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I Almost Had A Black Out
Never stand too quickly
Have you ever had that sudden dizziness and temporary blackness when you stand up too fast? turn or just stand?
Well I have been in that situation... I mean it's almost normal for me to experience this but a certain one happened to me, it was worse and I almost had a black out.
My sister who was calling for me to ask a few questions stared at me confused and at that moment I hardly heard what she was saying as they came out jumbled in my ears.
I stood firm, just still for about less than a minute before my vision cleared and the dizziness stopped.
This had left me in a little confusion and I had to take a gulp of water to hold myself.
Just not long ago I finished a little research to find out what was wrong.
Apparently it's called "Orthostatic hypotension" (postural hypotension).
This is a form of low blood pressure that happens when standing after sitting or lying down, and it can cause dizziness, lightheadedness and possibly fainting.
From this, I found out it can be just mild (like I earlier said) and very brief but when it lasts long it's a sign of serious problems.
