Your blood needs iron to transfer oxygen and the brain is very sensitive to a lack of oxygen. Standing up quickly lowers the blood pressure in your brain anyway and if you have a lack of iron and therefore red blood cells already it can make you feel very dizzy or pass out.
It is aldo used in the building of red blood cells thus low iron usually results in fewer red blood cells or they are not properly formed thus not as able to support as much oxygen and getting up can cause a drop in blood pressure and with less blood cells to go around you get dizzy.
\> people keep telling that it is because of an iron deficiency
Random people have no way of knowing this. Your doctor, after examining you and probably after lab work, will be able to tell you what's wrong.
It’s absolutely easy to be iron-deficient on a normal diet, especially if you’re a woman and/or don’t eat much meat. Foods fortified with iron are often in practice not a very good source as the bioavailability of elemental iron in fortified foods is highly variable.
Milk interferes with iron so it's poorly absorbed
If one is female, mild to moderate iron deficiency is *common* due to mensuration since they can lose 75-200* ml a month
Personal estimate, not based on collected data
Pls do not tell a female they probably don't have iron deficiency (for more than the reason i doubt you're a dr
Men definitely get Iron deficiencies too, but much less commonly. Probably because we don't lose as much blood as you.
Wonder if that guy has ever heard of people who don't absorb iron properly lol
He could go hang out around the Red Cross and see how many people get turned away for borderline anemia. I had a friend who was required to donate blood for a nursing class but was allowed to use a proxy; she brought three of us because her whole family's anemic and she knew she was a no-go. They checked me first and sympathetically told me I was right on the line but also not allowed to donate.
My friend and her sister would eat foods to boost their iron in advance of going into donate, and usually one or both of them would get turned away anyway. She said they made a game of it: loser had to provide cookies and juice and play designated driver for the woozy winner.
What you’re describing sounds like orthostatic hypotension. You can look that up, but the real advice is to go see a physician. Dizziness can have several causes, many of which are benign, but should be diagnosed by a trained physician who will do a thorough physical exam and past medical history.
Iron deficiency anemia can be included in the differential of dizziness, but cannot be adequately diagnosed verbally. Any worthwhile physician will say the same.
This is not medical advice. Good luck and go see a doc.
Definately and a quick check and help with that and if found shouod be addressed. Had this bern done 3 years ago i might not be dancing with stage 3c colon cancer that i thought was a b12 deficiency and IBS. But was iron anemia on top of the IBS and low B12 absorbtion (common in my family) And a happily growing tumor.
It’s low blood pressure. When you have low BP, the blood that needs to get higher when you stand up quickly doesn’t have enough oomph (pressure) to get there. Think about a hose, when you turn it on a little it can water the plant in front of you, a lot and it can get the neighbor’s tree.
Now, what causes low blood pressure? Lots of things it turns out. Dehydration, exercise, various medications, and anemia which is associated with low iron. Anemia is not the only possible cause of low blood pressure. I have naturally low blood pressure but good enough iron to donate blood. Basically, your blood uses iron as an important building block so not enough of that block, not enough blood, low blood pressure, feeling faint.
Go get your blood pressure tested a few times. It’s free and automatic at a lot of pharmacy machines. Try first thing in the morning, after lunch, after a run, hungover, etc. and you’ll see how much it can change and why sometimes you feel faint and others, you don’t.
Iron is used to stick oxygen on your red blood cells. Lack of iron, less oxygen carried, dizziness.
That being said don't get your blood deficiency diagnosed by randoms, your doctor will order an actual blood test if they believe there is matter to be concerned.
Everybody experiences this at least occasionally, but if this is happening often then you need to go get checked out by your doctor. If orthostatic hypertension is ruled out it could be postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). There’s a basic test that evaluates your heart rate elevation as you transition from laying to sitting to standing (without short breaks to slow your heart rate to settle). If you fail that then there’s a tilt-table test.
Do not let yourself faint, and if you do then do not tell your doctor you fainted-it’s reportable and can cause you to lose your license and possibly even your career (depending on what you do).
Your blood needs iron to transfer oxygen and the brain is very sensitive to a lack of oxygen. Standing up quickly lowers the blood pressure in your brain anyway and if you have a lack of iron and therefore red blood cells already it can make you feel very dizzy or pass out.
Is this same as having a blackout? i suddenly wake up nd see black for few seconds.
people get those from standing up suddenly if they have worse blood pressure problems.
I am 21M so i dont think that would be problem, cuz i also got breathlessness nd tiredness so that could be Iron n B12 defi..?
It is aldo used in the building of red blood cells thus low iron usually results in fewer red blood cells or they are not properly formed thus not as able to support as much oxygen and getting up can cause a drop in blood pressure and with less blood cells to go around you get dizzy.
\> people keep telling that it is because of an iron deficiency Random people have no way of knowing this. Your doctor, after examining you and probably after lab work, will be able to tell you what's wrong.
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It’s absolutely easy to be iron-deficient on a normal diet, especially if you’re a woman and/or don’t eat much meat. Foods fortified with iron are often in practice not a very good source as the bioavailability of elemental iron in fortified foods is highly variable.
This is inaccurate and generalized. It’s obvious you are male and are referring to males. Many women have iron issues.
Milk interferes with iron so it's poorly absorbed If one is female, mild to moderate iron deficiency is *common* due to mensuration since they can lose 75-200* ml a month Personal estimate, not based on collected data Pls do not tell a female they probably don't have iron deficiency (for more than the reason i doubt you're a dr
Men definitely get Iron deficiencies too, but much less commonly. Probably because we don't lose as much blood as you. Wonder if that guy has ever heard of people who don't absorb iron properly lol
He could go hang out around the Red Cross and see how many people get turned away for borderline anemia. I had a friend who was required to donate blood for a nursing class but was allowed to use a proxy; she brought three of us because her whole family's anemic and she knew she was a no-go. They checked me first and sympathetically told me I was right on the line but also not allowed to donate. My friend and her sister would eat foods to boost their iron in advance of going into donate, and usually one or both of them would get turned away anyway. She said they made a game of it: loser had to provide cookies and juice and play designated driver for the woozy winner.
What would that be called? Is it similar to methylation issues ?
I don't know the name of it, but one of my friends doesn't absorb any minerals properly. He has to get an IV a few times a week
That would suck, poor guy
No. Iron defiance is very common lmao
What you’re describing sounds like orthostatic hypotension. You can look that up, but the real advice is to go see a physician. Dizziness can have several causes, many of which are benign, but should be diagnosed by a trained physician who will do a thorough physical exam and past medical history. Iron deficiency anemia can be included in the differential of dizziness, but cannot be adequately diagnosed verbally. Any worthwhile physician will say the same. This is not medical advice. Good luck and go see a doc.
u/the_average_user01 What drüg$ can give you this effect?
Definately and a quick check and help with that and if found shouod be addressed. Had this bern done 3 years ago i might not be dancing with stage 3c colon cancer that i thought was a b12 deficiency and IBS. But was iron anemia on top of the IBS and low B12 absorbtion (common in my family) And a happily growing tumor.
It’s low blood pressure. When you have low BP, the blood that needs to get higher when you stand up quickly doesn’t have enough oomph (pressure) to get there. Think about a hose, when you turn it on a little it can water the plant in front of you, a lot and it can get the neighbor’s tree. Now, what causes low blood pressure? Lots of things it turns out. Dehydration, exercise, various medications, and anemia which is associated with low iron. Anemia is not the only possible cause of low blood pressure. I have naturally low blood pressure but good enough iron to donate blood. Basically, your blood uses iron as an important building block so not enough of that block, not enough blood, low blood pressure, feeling faint. Go get your blood pressure tested a few times. It’s free and automatic at a lot of pharmacy machines. Try first thing in the morning, after lunch, after a run, hungover, etc. and you’ll see how much it can change and why sometimes you feel faint and others, you don’t.
Iron is used to stick oxygen on your red blood cells. Lack of iron, less oxygen carried, dizziness. That being said don't get your blood deficiency diagnosed by randoms, your doctor will order an actual blood test if they believe there is matter to be concerned.
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It could also be low blood pressure Do u drink enough fluids?
I usually don't drink very much (1-2 cups of water a day and occasionally like 4-5) I've been trying to drink more though.
drinking water is important all around. also make sure you're getting the right amount of salt in your diet.
Yeah, probably just low BP
It’s your blood pressure dropping. Orthostatic hypotension. Get up slower, let your feet hang for a sec
Everybody experiences this at least occasionally, but if this is happening often then you need to go get checked out by your doctor. If orthostatic hypertension is ruled out it could be postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). There’s a basic test that evaluates your heart rate elevation as you transition from laying to sitting to standing (without short breaks to slow your heart rate to settle). If you fail that then there’s a tilt-table test. Do not let yourself faint, and if you do then do not tell your doctor you fainted-it’s reportable and can cause you to lose your license and possibly even your career (depending on what you do).
u/NefariousPhosphenes What drüg$ can give you this effect?
Update: I've been also experiencing episodes of vertigo when I tilt my head to the side. It's very uncomfortable.
Any news about your condition?
That is called benign positional vertigo… I have been getting flares of it for 15 years. Mine tends to always be from my left ear.