Sudden lightheaded feeling?!


Question: Sudden lightheaded feeling!?
last evening and this evening i have all of sudden felt really lightheaded and kinda dizzy for a few seconds and then felt a little out of it!. i still think the same and everything just felt a little out of it!. someone said it could be blood sugar but i haven't been able to check it!. and it could also be from lack of sleep!. i took an adderall pill two mornings ago and since then i haven't had a good nights sleep!. and i don't have the prescription i took it for what i thought was gonna be fun please help me figure out what is wrong and how i can feel better!. the only reason im worried is because i know adderall raises your heart beat and my oldest brother had a heart problem!. i was wondering if that could have anything to do with it!. thanks for the helpWww@Answer-Health@Com


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it could be blood pressure, it could be viral infection,signs of coming stroke,lack of rest etc!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

When you are lightheaded, you may feel woozy or as if you are going to pass out!. Problems with the inner ear, anxiety and hyperventilation may cause lightheadedness!. Some people feel lightheaded for a moment when they get up from a sitting or lying position too quickly!. This dizziness, called postural or orthostatic hypotension, is caused by a drop in blood pressure to the brain when you change position!. It usually passes very quickly!. You can take steps to avoid it!. Before you get up, sit on the edge of the bed or chair to get your bearings!. As you stand up, tighten your leg muscles!. This causes more of your blood to flow toward your brain!. Other possible causes of feeling lightheaded include dehydration and heart problems or anxiety!. If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure or heart problems and feel lightheaded, tell your doctor!.

The one below is what happened to me for a week or so!. I did small exercises each day for about 5-10 minutes by moving my head in different positions!.

Benign positional vertigo is brief periods of vertigo caused by changes in the position of your head!. It is the most common cause of dizziness in adults!. It happens when crystals of calcium carbonate, normally present inside the balance mechanism of the inner ears, break off and fall into an areas where they can cause vertigo!. The vertigo occurs when a person is looking up or down or side to side or is rolling over in bed!. The spinning sensation usually lasts less than a minute!. It can occur anywhere from once a day to every time a person moves his or her head!. Benign positional vertigo may follow labyrinthitis, Meniere's Disease, head trauma, prolonged bed rest or extended periods of anesthesia, or it can appear without any apparent cause!. It usually goes away on its own in about 4 months!. If you have severe spinning sensations, talk to your doctor!. Benign positional vertigo can be treated with repositioning (Epley) maneuvers

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