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What Causes Fainting While Standing Up?
Hi, I'm a 13 year old girl and most of the time when I stand up I feel faint, my eyes go blurry for a few seconds and I can feel my heart beating in my head... If that's even possible? I've told my mum and dad but they've said it's nothing to worry about and maybe it's just that I just stand up to quickly but it's happening more regularly now and I don't know what's going on
Thu, 13 Feb 2014
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the symptoms appear to be due to low blood pressure most possibly, and happens frequently in girls / females.
You should get blood test- heamoglobin, thyroid leves and get blood pressure reading in both lying down and sitting position.
Take good nutritious food, avoid tea / coffee, take more of vegetables, and exercise.
Try to stand up slowly when you have been sitting for sometime, and move your legs before standing up. ( similarly when you get up from lying down posture).
Hope the reply is useful
Feel free to ask more questions
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD psychiatry
the symptoms appear to be due to low blood pressure most possibly, and happens frequently in girls / females.
You should get blood test- heamoglobin, thyroid leves and get blood pressure reading in both lying down and sitting position.
Take good nutritious food, avoid tea / coffee, take more of vegetables, and exercise.
Try to stand up slowly when you have been sitting for sometime, and move your legs before standing up. ( similarly when you get up from lying down posture).
Hope the reply is useful
Feel free to ask more questions
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD psychiatry
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