I'm So Dizzy!
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
April 8, 2018 3:25am CST
During this past hour at the computer I've been dizzy on and off. Do you think maybe it's time for me to retire for the night? I hope that will work. The doctor says this dizziness isn't related to the heart problem. He doesn't know why I sometimes get dizzy when I'm sitting down. Usually I'm at the computer when this happens.
It's late, so I will go to bed after I post this, but it often happens in the afternoon. I just can't figure it out. The doctor says I won't pass out, even though I feel like I might. Sometimes I feel better when I stand up.
Have you heard of this before?
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@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 18
Maybe you spend a bit too much time at the computer and your eyes get tired but really I'm only guessing. I think as you get older funny things happen. I can get dizzy if I sit or stand up too quickly but I think that happens to a lot of people.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I think that's temporary low blood pressure. That can happen to me, too, under similar circumstances. This is a bit different than that. I can be sitting here in front of the computer without moving more than my hands or arms for at least a few minutes, and suddenly I feel very woozy. The world doesn't spin, but I fear I will faint if I stand up. I don't faint, and after a while the feeling passes and I'm OK. Maybe my body is reaching its expiration date, or at least it's "best by" date.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
9 Apr 18
Could it be vertigo?
You might want to take a day or two away from the computer and/or television and see if it persists.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Apr 18
@Starmaiden I wear glasses only for distance. I have had cataract surgery and my eyes are set to nearsighted, like my natural eyes were. I do more reading and computer work than work when I need to see far away, like when I'm driving.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
9 Apr 18
@bagarad Do you wear glasses? If not you may need them while on the computer.
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@ivanituut (1934)
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9 Apr 18
Just take a rest my friend and also take a medicine :)
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Apr 18
@ivanituut I tried, but it didn't happen.
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@Letranknight2015 (51509)
• Philippines
8 Apr 18
Yeah, it's better to get some sleep now before you ends up fainting.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
That's why I went to bed. I really should have done that anyway earlier. But you know how it is when you start myLotting.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I'm on Metoprolol, and since October the doctors have been trying to get my dosage adjusted properly again to prevent my heart palpitations. I went to bed around 2AM last night. Before I could fall asleep I got a case of palpitations that lasted until 6AM. When that happens, I'm supposed to take a bit more Metoprolol (12.5 mg). My regular doses now add up to 75 mg. I'm not always light-headed. It happens periodically, almost always when I'm sitting.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
9 Apr 18
That sounds to me like an inner-ear problem (of course I'm no doctor.) Sometimes I get vertigo when seeing things scroll on a screen.
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@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Apr 18
I hope laying down helps. It sounds like your doctor needs to check for other things
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I'll try to see my internist after I finish the taxes.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Apr 18
I try to be in bed by around 10:30 PM. I'm not responsible for what I might say or do after that...I'm really not that alert.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 Apr 18
@Morleyhunt I did that when I was working. I'm glad I've left that life behind. I enjoyed the work, but not the commute than made me get up so early.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I've always been a night owl. Don't expect anything rational about of me before 10 AM.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Apr 18
@bagarad now I'm a morning person. I can get up at 5 and have a full day's work done before 9AM. 
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 18
It is time to rest eyes and brain and take a break from this device.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I did that, and went to bed like a good girl. An hour later I got a case of heart palpitations that lasted until 6AM. Needless to say, I'm not at my best today. I only got about four hours of sleep. Think I'll wait until tomorrow to work on taxes again.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
My cardiologist has not given any advice about this dizziness. He just says it's not related to my heart. After taxes are done I'll need to see my internist again.
@Kakashi20 (670)
• Philippines
8 Apr 18
When I'm dizzy I drink hot milk and eat sandwiches.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
I"m not supposed to have either one -- even for lunch. I don't think this is a 'dizzy" kind of hunger.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 Apr 18
That's easier said than done. Even after I went to bed last night I got heart palpitations that were worse than the dizziness and they lasted three hours in spite of all I did to try to stop them. Hard to sleep when that's happening. I finally got to sleep about 6.
