off balance

[cynthiaG]

I was just bending down slightly and turned around to go to the back door and I got "off balance"...didnt feel like I was going to faint but it was weird. It went away in a couple of seconds...how do you know if it's heart related? I know this sounds strange, but for the past 4 days I've been feeling tired (just my head....not physically)...anyone care to comment?

[Reenie]

Re: off balance

I've felt that way before, but I'm not sure I would attribute it to the heart. I thought it's just a blood pressure response to moving too quickly.

Reenie

[Glen Beamish]

Re: off balance

Cynthia, as you know the beta blockers slow the heart and make it more difficult for the heart to react quickly to a call for more blood.
I know when I've been sitting on the couch, doing the potatoe thing, that when I get up too quickly, I get the same feeling for a few seconds.

[cynthiaG]

Re: off balance

thanks, guys. I just had a physical last week and my blood pressure was o.k. Maybe I need more sleep! I've kept late nights these past 2 weeks watching the Red Sox and maybe I need to catch up. Maybe it's stress too.I'm getting nervous about the cardiac MRI this Friday and we have been looking for another house....talk about stress!!

[Burton Borrok]

Re: off balance

Hey Cynthia,
Remember that old vaudeville joke –

Doctor, it hurts when I raise my arm.

Don’t raise your arm!

If you get dizzy bending over just a little bit – don’t bend over just a little bit. You might try keeping your back straight and bending your knees and hips. I think the real trick is to move slowly – and don’t get over tired. (Did that come out of me?)

Night, night,
Burt