I wake up dizzy most mornings
By courtknee525
@courtknee525 (3742)
United States
February 8, 2012 9:46am CST
I don't know what it is but a lot of times I wake up, I find myself dizzy and feeling light headed.
I don't think this happens from a lack of food because I'll eat the night before and still wake up feeling like that. It will especially happen if I end up sleeping in until about 9:30 or 10. I don't know why it happens but it makes me feel sick until I start moving about and getting on with my day.
Does this happen to anyone else?
3 responses
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
10 Feb 12
The only time I feel dizzy or light headed after waking up is when I get more sleep than I should. Five hours of sleep is a luxury for me. I think during week nights, I only get 4 hours of sleep.
On Saturday mornings, I too wake up at around 9:30 or 10. Which meant I've had at least 6 hours. That's when I'm feeling a bit dizzy.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
11 Feb 12
I think the same happens to me too. On a normal day I'll sleep from about 11-11:30 until 8-8:30. If I go to bed later and then sleep later and longer, that's when I notice the dizziness and I think you're right, it's from getting too much sleep.
It doesn't happen every day, only the days where I sleep longer than I normally do.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
8 Feb 12
Could you be pregnant? Some women become very dizzy headed.. my daughter did with her first one.. and she would be very sick sometimes too.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
9 Feb 12
No, I really don't think it's that. I'm usually only dizzy if I sleep in later than I'm used to or during the day if I haven't eaten. Once I have food or caffeine in me, I'm back to normal. When I wake up early for school I'm completely fine.
I also wonder if it has to do with lack of sleep. Sometimes in the mornings I'll have really bad nightmares and I usually sleep in an hour or so later. But then when I wake up, I don't feel well rested and that's when I'm light headed.
@aristos007 (16)
•
8 Feb 12
This used to happen to me as well. Try having a shower each morning, it will help you wake up normally.
