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 · 3 answers · asked by rissaofthesaiyajin 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It actually just sounds like orthostatic hypotension. This is a very common phenomena experienced by many. What happens is that when you are sitting, the blood is pooling more in your lower extremeties (legs and feet). When you stand up, the blood has trouble circulating fast enough to give you adequate supply to your brain. Your heart starts to beat faster to try to pump the blood to your brain. Be careful when you stand up and give yourself some time to make sure you're ok before you try to start walking.
The next time you go to your PCP mention this and see if they think other tests are warrented to rule out anything.
2006-08-13 06:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by eyegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have the symptoms for anemia and you should consult your doctor about what it is exactly that's causing it before you can figure out how to treat it. It can be as easy as changing your diet to something needing an operation. Please don't follow your family's opinion, if you don't feel good, go to a doctor (or several doctors). You don't just grow out of it. I hope this helps.
I could be wrong about you being anemic, I recognize these symptoms from a high school friend. It's best to go to consult a doctor for something this chronic.
2006-08-13 06:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by loki_niflheim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be a symptom of a serious condition.
Since you've been experienceing it for a while, I would suggest that you likely won't outgrow it.
You should truly seek medical advice on this as it could be an indication of a more serious problem than "growing pains".
Have you researched http://www.webMD.com ? They might be able to give you some possible source for your affliction. BUT you still should see a doctor.
2006-08-13 07:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jojo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋