Dizziness and Heart Racing? Sort of Blackouts?...Help?!
Question: It has been happening all this year but not everyday.
I am at my locker and I get on my knees to get my books and all of a sudden, I get really dizzy and I start to get in a panic and my heart races. I feel like I want to fall over but I try to ignore it and get my things done and when I get up, I lose my balance a little and then I am fine within like 5 seconds of getting up.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? I told my parents and they said if he keeps happening and more frequent, they will take me to the doctors.
Also, sometimes like during Allergy season or when I don't feel good, whenever I get up, I have these semi blackouts. Like I get up and my vision starts to get bad like dim and grey but I'm fine in a few seconds.
Does anyone know why this could be happening?
But if anyone knows why this could be happening, then I wouldn't need to waste money to say one thing and I'm out.
Answers: It has been happening all this year but not everyday.
I am at my locker and I get on my knees to get my books and all of a sudden, I get really dizzy and I start to get in a panic and my heart races. I feel like I want to fall over but I try to ignore it and get my things done and when I get up, I lose my balance a little and then I am fine within like 5 seconds of getting up.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? I told my parents and they said if he keeps happening and more frequent, they will take me to the doctors.
Also, sometimes like during Allergy season or when I don't feel good, whenever I get up, I have these semi blackouts. Like I get up and my vision starts to get bad like dim and grey but I'm fine in a few seconds.
Does anyone know why this could be happening?
But if anyone knows why this could be happening, then I wouldn't need to waste money to say one thing and I'm out.
Hi! Sorry to hear you're having to go through all of this, and at such a young age! What you're describing can be attributed to a number of different causes. Of course this space couldn't even BEGIN to cover all of them. But a couple of things come to mind. On the one hand, you say when you bend down and get up you kind of "blackout", with a racing heart. This is indicative of low blood pressure, where your heart is not beating strong enough to get blood and oxygen to your brain, resulting in the disoriented feeling you're describing. But then you mention the possibility of anxiety, from which both your relatives suffer from. It is quite possible that you are suffering from anxiety. When a person experiences an attack of anxiety they feel as if they are having a heart attack, or that they are going to die. Along with that you can have sweating, heart palpitations, pain, etc. It really DOES feel like you're having a heart attack! But alas, most people are not. Anxiety often runs in families. It runs in mine as a matter of fact. It feels horrible while its happening, but it CAN be helped with medications, as you know. But I would first get yourself checked out physically to make sure you are not suffering from something serious. I doubt that you are, but you never know. And regardless of the CAUSE , its very dangerous to go around (not to mention uncomfortable!) on the verge of fainting all the time. And don't let them dismiss you simply because you appear to be young and healthy. Make sure the doctor does a complete work up including blood pressure, blood work to test for anemia, infection, hormones, and if it were ME, I would insist they take a CAT scan of your brain and an EKG of your heart just to make sure nothing more serious is going on. They will try to tell you its completely unnecessary but have your mother INSIST. You cannot afford to take chances with your health. In the meantime, don't worry over it. That's not healthy either. More than likely it will not be anything too serious and you'll be back to yourself in no time! I hope this has been of some help to you. If you should need additional help, feel free to email me anytime! Good Luck!
Much Love,
Playmate
Anxiety, panic attacks, a heart problem, inner ear problem...really it could be any number of things...the best plan would be to get it checked out by a doctor so that it can be treated.
Have you lost a lot of weight recently? Has this just started?
I used to have a lot of seriously fainting blackouts, and i still to this day have the dizzy sensations that you have.
Part of your problem may be low blood pressure and/or bad circulation.
It could be from stress, or anxiety.
It could also be a type of heart problem.
I have never blacked out from a panic attack but you never know it effects everyone differently.
I saw all kinds of doctors for a year or two about it, they strapped me with heart monitors, tilt table tests, and had no idea why i was having them. but i noticed when i gained a few pounds the problem went away.
My guess is low blood pressure. Try getting a little more sodium and maybe a multivitamin into your diet.
There are few things that can cause this, but for sure, it's not something that happens to healthy people. It sounds like an endocrine issue, but you are going to need to make sure your blood sugar levels are O.K. You can be tested for this by taking a glucose tolerance test, but I would hold off on that test and make sure a few other things are in order first.
If your adrenal glands are being overworked, this will cause you to be dizzy, especially if you find that after sitting in a chair for a few minutes and then stand up quickly and you feel dizzy, that is a sure sign. There are some other things you can test to check the health of those adrenals, but you will need a helper to do them. Have someone take a flashlight and hold it 90 degrees to your eyes (on the side of your head about 9" to 12" distance from your head. With your eyes looking forward, have them move the light 45 degrees to your eyes while shinning the light on your pupil, while you still look straight ahead. Have them look at your pupil. It should reduce in diameter and then stay small. If it pulsates or gets larger in a few seconds, this is a strong indication you have weak adrenal glands. Another test is to lie on your stomach on a table with your feet hanging over the edge. Have the helper place both legs in a straight alignment with your torso so that both feet are placed together. Now look at the length of each leg, if one is longer than the other, your adrenals are being stressed.
These are simple tests to give you an indication of where the problem is originating. In order to fix this problem, you are must get at least 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Do not drink ANY sodas, especially ones with caffeine. You will need to go to: www.healthline.cc (not .com) and order the ADRENAL COMPLEX. Take 9 of the capsules before noon each day. Also order from the same company MAX STRESS "B." Take 1 tsp. each day until the bottle runs out.
Within a day or two you should be able to not have the experience with getting dizzy if you do the above. Now in order to truly fix any endocrine issues, you are going to have to address your blood sugar issues as well. You cannot truly fix adrenal issues unless you fix your blood sugar issues first.
If you are eating high CARB, LOW FAT diet, you are setting yourself up for many problems, especially the kind of problems you are having. If you are not eating the right kinds of fat or are deficient in fats, your body cannot make the endocrine hormones due to these deficiencies. These hormones, in particular, are steroid hormones that control your sex and thyroid glands.
If you are drinking sodas, you have to stop. That garbage does a lot of damage to your body that leads to degenerative diseases and diabetes type II is one of them. By flooding your body with sugar or (even the sugar substitutes are worse), your pancreas has to secret lots of insulin to deal with it. Insulin acts like a key that opens the door to cells allowing glucose to go through the cell membranes that are made of fatty acids with receptor cells that the insulin key fits into. These receptor cells respond to the insulin, but only if the receptor cells are agreeable. If you put lots of sugar in your body, these receptor cells get worn out and develop a resistance to the insulin key. When this happens, the insulin stays in your blood stream and the hypothalamus gets a signal that you need more insulin due to the glucose not being put into the cells as the high glucose is still there. This high amount of insulin in your blood will make you dizzy and many other symptoms like being thirsty, and your heart to beat fast, etc.
Additionally, the phosphoric acid you find in these sodas extract calcium from your body. You will be more susceptible to muscle cramps and bone loss from that garbage.
Now if you are eating mostly carbohydrates, you will set yourself up for blood sugar problems. So Low Fats, High Carbs will do this to you, big time.
Two great books for you to read that will help you understand all this much better is: "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, pH.D. --- a cookbook, but the first 63 pages are a great expose' on good nutrition and the 2nd book: "Life Without Bread" by Christian Allan, pH.D.
These two books should be read by every American. It's important you educate yourself now, so you can be more prepared to live a healthy life.
good luck
You're probably on the verge of having a heart attack , Dear. Just eat more fruits and veggies...do yoga. Peaceful, helpful, and good for the heart. Praying everything goes well for you!
GO TO THE DOCTOR they are trained to find out what is
wrong...I had wierd electrical heart problems and it
did not happen all the time and one doctor said
it was because I was a single young woman
good thing I went to another ...
do not guess with your health
What you could be looking at is a valve problem in your heart like a murmur. I have a heart condition called a mitral valve prolapse (MVP) a condition where the mitral valve in the heart is loose or floppy - it affects about five percent of the population. MVP has for years been misdiagnosed as panic attacks, and can be accompanied by mitral valve prolapse syndrome or dysautonomia (affects about 40% mvp sufferers) sufferers have low blood volume which causes lightheadedness when rising and a host of other symptoms which sufferers can have one, or all of. This can be diagnosed quite simply by a good doctor listening to your heart for irregularities and an ecg to get more info. If you did have MVP signs doctor would then send you to get an ultrasound or echo done to see the valve and confirm MVP.Mitral valve prolapse is a genetic disorder and seems to affect women three times more than men. It is one of the most common cardiac findings. There is usually no need to be concerned. The heart is functioning perfectly normally and does not tend to degenerate over time.
A really good diet and exercise is paramount for MVP patients.
BUT......
IMPORTANT : this is just based on my experience of having MVP - what you are feeling could be ANY NUMBER OF DISORDERS and so you should definitely see a doctor. I just wanted to point out to not avoid the GP as it could be something which a GP could diagniose quickly and cheaply - (if money is a worry) Just be educated about what things he SHOULD be testing for so they dont do too many unecesary tests.
Best of Luck