Do these symptoms mean anything? Should I ask my doc about it? - Children's Health Message Board

Kealoha · 07-06-2002, 02:40 PM

Hi, I'm just seeking some advice. I'm 17, turning 18 soon. Anyway, this doesn't ALWAYS happen, but it happens so I was wondering if it means something. Every now and then I get a little dizzy or everything seems like it's going to blackout when I stand up from a sitting or laying down position. Sometimes it's really bad, to the point where I think I feel like I might blackout (I actually haven't blacked out before). Most of the time I'm fine, I just might get a little dizzy every now and then or something. But sometimes it's kind of scary because I feel like I am going to black out. Is this because of blood pressure or something? I think I have relativley low blood pressure 100/60 or 105/56 somewhere in that range. I just went to the doctor last week to get a physical for college, but I didn't have to pee in a cup, I didn't get a blood test or anything. It was just all ur basic, heart, lung, throat, ears, stomach, spine (I still go to a pediatrition). I have to go to the doc this monday to get my first Hepititis A shot, should I ask the nurse about these symptoms? Or is it nothing and I should just not make a deal out of it? It hasn't really happened that recently (within the last month or so) but it has happened before, and I'm sure it'll happen again in the future, what do you think? Thanks in advance.

Amy42601 · 07-06-2002, 03:41 PM

Just a quick question...have you recently changed your diet? That could be the cause..if you're not eating enough, that could be it, or if you've dramatically increased or decreased a caffeine intake...that sometimes makes me dizzy. Just wondering as you hadn't mentioned anything about your eating habits.

Amy

Kealoha · 07-06-2002, 04:53 PM

Hi. No I haven't made any drastic changes in my eating or sleeping habbits lately. I guess I'm pretty small I'm about 5'4" 114lbs size 3 in pants, and I usually eat whatever I want to, whenever I want to, but I do have atleast 2 or 3 square meals a day. It's not like I've changed my living or eating habbits, so I don't know why sometimes I get dizzy/black out like when I stand up, and sometimes I'm completley fine (like now). It's really bizzare to me...

Nancy S+13 · 07-06-2002, 05:46 PM

This is definitely something to ask about. Your blood pressure seems a bit low.

Kealoha · 07-07-2002, 01:23 AM

Yeah, I think my blood pressure seemed a bit low too, but the doc never said anything about it, cause when it was measured in their office it was at 100/60 and it was about 10 in the morning, isn't the morning suppose to be when ur blood pressure is the highest? But yeah I haven't been feeling like this these days at all, so I'm kinda hesitant to ask, because it's not bothering me, right now...