sometimes when i'm sitting down or laying down and i get up, i'll get really dizzy and everything will get blurry or turn dark. do you know what this is?
2007-05-09 12:00:30 · 3 answers · asked by Kaitlynn 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
sometimes when im sitting or laying down and i get up i get really dizzy and everything gets blurry, or it gets darker. what is this? and what should i do, like should i go to a doctor and see if it needs to be treated or should i not worry about it?
2007-05-09 12:16:50 · update #1
Orthostatic hypotension - Low blood pressure when standing up. When you are sitting or lying down, your heart doesn't need to pump so hard to get blood to the brain - it doesn't have to push it uphill so far. But when you sit up it hasn't had a chance to pump enough blood to compensate for gravity pulling the blood downwards, so you don't get enough to your brain for a little bit, and you get dizzy etc.
2007-05-09 12:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by Seraphim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sudden blood pressure change.
2007-05-09 19:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low blood preasure
2007-05-09 19:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by just a christian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋