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Originally Posted by rgcraig
My dad is having an issue with dizziness in the morning only. They tested for blockage in his carotid artery and the report came back clear.
They said his heart is strong and healthy too.
Thank the LORD!!!!
How about Allergies? I have that problem sometimes and also if I bend over too far I will get dizzy and nauseated. My cardiologist said it caused by allergies.
Blood pressure changes from when you are laying down to when you are standing up. Tell him this weekend to try waking up, sitting up with feet on floor for about 5 minutes and then standing. If it makes the difference get a small blood pressure monitor and track the sudden changes in blood pressure and then take the results to the dr. They will not generally test for this, and the main solution is simply to get up more slowly. Its just that as people age, some people's bodies don't adjust to the different BP laying and standing as quickly. Everyone's BP changes laying to standing, but most of us don't notice because we adjust very quickly.
If he can take the sitting time to do something productive-read a chapter of the Bible or an article in a magazine, do a sudoku or something, he won't notice the time going by as much but it will make a big difference in dizziness if BP is the problem. Runs in my family; drs finally admitted it years into testing.
Blood pressure changes from when you are laying down to when you are standing up. Tell him this weekend to try waking up, sitting up with feet on floor for about 5 minutes and then standing. If it makes the difference get a small blood pressure monitor and track the sudden changes in blood pressure and then take the results to the dr. They will not generally test for this, and the main solution is simply to get up more slowly. Its just that as people age, some people's bodies don't adjust to the different BP laying and standing as quickly. Everyone's BP changes laying to standing, but most of us don't notice because we adjust very quickly.
If he can take the sitting time to do something productive-read a chapter of the Bible or an article in a magazine, do a sudoku or something, he won't notice the time going by as much but it will make a big difference in dizziness if BP is the problem. Runs in my family; drs finally admitted it years into testing.
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Blood pressure changes from when you are laying down to when you are standing up. Tell him this weekend to try waking up, sitting up with feet on floor for about 5 minutes and then standing. If it makes the difference get a small blood pressure monitor and track the sudden changes in blood pressure and then take the results to the dr. They will not generally test for this, and the main solution is simply to get up more slowly. Its just that as people age, some people's bodies don't adjust to the different BP laying and standing as quickly. Everyone's BP changes laying to standing, but most of us don't notice because we adjust very quickly.
If he can take the sitting time to do something productive-read a chapter of the Bible or an article in a magazine, do a sudoku or something, he won't notice the time going by as much but it will make a big difference in dizziness if BP is the problem. Runs in my family; drs finally admitted it years into testing.
His blood pressure is perfect though. However, I did research the tilt test and that seems to be what it's checking out.
Oh, he HAS to sit on the side of the bed for 10-15 minutes before he can get up. But, then that's it for the day.
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His blood pressure is perfect though. However, I did research the tilt test and that seems to be what it's checking out.
Oh, he HAS to sit on the side of the bed for 10-15 minutes before he can get up. But, then that's it for the day.
BP can be perfect and still this occurs. It isn't the BP that is off, it is the body's ability to quickly adjust BP from laying down to standing (probably due to the lesser ability of blood vessels to constrict as quickly). BP is lower (or higher? I think lower) laying down. Then when you stand it adjusts for an upright position. Most of us don't notice the change, it takes place so quickly and naturally. However, as we age, some of us will get dizzy when we suddenly stand or sit. My understanding is this is because our blood vessels don't constrict fast enough to adjust for the change of position.
The tilt table will allow the drs to change him from standing to laying down positions testing bp the entire time, and let them know if this is what is happening. I didn't realize they would test for it that quickly now. My family fought for years for this test.
Our BP, from youngest to oldest, is lower than normal. If my BP is 120/70 my face is red and my heart is racing. My normal BP is only 94/60. The dr can't even always find my sister's BP. He looked at her embarrassed once and said, well, I know you have BP, you are still alive.... And he shrugged and left!
Hope they find out what it is quickly and that it is easy to resolve. If it is what we have, it isn't life threatening, just annoying.
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