Has anyone experienced Bracycardia post RNY

How is your blood sugar? Is this happening after you eat? I wonder if you're having extreme episodes of reactive hypoglycaemia? How is your blood pressure and electrolyte levels? This is very troubling!

Wow.  I am so sorry to hear that you are struggling thid way.  I hope you get to the bottom of it soon.  Good luck.

The dizziness you describe when getting up sounds like orthostatic hypotension. My husband has this and I know there are others on the board with it as well.

Common treatment for it is to increase both your fluid and salt intake. It sounds like 2-3 L is reasonable already, though make sure on days when you run that you get more than your 'usual'. If your blood pressure isn't in any danger of being too high and you've never been told to reduce your salt due to blood pressure, I'd add in some salt and see if it improves (ditch any low sodium products, add in a cup of broth in the evening, more cheese, etc).

There are also some basic exercises you can do to help avoid episodes of it, like clenching your abdominal muscles before standing or bending over.

I'm not wondering if it is low iron.  I will call the clinic Monday to see if they got the results back from last week.  We'll see.   I will also ask them about salt and electrolyte levels.  I am sure whatever it is will show up in the 1 year blood work that  I did.  Hopefully anyways.  :)

Who said anything about iron?

Ask about orthostatic hypotension specifically. People don't always, or even usually, have particularly low blood pressure at all times, it is transient and often caused by movement and can't typically be caught by a blood pressure test.

Good luck.

What I meant to say in my last message was that I think that it is low iron, after reading and talking to others .  It makes sense as I have other symptoms that I haven't described, such as bruising on my legs after simple things such a crossing them.  I also have a history of anemia.  Usually when I have been low in the past, I have just a general feeling of "fogginess", and fatigue, but never dizziness.  I will ask about the hypotension as well.  It is worth mentioning.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Ahhh, that makes more sense now! Good luck getting it figured out.

Hello

I have the dizzies too, for me it is low blood pressure.

I check mine weekly at the Walmart pharmacy, they have a machine, it only takes a
moment to do and is real easy. You even get a print out to keep, so you can keep track.

I think other pharmacies have this machine too, it's an easy check and you can get a better idea
of what your blood pressure is doing.

StaceyP

yes my heart rate and BP dropped drastically.  Currenly, as I sit here, my heart rate is 52 bpm.  My blood pressure runs anywhere from 90/40 to 110/60.  I am not exercising.  I was running in the summer and fall time and LOVED it but my heart rate was a lot lower then too.  When I had my gallbladder out in July, the nurses continually commented on how low my pulse was (in the 40s consistently) and asked if that was normal.  But now that I am no longer running...due to knee pain and winter....my pulse has risen a little bit.

I used to get dizzy all the time too.  And still do if I stand up to quickly especially if I am squatting or bending over, but it's not quite as bad now as it was in the summer. 

I also get dizzy and shakey and all of that when my blood sugar goes too low.  Do you have any BS issues?

40 - 47 bpm is low according to textbooks but I don't think it is low for people who are in shape and actively exercise on a regular basis.  And of course everyone is different, so what might be low to one person may be normal to another.

Not that you shouldn't ask your doctor though.  But my gut instinct is that there is nothing wrong.

I just went over this with my Dr. I too am resting at 40 bpm.
He says alot of runners have this rate (which you do) I too have been really active. I would check the iron and maybe your sblood sugar. Good luck