fainting when standing up

I DO have discomfort in my chest, but only periodically, and only when staning up after sitting for quite a while. When i stand up quickly, i feel pressure in my chest and head, and my heart beats really, really hard. Not fast, but hard. It goes away after about ten seconds, but it is horribly uncomfortable when it happens. I know that I have orthostatic hypotenison. Could this be the cause of this?

Lately, I've been having problems with balance when standing up after lieing down. I become faint and often have to steady myself before moving on. On several occassions, I have actually have actually blacked out,albeit briefly, but nevertheless fell and hit my head. I immediately got up and luckily have not hurt myself. Would you tell me what this is symptomatic of and what kind of physician I should be discussing this with.

What was your pulse doing with standing versus lying down? I believe your arm should not be hanging straight down when you take it standing, though it shouldn't necessarily have to be clear up at shoulder height. You might try resting the lower part of your arm on the kitchen counter (maybe use a thick book on top of the counter if it is down too far for your height) without leaning and see what happens?

My problem is, when I stand in one position for too long, I become really dizzy, weak, lightheaded, I feel like fainting, my vision turns dark, and I hear buzzing. I have to keep moving when I am standing. This has been happening for awhile. This used to happen when I was younger, my mom thought I didn't have enough sugar, I don't think it's that though. I can't see a doctor till I get medicade.

I use to have fainting spells. It is normal to get light headed when you go from a sitting to standing positon, but to pass out regularly isn't normal. You may be dehydrated, or you may be anemic if you are female, especially if you have heavy cycles. This is just my 2 cents based on my previous experience, but I would go to a GYN doc or your family doctor and ask them to check your Hemoglobin, which is the component of the red blood cells that deliver oxygen to the body.

Hey, I have a question about my blood pressure, when I measure it while sitting it reads usually around 100-115 / 60-68, but if I stand up and measure it again it inmediately goes up to 120-125 / 80-85. Heart rate goes from 70 sitting to 90 standing. Is this something I should be concerned about or is it a normal reaction? Lately I've been a bit dizzy especially when walking, not dizzy as in vertigo but as in a mild fainting sensation. Thanks in advance.

Has anyone ever had lightheadeness only when looking up and standing up. I understand why I could get lightheaded when standing, but why would I become lightheaded just from looking up or raising my head up after looking down? I also get a pit in my stomach (nauseated) when this happens. I was just recently told by neurologist that migraines were the cause of a number of neuro symptoms Ive had since March.

(in one spot,not walking) i start to get hot n dizzy.i went to white waters today n we were standing in line n all the sudden i got real hot n dizzy.my eats felt real wierd n my vision got blurry for a couple seconds n i felt nauses.it really concerned me because i have never felt that before.i felt like i was going to pass out.

what is fainting disease, my son has fell down while standing. He has fell down 4-5 times in last 18 months.while morning school prayer. some dark shadows comes in his eyes & immediately after that he fell down. after felldown he remain unconcious for 30-40 seconds only. Today I consulted with a Neuro Doctor Puneet Syal (MD- Medicine) He told that my son may have chances 95 % of Fainting or 5% chances of Epilepsy desease and he advised MRI, EEG, ECHO & ECG TESTS.

I would say that the fainting was probably due to low blood pressure from standing up too quickly. Most people have a small blood pressure drop when they stand up. If your blood flow isn't great (which I guess in theory could be related to ischemic colitis), then you can often have more of a blood pressure down when standing up, which can make you pass out. High blood pressure medications can contribute to this.

Make sure you aren't standing up too fast and that you aren't sleeping on your back at night. Anemia is a good one that is sometimes overloooked so definitely ask your mid-wife if she can check your iron levels.

I decided to check my heart rate change from laying to standing since I have noticed that my heart races when I stand up and was honestly shocked by how high it got. After lying down for 10 minutes I checked and it was at 88 bpm, which is pretty normal esspecially since I'm young and not particularly active. However when I stood up my heart rate instantly jumped and was at 144 after a minute. A couple minutes later I checked it and it was at 156.

For the past couple of days now, I have been getting a somewhat dull headache on the right side of my head slightly above my eye. This occurs when I'm standing up and active, but when I sit down, it ceases to bother me.

Well last week, I came home from work and was standing in the doorway having a conversation with my mother-in-law when I all of sudden got a feeling of standing up to fast (but I had been standing there for at least 5 to 10 mins) Everything went black and I woke up laying on the ground and she was standing over me yelling my name, She said I looked very confused, and I couldnt answer her for a few mins.

This could result in a drop in blood pressure once you either sit up from lying down or stand up suddenly. Please follow up with the cardiologist as this can further result in decreased ejection fraction. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

20 weeks here and I've been having the same thing. It would be low blood sugar or that you just stood up too fast or have been standing for too long. As long as you aren't fainting and you don't lose you're site, you should be ok. If it gets worse talk to your doctor. I almost fainting in hobby lobby whole standing in the check out line, I had to crouch down so I didn't fall over. It was low blood sugar, I was starving. Try keeping some snacks with you.

Hi. Thanks for responding. You asked what I'm usually doing right before I feel "faint"... It's happened on more than one occasion early in the morning when I'm in the shower. I get up at 4:45am and I'm fine when I get up, but when I'm in the shower, I don't even have enough time to wash all the soap off when it starts to happen and I have to jump out and run to the bed and lay down. Within just a few minutes, I'm fine again.

He sort of just fell and he did not put his arms out so i know he fainted while standing up, he hit his head on the ground hard and he was "sleeping" for about 30 seconds to a minute. My dad rolled him on his side and tried waking him up and he got up eventually. He does not know what happened or how he got in his bed, where he walked to about five minutes after he got up. So if anyone knows what this is or what is causing this it would help me out a ton thanks.

I will go to sleep and then wake up in the night needing to use the bathroom. Upon standing, my heart rate will race up to 170 bpm, then will come down after less than 10 minutes. I do have abnnormal EKG (inverted T Waves). Sometimes I get very dizzy and have to lean up against the wall to keep from fainting. I get terrible sporatic palipitations and become fatigued with very little exercise. I have an appt with a cardiologist next month.

s happened to me a couple times but only with my current pregnancy. The first time I was standing in line at Walmart when I started seeing black spots, then all the noise around me sounded far away. I sat down on a bench and broke out in a cold sweat. After about 5 minutes I was OK. I think it was low blood sugar. I needed to eat. It happened twice more, but that was the worst.

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