Dizziness.Blood pressure related? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

LinziLoo · 09-25-2005, 03:20 PM

As I was in the process of waking up this morning, I kept tossing and turning in the sheets and kept feeling extremely dizzy. I sat up and my whole room was spinning...I could not keep focus on anything. I sat there a minuete and it went away. I got out of bed and made it to my couch where I then called my mother for advice. She asked if I had eaten the day before and I told her yes. I had not been drinking the night before...nothing unusual. We got off the phone and I showered still feeling sick and uneasy. When I got out of the shower and bent my head down to wrap the towel around my head everything started spinning again and I collapsed. Now, I do take prozac for depression and I had forgotten to take it the past few days, and I HAVE done this before and have NEVER had such a problem. I sat down trying to keep my cool and not panic. I took deep breaths and tried to focus on something until I felt somewhat normal again. Just to make sure it was not in my head, I forced myself to bend over again and see if I had the awful dizzy feeling again. I did...I noticed if I did NOT keep my head upright...I would feel this almost undescribable feeling again. If I tilted my head down or back...it was awful. Has anyone else ever had this problem? Does anyone know what might have caused these dizzy spells? I sat in one spot for an hour and finally it went away...and I am finally feeling a little better, I just wish I knew what on earth would cause this extreme dizziness. Also.....I have suffered from panic attacks in the past and I don't think this is panic related , but I could be wrong....I just never had quite a dizziness caused from bending over or backward. Anyways..anyones help will be greatly appriciated. Thank you for your time- Also..I have never had problems with my blood pressure before...I am only 18 and am in pretty good health so...again if anyone knows what this could be a sign of please help.

crabbyroad · 09-25-2005, 07:45 PM

It could be, but it could be vertigo, sinus pressure, clogged ear canal. Im leaning more towards the latter than HBP. If it continues call your doctor for a check up. Also even though you haven't had dizziness while skipping doses of prozac, doesnt always mean your body will react the same, that is a possibility too.

LinziLoo · 09-25-2005, 08:23 PM

Crabbyroad:

Thanks so much for your info. I am not quite sure what vertigo is though? Anywho...it is then end of the day and I am still feeling a little uneasy. Mainly I am just scared to go to sleep and wake up feeling like I am spinning in circles again. Anywho..thanks again-linziloo

Uff-Da! · 09-25-2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LinziLoo

. . . I got out of bed and made it to my couch where I then called my mother for advice. She asked if I had eaten the day before and I told her yes.

You ate, but how much did you eat? You aren't anorexic, are you? Or extremely thin?

Decades ago when I was in high school and college, I used to get dizzy and even faint quite easily. I was extremely thin, 5'5" and 103 pounds, even though I tried to gain weight. I never went to a doctor for it, but now suspect that it was probably a combination of low blood sugar and low blood pressure.

I also get dizzy sometimes when I'm coming down with the flu or a virus of some kind, perhaps not as extremely dizzy as you say, but dizzy enough to stay put for a while instead of moving around. So do you feel well otherwise?

All the things crabbyroad suggested are also possibilities. If you have the problem again tomorrow, you might want to call your doctor for an appointment.

LinziLoo · 09-25-2005, 11:41 PM

Uff-Da :

Well, I am 5'2 and 120...so I am not anywhere near too thin and I am not anorexic. I had eaten plently the day before and I have never had dizziness like this before... I looked up my symptoms online and I think I may have BPPV....I am going to see about going to my doctor tomorrow..I am really concerned about this-Thanks again-Linziloo