Posted by gardenergirl on April 27, 2010, at 12:11:06
In reply to Re: Orthostatic hypotension? side effect of what med?, posted by Deneb on April 27, 2010, at 3:45:13
Could you have hypoglycemic episodes? I get the shakes when my blood sugar is lower. And it happens to me at times even when my blood sugar reads in the "normal" range, albeit the low end of "normal". I think I'm just more sensitive to it.
Do you get any other sensations when you almost faint? I've experienced something similar my whole life, usually when I stand up and stretch, especially if I put my head back even a little bit. I get this tingling feeling in my abdomen around the diaphragm area, and if I don't hold on to something and lower my head a bit, then it can progress to tunnel vision, sort of a buzzing in my ears, and eventually fainting. Often it feels as if my body is jerking a bit as I "recover", though the last time this happened my husband was present, and he said he couldn't see any tremors. Sure felt like it, though.
No doc has ever been able to tell me what's going on. I've had EEG's, tilt table and other testing for benign positional vertigo, and glucose tolerance tests. I just try to be really aware if I get that initial feeling and hold on to something.
Sorry I can't offer more help, just support.
gg
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