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Sudden Spinning And Everything Turning Black As Soon As I Stand Up

sometimes when i stand up, everything turns black and i can t see anything and it feels as if I m spinning so if I don t grab on to anything, I will fall because I don t have any balance. I am only 16 and an athlete so I am in pretty good physical shape. Should I be concerned?
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms.

We need to exclude postural hypotension- a drop in blood pressure on standing. This can be found out by checking blood pressure in supine (lying down) and standing position.

In addition, we also need to exclude a diagnosis of anemia (lack of blood). This can be done by checking hemoglobin level in blood. If low, it can be corrected.

Otherwise, there is no need to worry.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
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Sudden Spinning And Everything Turning Black As Soon As I Stand Up

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms. We need to exclude postural hypotension- a drop in blood pressure on standing. This can be found out by checking blood pressure in supine (lying down) and standing position. In addition, we also need to exclude a diagnosis of anemia (lack of blood). This can be done by checking hemoglobin level in blood. If low, it can be corrected. Otherwise, there is no need to worry. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/