Whenever I get up in the morning or even just get up out of a chair I get this weird feeling & my vision either gets so blurry or goes totally black for a few seconds. Sometimes my hands & feet feel really numb too .. its so weird. & the other day I had just gotten up out of a chair & was walking upstairs & the next thing I knew I was sitting on the floor at the bottom of the stairs sooo I guess it must have made me pass out!
I'm 14 & healthy! What is wrong w. me !??
Its been like this for months but its been worse lately.. it happens almost everyday.
2006-11-22 01:41:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
First of all, if this is happening, you are not healthy. This could be a number of things, blood pressure, cholestorol, dehydration, but you definitly need to see a doctor.
2006-11-22 01:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by mom*2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Orthostatic Hypotension, and I suffer from it as well. Basically after you've been laying down for 8 - 10 hours or so, your blood pools to your back, and as you get up it quickly drains to your legs, without enough time for your autonomic system to stabilize the blood. This causes the blurry vision, and generally a weird feeling in your head as well (or at least for me), and occasionally a loss of balance. Afterwards the autonomic system restabilizes your blood pressure. It's nothing serious really, but you may want to still see a doctor.
2016-03-29 05:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is almost certainly due to postural hypotension. Everyone has a small drop in blood pressure when they stand but for some people the change is sufficient to cause symptoms as in your case. The only risk is injury due to faint. Most everyone has gotten up too quickly and experienced this and I remember fainting once when I was a teenager due to this. If you are having symptoms and fainting please see a physician as there are medications for this.
2006-11-22 01:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are only 14 you should tell your parents about it and they will most likely have you see a doctor. Even at your age it could be related to blood pressure but only a proper doctor's diagnosis would tell you for sure.
2006-11-22 01:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by william a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you can see from the above answers, there is a lot of things that this could be. All of them needing a doctors attention. Please talk to your parents and tell them what is going on and that you need to see a doctor. If you don't tell them, they don't know.
2006-11-22 01:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low blood pressure or low blood sugar. You could be diabetic or hypoglycemic. Do you feel weak also? Are you starving yourself?
GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!!
2006-11-22 01:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen a doctor? It sounds like your heart. poor blood flow will cause those symptoms.
2006-11-22 02:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol dont let them scare u it happens to all of my family. its low blood pressure but it shouldnt do anything to you medically other than seeing black
2006-11-22 01:50:42 · answer #8 · answered by hiya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋