Head Rushes

[dr katz]

So almost every time I stand up, even when I stand up pretty slowly, I get a head rush. Basically I pretty much go 'blind"(everything goes black) and I start to lose my balance. That usually lasts between 3-7 seconds, somethings more, sometimes not at all. I do experiment with drugs pretty moderately and trust me, I know that that makes it worse, but this has been happening to be for a long time.. it is a lot more frequent now though and there are a few times where I actually get a little disoriented while it's happening. The only thing that works almost instantly to get myself back to normal is to bend over and put/hang my head between my knees (sitting or standing). I learned that from my tattoo artist (First tat was on my foot and I started to feel light headed and queezy so he stopped and had me put my head between my knees and it helped). anyway, anyone else get this as often as I do? I drink a lot of water, that isn't the issue, so any thought on what else might be the issue? Advise?

 

[THECATINTHEHAT]

It's caused by low blood pressure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_hypotension

 

[dr katz]

It's caused by low blood pressure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_hypotension

Thanks I forgot to mention numbness and tingling too