Light headed more and more!

 I get light headed once in a while too, mostly when I change from sitting to standing, or if I'm in the gym I'll have to stop for a moment until it passes.  My blood sugar is fine, so I'm guessing blood pressure.  And with it being sporadic, they probably won't catch it at the doc's unless you happen to have an episode there.  As BP changes all the time.  If you compare now to before surgery, it's probably a lot lower.  I know my bottom number used to be 80 and now it's around 65.  But definitely ask to be sure.

Cathy

 Yeah, i know its not my blood sugar either.  I have a bp cup so i always checked before surgery and was always always 120/80 ish, never low never high but haven't chrcked much after surgery so I went and got it and got it on my nightstand and we'll see when I get up during the night

Thanks for replying

Hi Nathalie,

I had this a bit earlier on post-op that when I went from sitting or lying down to standing too quickly I became very lightheaded and super dizzy, but the feeling would pass after a few moments of standing. I did some searching on the forum here and google and found what an above poster mentioned about Postural Hypotension. I also spoke about it with my PCP and she agreed that it was most likely the case based on my symptoms. I would talk with your doctor about it the next time you see them if your symptoms haven't improved. 

One thing I can suggest that helped me (although please don't ask where I read this, because I searched through many sites and it was a while ago :D) was that you can help it by holding in and constricting your core muscles when you shift positions. From my understanding the reason you get dizzy is because you were in a position for a long time where you weren't moving and the fluid and blood in your body was evenly distributed, then you stand and it all begins to quickly drain downward (hence the lightheadness). By constricting your core muscles, you also constrict the viens and arteries around the muscles and thus constricting the blood from flowing down as fast. At least that's what I understood. I hope that makes sense....

Anyways, hope this helped some and best of luck! 

Makes alot of sense, and sure enough, when I woke up, I was 98/67 :(
Thanks for your reply
Nathalie

Now that I'm reading on it made a connection that since october (since my depo shot) I have been bleeding 24/7 since that first day, I didn't go back for my shot that was due in June but still have it, now it can be caused by that right?  Too much loss of blood?
Thanks

Your blood work would reflect that though and you said it's normal.

I was thinking that since my last blood work was in march for my 6-month follow, maybe it wouldn't have caught it?
I don't know, trying to find a reason other then I could be on meds again...lol

I'm sure your doctor will do blood work to make sure. Low bp won't kill you, it's just a nuisance and you won't be on meds for it if it is that.