   Ever wake up dizzy?
  I''m a little concerned because I woke up feeling dizzy. I still feel a little dizzy after a couple hours.I can''t get in to see the doctor today, but if I could, should I?I know this is the best place ever to ask for medical advice, since if there''s one thing computer programmers and video game enthusiasts know, it''s medicine. 
  Check your blood pressure first.   ;  Maybe you have a slight fever, maybe a light flu?Just take a painkiller (Tylenol/equivalent works well) and ignore it. Lie down for a while if you have to. ;  I have before.  I don''t know what happened becaus I was fine the night before, but when I woke up I went to get out of bed and my head was spinning.  I felt dizzy for at least 3 days and slowly wore off.  I immediately scheduled an appointment with my doctor. He said it was vertigo and was going around.  I just asked my old lady about it a minute ago, and she said if I got over it then it wasn''t vertigo.  Anyways, I have experienced that before, a really horrible feeling. ;quote:Original post by Promit  Just take a painkiller (Tylenol/equivalent works well) and ignore it. Lie down for a while if you have to.   No.  A painkiller will increase blood pressure.  If Zorodius''s blood pressure is too low (can cause dizziness), it''s a good idea, but if he is dizzy because his blood pressure is too high, it''s definitely not a good idea.   ;quote:Original post by cowsarenotevil  quote:Original post by Promit   Just take a painkiller (Tylenol/equivalent works well) and ignore it. Lie down for a while if you have to.   No.  A painkiller will increase blood pressure.  If Zorodius''s blood pressure is too low (can cause dizziness), it''s a good idea, but if he is dizzy because his blood pressure is too high  , it''s definitely not   a good idea.    Then maybe a muscle relaxant?   I Want My Island"Luck is for people without skill."- Robert (I Want My Island) ;  I once had a middle ear infection that made me feel like that. I would get in touch with a doctor if you dont start to feel better by tomorrow.   [edited by - tiffany_smith on February 16, 2004 9:07:01 PM];  I got totally sideswiped by this sort of thing. I get out of bed one day, boom -- I wake up in the hallway. ;  I woke up dizzy this morning.  But last night I drank over half a bottle of wine and two beers.   ___________________________________________________________Where to find the intensity (Updated Feb 10, 2004) ;  I still get it from time to time - I sleep on a top bunk at home from the days that I used to share a room with my sister when we hd visitors - if I wake up (from the radio or something) and get out of bed really fast and dash to switch off the radio I end up feeling really dizzy, my vision goes -- basically, I black out.Even worse is that when I went on the French exchange some years back I slept very low down (a drawer with a mattress in it). It was really hot, and whenever I stood up I''d be fine for 3-5s then I''d just lose control of my legs, vision went, sick feeling, no breathing &c for about 10-15s. I never fully collapsed and went out cold, but I still suffer from this problem in the heat. 