Blood pressure

[diakonos]

Last night at work I was getting dizzy and felt like I was going to blackout. I thought it was maybe because I didn’t eat much.

Fast forward to today, I felt this way several times during my shift. My head would suddenly feel warm, I’d feel dizzy, and felt as if I was going to lose consciousness.

I went to see the company nurse. She monitored my vitals for an hour. My blood pressure readings were normal. Well, the diastolic reading was slightly elevated, but that has become the new normal for me.
The systolic readings were considered good, but for me they were lower than usual.

Laying down vs standing there was a difference of around 10 mmHg. I don’t recall which was higher, laying or standing.

The nurse stated that my heart was beating harder while standing, not faster, harder- as if it is trying to compensate for something going on in my body.

I had to fess up to slamming energy drinks during my shifts because I don’t get any natural sleep. The last 2 weeks have been pretty bad for me.

My supervisor came in to check on me. The nurse told him that she is not comfortable sending me back onto the floor, but she couldn’t make the decision to send me home because the difference in bp readings were not too extreme.
My supervisor allowed me to go home.

I covet your prayers while I navigate through this mess.