I feel lightheaded in the morning, usually after standing from sitting or bending over. Ive had this off and on in my adulthood (age 42) but the other morning I was bending over to pet my cat and when I stood up I passed out and blacked out for a few minutes. It was very scary. Im pretty sure it is low blood pressure, but what can I do about it?
HelloWelcome to Chat Doctor. By your description it looks like you have orthostatic hypotension. It happens when you get up suddenly from a lying position which leads to fall in BP and leads to dizziness and fainting. You can measure your BP in lying position and then in sitting and standing position. If the higher reading (systolic BP) falls than more than 20 MMH on sitting or standing then you have postural or orthostatic hypotension. You have not mentioned here other medical issues if you have any. Some patients who are on diuretics or water pills, some antihypertensive medications have these side effects. See your doctor and ask him whether you are on any of these medications. This response can happen due to deny Chat Doctor.