When I don't get enough sleep, I get dizzy and lightheaded, and the more sleep-deprived I am, the worse it gets. It doesn't take an awful lot of missed sleep to produce this - this week I had three nights in a row of getting about 6 hours sleep, and the first night I got mildly dizzy later in the evening, but the day after the third I felt lightheaded all day just sitting at my desk at work, and the same the day after that although I'd had 8 hours.
I was advised it might be low blood sugar, so have been very careful to eat enough and eat well, but it's made no difference.
My doctor just says that tiredness shouldn't cause dizziness - that's a lot of help! - so if anyone can tell me why this happens, and if there's anything I can do to alleviate it (besides getting more sleep) I'd be grateful.
2006-10-20
10:18:39
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