Dizzy spells

[hmk715 217]

Does anyone experience dizzy spells whenever they stand up? I'm 7 weeks out from surgery, down 40 pounds from surgery (down 71 total). I eat around 600 calories a day. I've been experiencing dizzy spells, brief ones, whenever I stand up from sitting down for too long or from laying down. Anyone else experience this? Im going to try and remember to take my blood pressure and check my sugar at those points to see if it's that. Not sure what it is. Anyone else experience this? What ended up being the issue?

[Brightfuture058 26]

Did you have high blood pressure before your surgery? and take meds?

[bikrchk 1,313]

I did early on. Mine was from low blood pressure due to slight dehydration. I upped my Water and added G2 for the electrolytes which helped.

[Droppeddeadweightdiva 0]

Dehydration is a real strong contender in the dizzy spell fest post op along with possible low blood sugar or pressure. Make sure you are drinking enough fluids and take a little more time when you stand or sit up. Hope you figure it out soon.

[hmk715 217]

Did you have high blood pressure before your surgery? and take meds?

I did, yes, to both.

I'm definitely going to up my fluids. I've been worried about that from the beginning.

[Brightfuture058 26]

Dehydration does sound like the problem, but I know a lot of people who had high blood pressure before surgery and it normalized after. There was no need for medication anymore. It sound like your blood pressure might be dropping when you go from a lying to sitting or sitting to standing which is causing the dizzy spells. Keep track of your blood pressure and consult with your doctor and the best think you could do is stay hydrated as much as you can.