, so if you're drinking less than before, that works doubly against you. Not only that, but most of your water comes from food, so if you're also undereating, that's a big issue.

Thanks guys, I'm not on any medication and dont have any diseases that I know of, and last time I checked my blood pressure was good. I guess it's just there, however if it gets any worse I'll be sure to see a doctor about it

Why don't you get mommy and daddy to buy you a hovercar so you never have to get up.

I used to get that all the time...I think it happens to people who are underweight and have low blood pressure...

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I was wondering if any of you knew what contributed to the dizzeyness and or loss of vision when you get up. Now this used to happen to me on rare occasion, but for the last few months its been happening everytime I get up! At my friends house I hit my head on the top of his couch (Which is solid wood mind you) just because I went out of it for a second, which is beggining to make me think something odd is making this happen, since it just started. I mean im 15 and fit, so I dont see why this is happening. Could it be contributed to eating less (which I've been doing recently) and/or not drinking enough fluids (Ditto)?

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Are you diabetic? If you go to a cardiologist, s/he will probably tell you that you have a condition called syncope or near syncope, which is an imbalance of those chemicals your kidneys produce (for some reason, the word eludes me and I know it's really simple) making you faint or almost faint. I had this same condition when I was your age and first they test you for diabetes. If your family has a history of diabetes, you don't necessarily have to have it to have the syncopes. After some tests, they discovered why I was blacking out and my cardiologist prescribed a drug called Atenolol, which I took for several years. No more blacking out, fainting or anything. Hope that helps. Here's some links.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/drb...otension.shtml

http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/187/58877

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~hs0dad/...l/atenhmpg.htm

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This is an early symptom of HIV, which then transforms itself into AIDS. You've got maybe 3, 4 months to live. Better get working on that Pile of Shame!

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Wow. I'll give you an A for the troll effort, but that's about it.

It's caused by the blood in your body not able to get to your brain fast enough. It only happens when you get up too fast. There isn't enough blood to keep the motor running, so it chugs and sometimes turns off (passing out). Nothing serious though.

it could be a lack of potassium in your blood. Or low blood sugar.

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Wow. I'll give you an A for the troll effort, but that's about it.

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See, you forget... AIDS = funny when being an asshole on the internet.

I use it all the time.

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There's even a name for it; I forget.

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It's called a "headrush".

It may be due to low blood pressure. I get it sometimes too.

Eating less and/or not drinking enough fluids? That may be what's causing it. Low blood sugar and dehydration can do it.

Be careful with this. I'd see a doctor.

Maybe you should lay off the Vicodin.