has anyone gotten up too fast and actually seen stars?

[Nocturnal]

like not real stars, but little dots flying around the room? or does this mean im messed up in the head?

i only see it for a little while like when i get up too fast.

 

[aphex]

i get it fairly often, i think its normal.

 

[Rallispec]

yep, i know exactly what your talking about... it happens to me everyonce in a while when i stand up real quick too.

 

[Hammer]

It's never happened to me, but I know its caused by a momentary loss of blood flow to brain.

edit: sp

 

[Spooner]

i see spots 24 hours a day.

That normal?

 

[ElFenix]

you need get your heart more excercise

 

[AreaCode707]

Not all that uncommon. I get it worse when I'm at higher altitudes, less oxygen. Long as I don't black out, which I haven't, I don't worry about it.

 

[Zenmervolt]

<<you need get your heart more excercise>>

Not necessarily. What happens is that when you relax your blood pressure naturally drops. If you're really relaxed it drops a lot. No matter how good your heart is, it cannot immediately bring blood pressure back up to normal levels from a highly relaxed level. So the lightheadedness is from the small period between when you get up and when the blood pressure reaches normal levels.

ZV

EDIT: Hi HotChic.

 

[trmiv]

I used to get that all the time, doesn't happen quite as often anymore though.

 

[toant103]

yeb, it's white, flying around...............

Your not the only one i guess

 

[AreaCode707]

Hi Zenmervolt!

 

[Kelvrick]

I don't know if I see spots. I get lightheaded a lot though, so I just breathe deeper and kinda lower my head.

 

[Bignate603]

All the time, I have low blood pressure and if I get up fast I almost always have my vision get black for a second and sometimes get stars. I have another question though, if you get them when you're excercising is that bad? I used to get it during swim races.

 

[vi edit]

<< Not necessarily. What happens is that when you relax your blood pressure naturally drops. If you're really relaxed it drops a lot. No matter how good your heart is, it cannot immediately bring blood pressure back up to normal levels from a highly relaxed level. So the lightheadedness is from the small period between when you get up and when the blood pressure reaches normal levels.
>>



What he said

 

[WhiteKnight]

Postural Hypotension

I get that too very frequently. Some days it will happen almost every time I get up. My BP is pretty low, 105/60 ish and I exercise a lot (climbing, swimming, biking...). My Dr. said not too worry about it too much as long as it's only associated with position changes. If it starts happening when I'm just standing around for a while I'm supposed to let him know.

 

[Cattlegod]

i usually only get it when it is hot out.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Just curious, what's an average resting heart rate? I'm kind of curious because my blood pressure is a little below normal (around 110/68, textbook is 120/80) but my normal heart rate is around 87 beats per minute. Oh well, I don't pretend to be in shape so I guess it's OK.

ZV

 

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[Mookow]

<< Just curious, what's an average resting heart rate? I'm kind of curious because my blood pressure is a little below normal (around 110/68, textbook is 120/80) but my normal heart rate is around 87 beats per minute. Oh well, I don't pretend to be in shape so I guess it's OK.

ZV >>



Average resting heart rate is 72 per minute

 

[WhiteKnight]

My heart rate tends to me kinda high too, like 80 bpm resting. I'm in good shape and I exercise regularly so I dunno...

 

[Time2Kill]

Know exactly what you are talking about...but when it happens to me, I completely lose my site and see white streaks, or everything goes a very very bright white and I just about fall over

 

[Zenmervolt]

<<Average resting heart rate is 72 per minute>>

Thank you.

ZV

 

[cthulhu]

That used to happen alot to me in hs not so much anymore.

 

[Amused]

It's because all your blood in is your other head. Stop thinking nasty thoughts and touching yourself and it wont happen.

 

[Adul]

sure have. almost blacked out a couple of times.