When I go from sitting or lying down to standing up, I sometimes experience a strange collection of effects including a sensation of heat in my head, increased heart rate, vision going dark (not blind, but darker) and seeing purple flashes/spots in front of my eyes, and a whining/buzzing noise in my ears.
This can last for up to thirty seconds, and varies from a brief annoyance to an effect so severe that I have to sit back down and wait for it to stop. Not all the symptoms are present every time.
I don't think it's because I'm standing up too fast - I don't move any faster than average. It's worse if the room is hot, and at its worst when I'm getting out of a hot bath. I have experienced this for a few years and had thought that it was improving, but now it's getting worse again.
I'm seventeen, female and otherwise healthy. Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing, and if so, should I be worried? My family has expressed the opinion that I'll grow out of it.
2006-08-12
23:33:40
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