Dizzy feeling

[otpractitioner 0]

I feel completely fine except when I'm bending down and then get up and then I get really dizzy. It's not my blood pressure, that's really good! Any body have any clue what it might be and what I can do to make it go away!

[Khy 16]

When was your surgery? I was feeling very dizzy post surgery and the thing that made it go away was drinking a sugar free sports drink with electrolytes. You can try it and see if it helps.

Khy

[SeattleSue 25]

When you say your blood pressure is good, what is it?

[Sassygirl06 962]

sounds like it could be one of two things, orthostatic hypotention can happen when you bend down to fast, or get up out of bed to fast. you dont need to have high blood pressure to have this happen. the sudden movement can cause a sudden drop in your bp and this can give you that dizzy feeling. making sure to go slow to bend down and dangle one foot at a time over your bed (when getting out of bed)for a few seconds, then get up slowly from bed. also being dehydrated can cause your bp to be high, or to low.

could also be an inner ear infection. Fluid build up on the ear can tamper with our ability to stay balanced and increase dizziness apon bending over due to the pressure increase as the fluid moves. the feeling associated with this is a dizzy feeling and like the room is spinning, you may even sway. have you been swimming lately, or do your ears feel like they have extra moisture in them? doesnt have to be pain or fever for this to occur.

[otpractitioner 0]

My BP is 128/78 I drink 0 calorie caffinated energy drinks all the time but my Water intake is really lacking. Maybe I am dehydrated but I am not experiencing any other symptoms of dehydration. My ears feel fine, haven't been swimming in several months. The dizzy feeling is the only complaint I have. I am 5 months and 1 week post op and I have lost 78 lbs. I am only 33 lbs away from my goal weight of 150. I am hoping to reach my goal by Christmas.

[ouroborous 519]

It's orthostatic hypotension (fancy words for "position-based low blood pressure.") I deal with it all the time and I've learned to just cope with it. It only lasts a few seconds, and if I stand up slowly, I almost never have problems with it. It's also seemed to improve over time since my surgery.

It's extremely common among WLS patients, and not really a concern if you just make sure to stand up slowly (and make sure there's something around you to hold onto in case you forget and it gets bad).

Drinking more Water may help, but to some extent it's just something you have to deal with; in the list of pro's and con's of WLS, it is one of the (small) con's.

Edit: I should mention that it makes no difference what your BP is when sitting or standing still. Orthostatic hypotension is a BP drop when you change positions (specifically, when standing quickly). Unless you happened to be wearing a BP cuff and measuring your BP just at that moment, you'd never be able to detect it.

[otpractitioner 0]

Thank you! Good to know! I have to agree with you with all the possible side effects of WLS this one is minor! I'm blessed!!

[DESERTDOC 3]

Hello,

It could be a myriad of things, one of which is Orthostatic BP changes. If you are extremely stooped over at the waist it could also be increase Intracranial Pressure, an ear infection, Vertigo or one of many other things. Watch it, be aware, allow for it. If it does not self resolve please see your health care provider.

Desertdoc

[Rainydayz 27]

I've had Orthostatic hypotension all my life. It happens sometimes when I stand up from sitting or bending over. Sometimes I will have tunnel vision or my vision will totally black out for a few seconds and I just have to stand there until it clears back up. Annoying but not harmful as long as I don't try to walk while blind!

[virtygirl 11]

I'm so glad someone asked this question as I've been experiencing this over the past week. I'm 3weeks out from surgery. It can be quite disorienting at first. Happens when sitting awhile then standing, bending then standing upright also when getting up from bed.

[str8outtajerzy 9]

The same thing happens to me and I noticed it's only when I have not hydrated properly, just make sure you drink enough until your pee is almost clear and you should be fine.