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Jul. 2nd, 2011 01:35 pmSo I just had possibly the worst several minutes of my life. I got out of bed (after one in the afternoon, yeah, sue me) and I got dizzy. Spinny room in pretty colors, headache, and everything. This happens, I'm told, because my blood pressure is too low, and because I really don't like salt, which I need to eat to get my blood pressure higher. Usually leaning against the nearest convenient vertical object for a couple seconds is enough for the dizzy to go away. This time it didn't. That happens sometimes too, but it's never more than maybe thirty seconds, so I wandered downstairs anyway, went to get a cup of water, and faceplanted into the kitchen island because the pretty colors were so intense I couldn't see the damn thing.
Stayed there a minute or two. Decided I'd rather sit this out, so I headed for the basement where I've made my little nest. Halfway between the kitchen island and the stairs I fell down. I never fall down.
Stayed on the floor till I could see again. Got to the basement and realized I had to go to the bathroom. Back upstairs it was. Yay stair rails. Crashed into the bathroom door and fell down again.
I'm fine now, I think. But damn that was scary. Now I just want to know why, and should I call my parents. (Everybody but me and brother is off camping this week, and brother probably didn't hear the thuds, certainly didn't come to investigate for which I am fortunate because I am not wearing pants, and wouldn't know the answer to 'why' any more than I do.) I Googled 'causes of dizziness' and it's both lightheadedness and vertigo but mostly lightheadedness. I'm not dehydrated, I'm not sick, I haven't eaten yet today but I've done that before and this has never happened to me before, there was plenty of salt in my ramen yesterday, my only allergies are to meds I haven't taken since I was tiny, if I was bleeding I'm pretty sure I'd know, I have not been hyperventilating or using mind-altering substances, my stress levels are fairly low all things considered, and I think I forgot my Celexa and Abilify last night but that's happened before and again this has never happened before.
So. Thoughts?
Stayed there a minute or two. Decided I'd rather sit this out, so I headed for the basement where I've made my little nest. Halfway between the kitchen island and the stairs I fell down. I never fall down.
Stayed on the floor till I could see again. Got to the basement and realized I had to go to the bathroom. Back upstairs it was. Yay stair rails. Crashed into the bathroom door and fell down again.
I'm fine now, I think. But damn that was scary. Now I just want to know why, and should I call my parents. (Everybody but me and brother is off camping this week, and brother probably didn't hear the thuds, certainly didn't come to investigate for which I am fortunate because I am not wearing pants, and wouldn't know the answer to 'why' any more than I do.) I Googled 'causes of dizziness' and it's both lightheadedness and vertigo but mostly lightheadedness. I'm not dehydrated, I'm not sick, I haven't eaten yet today but I've done that before and this has never happened to me before, there was plenty of salt in my ramen yesterday, my only allergies are to meds I haven't taken since I was tiny, if I was bleeding I'm pretty sure I'd know, I have not been hyperventilating or using mind-altering substances, my stress levels are fairly low all things considered, and I think I forgot my Celexa and Abilify last night but that's happened before and again this has never happened before.
So. Thoughts?