I'm So Dizzy!

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@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
April 8, 2018 3:25am CST
During this past hour at the computer I've been dizzy on and off. Do you think maybe it's time for me to retire for the night? I hope that will work. The doctor says this dizziness isn't related to the heart problem. He doesn't know why I sometimes get dizzy when I'm sitting down. Usually I'm at the computer when this happens. It's late, so I will go to bed after I post this, but it often happens in the afternoon. I just can't figure it out. The doctor says I won't pass out, even though I feel like I might. Sometimes I feel better when I stand up. Have you heard of this before?
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 18
Maybe you spend a bit too much time at the computer and your eyes get tired but really I'm only guessing. I think as you get older funny things happen. I can get dizzy if I sit or stand up too quickly but I think that happens to a lot of people.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I think that's temporary low blood pressure. That can happen to me, too, under similar circumstances. This is a bit different than that. I can be sitting here in front of the computer without moving more than my hands or arms for at least a few minutes, and suddenly I feel very woozy. The world doesn't spin, but I fear I will faint if I stand up. I don't faint, and after a while the feeling passes and I'm OK. Maybe my body is reaching its expiration date, or at least it's "best by" date.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
@JudyEv Yes, but none that seem really major. Time will tell. Mostly mine are inconveniences.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 18
@bagarad That IS different. You seem to be having a few health problems at the moment.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
9 Apr 18
I do too but not sure why unless it is still from the anemia ... doctors have no reason for you?
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
10 Apr 18
@bagarad Mine I think is still anemia related.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@bagarad Did it say if it is a short time symptom or something that goes away as your body adjusts to the medication?
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
I did read anemia can cause it, but I don't have that. I think it may be medications.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
8 Apr 18
I try to be in bed by around 10:30 PM. I'm not responsible for what I might say or do after that...I'm really not that alert.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
@Morleyhunt I did that when I was working. I'm glad I've left that life behind. I enjoyed the work, but not the commute than made me get up so early.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I've always been a night owl. Don't expect anything rational about of me before 10 AM.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
9 Apr 18
@bagarad now I'm a morning person. I can get up at 5 and have a full day's work done before 9AM.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Apr 18
No I haven't. Maybe it has something to do with your eyes in some odd way.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I recently had an eye exam that didn't uncover any problems.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
10 Apr 18
@HazySue I'm pretty sure now it's a side effect of the heart medications I take to keep the palpitations under control.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
9 Apr 18
@bagarad I hope they find what is causing this dizziness.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
9 Apr 18
Could it be vertigo? You might want to take a day or two away from the computer and/or television and see if it persists.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
After reading up on vertigo, I don't think that's what it is. It just may be my medications.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Apr 18
@Starmaiden I wear glasses only for distance. I have had cataract surgery and my eyes are set to nearsighted, like my natural eyes were. I do more reading and computer work than work when I need to see far away, like when I'm driving.
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• Canada
9 Apr 18
@bagarad Do you wear glasses? If not you may need them while on the computer.
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@ivanituut (1934)
9 Apr 18
Just take a rest my friend and also take a medicine :)
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
11 Apr 18
I'm going to bed right now before I just fall over. I'm really tired tonight.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Apr 18
@ivanituut I tried, but it didn't happen.
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@ivanituut (1934)
11 Apr 18
@bagarad okay take a good rest
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• Philippines
8 Apr 18
Yeah, it's better to get some sleep now before you ends up fainting.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
That's why I went to bed. I really should have done that anyway earlier. But you know how it is when you start myLotting.
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Apr 18
I don't think that your dizziness has anything to do with spending time on the computer. I feel "light headed" no matter what I do. Are you on blood pressure pills?
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I'm on Metoprolol, and since October the doctors have been trying to get my dosage adjusted properly again to prevent my heart palpitations. I went to bed around 2AM last night. Before I could fall asleep I got a case of palpitations that lasted until 6AM. When that happens, I'm supposed to take a bit more Metoprolol (12.5 mg). My regular doses now add up to 75 mg. I'm not always light-headed. It happens periodically, almost always when I'm sitting.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
9 Apr 18
That sounds to me like an inner-ear problem (of course I'm no doctor.) Sometimes I get vertigo when seeing things scroll on a screen.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
I've been reading up on vertigo, and I think I have straight dizziness without vertigo. Might be from low blood pressure with all that high blood pressure medication I take to prevent the palpitations.
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@wolfgirl569 (108325)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Apr 18
I hope laying down helps. It sounds like your doctor needs to check for other things
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I'll try to see my internist after I finish the taxes.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 18
It is time to rest eyes and brain and take a break from this device.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I did that, and went to bed like a good girl. An hour later I got a case of heart palpitations that lasted until 6AM. Needless to say, I'm not at my best today. I only got about four hours of sleep. Think I'll wait until tomorrow to work on taxes again.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
8 Apr 18
Take some good rest my dear friend and follow your doctor's advice
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
My cardiologist has not given any advice about this dizziness. He just says it's not related to my heart. After taxes are done I'll need to see my internist again.
@porwest (92743)
• United States
8 Apr 18
Ack. That doesn't sound like fun at all. Being dizzy is icky. Hope you figure it out and get rid of it right quick.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
It isn't fun. Last night I had let myself get pretty tired, but I'm not always tired when it happens. I hope I can figure it out soon.
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@august18 (3907)
• Tunisia
10 Apr 18
I do too and I'm becoming addicted to painkillers day by day because of this.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
8 Apr 18
I haven't heard of that before but I'd follow whatever advice the doctor has to offer
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I hope it's not to stay off the computer.
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@Kakashi20 (670)
• Philippines
8 Apr 18
When I'm dizzy I drink hot milk and eat sandwiches.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I"m not supposed to have either one -- even for lunch. I don't think this is a 'dizzy" kind of hunger.
@Berrygal (5834)
8 Apr 18
You need some rest dear
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
That's easier said than done. Even after I went to bed last night I got heart palpitations that were worse than the dizziness and they lasted three hours in spite of all I did to try to stop them. Hard to sleep when that's happening. I finally got to sleep about 6.