almost fainted today when standing up after a small walk. HELP.
 

sorry moderator wanted this to be new thread

I am very overweight. but this only started recently. am on losartan 25mgs for blood pressure and take simvastatin for cholesterol. . I have dysautonomia, which means autonomic nervous system doesn't work right, and because of my depression from head issue have RARELY left the house the past year. Rarely left the couch!!! trying to turn a new leaf

, arms both also got tingly, left side feels funny but left side ALWAYS feels funny since head injury. there is nerve damage to both arms so I don't know if that's why they got tingly. just had mri of brain all clear. sonogram of neck, my regular doctor is out for two weeks, ER is waste of time, can go to clinic but they wont know my history.

don't know what to do. is it the weight, over 300,? the dysautonomia?, the meds? just sitting home and not moving for a year??? ive had one million tests for weight loss surgery including sonogram of the heart, ekg etc. only thing is slightly enlarged heart and thickened heart wall.

they couldn't do bigger heart tests because of the weight. trying to turn life around but really put my body in a hole.

This doesn't happen when I walk to the bathroom from couch lol. once I am up a few minutes it starts. and I get extremely sick. help

My GUESS... is meds and movement combination... i am heavy as well... I don't think it is that... since you have been home do you get dizzy when you stand? have you taken your BP today? Maybe it is getting too low since you went for a walk...

thanks for your concern. I'm getting more annoyed than frightened of this *** head injury. couldn't even make it to open the door before, both ears got tinnitus and I get REALLY dizzy. I guess ill have to go to urgi clinic. great.

ugh f)#$@# head injury!!!

yeah why cant it be like other organs. go in, find the bad part and remove it or replace it with new part.

What I wonder is, even with stem cell therapy, will the damaged cells still function or will they be overtaken by good cells

like mark in Idaho says, no point in wasting energy on the could be's of the future.

here and now is hard enough.

you know, one of the symptoms that won't let up even as i progress in other ways is my head pounds like the dickens when i stand up quickly or move to quickly. i've been increasing the amount of time i'm active--started with walking 100 feet, now i walk/bike about 1.5hrs day, but really, really slowly.

i haven't increased the speed much b/c of the pounding. so i've been googling this ****, naturally. and found something about Orthostatic Hypertension. Somehow arteries or whatever have a hard time adjusting and getting blood to your brain, and two risk factors are:
- prolonged bed rest (yep, 3 months i barely moved)
- tricyclic (or whatever they're called) antidepressants (yep, i'm on amatryptaline)

i also think things got physically compromised (concussions can alter blood flow to the brain i've heard) b/c pounding started from day 1.

so i'm eating a little more salt (high BP is not an issue for me, i eat like a bird and pretty healthy), hoping to taper off the amatryp, and gonna just hope it improves in time w/ movement assuming docs have no better ideas.

let's keep on taking baby steps together even if we get our asses kicked occasionally for trying. am i allowed to swear on here?

I appreciate the reply. I read about that problem OH. I will get up slower and walk every day it has been years since I've left the house on regular basis. will get out every day. let's see how much we can fight back against this $%$%

I have these dizzy fainting feelings frequently. I have learned to get up slower. I often get up to go down stairs. If I do it too fast, I have to stop and grab the railing and get stable before starting down the stairs.

I have completely passed out twice. Never near the stairs.

I try to learn to make slower moves.