[joongielove]

I post a lot of weird questions here.

Anyway, recently I started noticing that whenever I get up from bed in the morning, or when I stand up after sitting for a long time, I get really lightheaded. It's hard for me to gauge distance and everything becomes a little brighter and I sway around a bit, before getting back to normal, like colors fixed, and not dizzy anymore. My leg has also been a constant source of problem, but that's a different story. But I getreally cold sometimes, like my fingers and toes will feel like icicles, and I'll have on like 2 sweaters, sweats, and socks and I'm literally shaking and the room is at least 75 degrees. Then I'll get really warm, and take off my sweater. Then the same thing.

My friend told me it's an iron deficiency.

[CueTheSun]

It's called a head rush, you get it from sitting for long periods of time and suddenly standing up. Pretty much everyone gets it, so it's no big deal

[annabeelee]

when i had that my doctor told me it was iron/calcium deficiency so now i take iron and calcuim pills and im good most of the time unless im really exhausted

[Yangie12]

^I agree with you.

I have it sometimes too. If I sit somewhere for a while.
When I went to see for the doctor, he said there isn't anything to do about.
Just take your time to stand up after sitting for a while.

[FLY HIGHHH]

don't get up quickly. take your time and get up slowly.. it helps. i had the same problem. drink more milk and get vitamins. it can help with anemia as well.

[akwon]

I was exactly the same. I couldn't even get up from a chair without feeling like I would faint, and I was wearing thick sweaters in the summer. I think it was a result of how little I was eating, and all the fat I had lost. Once I gained about 5 lbs, it went away. Check your BMI to see if you're at a healthy range.

Also, I've noticed that most girls have cold hands and feet, while men's are all sweaty and warm...why is that?

[joongielove]

I was exactly the same. I couldn't even get up from a chair without feeling like I would faint, and I was wearing thick sweaters in the summer. I think it was a result of how little I was eating, and all the fat I had lost. Once I gained about 5 lbs, it went away. Check your BMI to see if you're at a healthy range.

Also, I've noticed that most girls have cold hands and feet, while men's are all sweaty and warm...why is that?

Wellmy BMI is 19 which is is normal haha...a little above underwiehgt, but normal! haha

Yeah, my bf's hands are almost always warm.

[heartdrops]

I'm like that when I wake up.
When I wake up, I have to sit up on my bed for a few seconds so I don't get dizzy.
I don't know if I have anemia though.. because my fingers and toes are always sooo cold in the winter .__.

[addickshun]

it happened to me for the whole of last week T__T

[souljunkie]

That happens to me when I don't sleep well or don't sleep at all.

[mineforkeeps.]

If you think you're anemic and you really want to know for sure, you should go see your doctor. Depending on how severe your anemia is (assuming that you are anemic), he/she may tell you to take calcium pills or to just eat more foods high in iron (eg: greens).

I suggest you go see your doctor. When I was younger, I became very anemic, to the point where I couldn't get out of bed (and couldn't feel my legs ).

[Xiaoba1tu]

Sounds like hypotension/low blood pressure to me.
I get that sometimes too.

Get a blood test at the doctor's if you want to check your iron.

I do get a 'coldness' problem too when winter approaches. I think it is similar to yours but not entirely.

[joongielove]

Sounds like hypotension/low blood pressure to me.
I get that sometimes too.

Get a blood test at the doctor's if you want to check your iron.

I do get a 'coldness' problem too when winter approaches. I think it is similar to yours but not entirely.

I checked at the doctor's once, and it's only like, 4 points below normal.

Is that bad? :/

Hm, suppose I should get this checked out then.

[saranghaese7en]

i have anemia ><. really really bad anemia. the only way you can find out for sure is a blood test. i don't really get cold, but you just get REALLY REALLY tired ... like... no energy for ANYTHING. and it's always. 24/7

[JamiexAi]

That happens to me too, except more severe. When I stand up, my entire field of vision goes black like I'm blind for 5-7 seconds and my knees buckle. I fell down once so now I'm more careful and make sure I hold onto something. And my fingers and toes are always freezing.

I decided to donate blood one day at a blood drive at school, and I couldn't b/c my iron level was too low :\ He told me to eat more stuff with iron in it but I just take iron supplements now. I haven't been half-fainting anymore when i stand up so that must have been it

[xgotzzricex]

That happened to me all of last year.
Every morning when I woke up, I got really dizzy and my vision shut down or something.

Drink more water and try to sleep more.

[hiphoper]

weren't u that person that went on a 1200 cal diet or something???.....did u quit that horrible diet yet?? if ur feeling cold all the time that's why...when u cut ur reccomended intake by more the 25% your body temp. drops...

[joongified.]

I used to always get those xD
Yeah I believe its just the blood rushing down when you get up..

[joongielove]

That happens to me too, except more severe. When I stand up, my entire field of vision goes black like I'm blind for 5-7 seconds and my knees buckle. I fell down once so now I'm more careful and make sure I hold onto something. And my fingers and toes are always freezing.

I decided to donate blood one day at a blood drive at school, and I couldn't b/c my iron level was too low :\ He told me to eat more stuff with iron in it but I just take iron supplements now. I haven't been half-fainting anymore when i stand up so that must have been it

Ah, okay. Time to go find some iron-rich foods and see how it goes.

weren't u that person that went on a 1200 cal diet or something???.....did u quit that horrible diet yet?? if ur feeling cold all the time that's why...when u cut ur reccomended intake by more the 25% your body temp. drops...

Ahahaha yeah, I went on that insane diet, I gave up on it. Also, because my friends threatened to kill me before the diet did if i kept going lol XD

[minwoo012]

i think you're best option is to go to your doctor! if it is an iron deficiency or anemia, you're doctor'll know what to do =] just take it easy until you do though.
One of my coworkers has anemia, and whenever she gets overwhelmed with dizziness she just steps aside drinks some water and tries to rest for a bit.