artluvr09 Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 I was at the beach yesterday because I wanted to take some pictures. First we went to the lighthouse walked around and I took some pics. But I had a bag with me and I kept having to set it down to take a picture and pick it back up. I didn't get lightheaded until we were almost done at the lighthouse I thought it was just because I was tired. But then we went to the beach so I can take a couple pictures but I was ligthehaded I started to walk toward the waves and I just felt like I could not see straight things got blurry I knew if I did not take pics I would be kicking myself in the but later so I forced myself to walk a little more and I saw shells and picked some up I think that might have made it worse so a couple of pictures then I was done. I felt so lightehasded I just wanted to go back in the car so we did. Does bending down a lot make you lightheaded? It still btohers me that I did not get enough pictures that I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 The more I have to get up and down, the worse I feel. I think my body having to repeatedly adjust to the orthostatic changes has a cumulative bad effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleo Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Bending down always makes me lightheaded:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 It makes me feel lightheaded too. I got a purpose made bag to take my camera and lenses. It's quite easy to change lenses while wearing the bag and I can take some extra bites and bottles to keep hydrated! I haven't been able to go out and use it for quite some time now but when I can, I'm all ready to go! Hope this helps, I know how disappointing it can be to have to go home without being able to take the pics you'd wanted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskyfam Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Agreed with katybug . At work I'm up and down a lot. Before my diagnosis I was upright all the time. I think it makes it worse to be up and down constantly . Glad you got photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Tips are NOT to bend forward or down as it will make you feel ill. Also don't raise your hands above you head this can also make you feel weak and dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yep, bending forward, down can make me feel lightheaded. Lifting my arms above my head used to do it too but this has stopped -- a small win there. It's off the point a bit but I was adviced to crouch/sort of squat when I needed to get something from the floor or a low shelf rather than bending over, but find that upon standing back up I would experience tachycardia. At that time I could walk for hours (although I'd get tachy when I had to stand and wait at lights to cross roads so eventually I learned to sit on the pavement) and swim for 2kms -- I was very fit. I had that tachy symptom many years when standing and squatting -- long before diagnosis. I just adjusted my actions to it, thought I was a bit weird but never questioned a doc about it. I used to find that just about any weird 'little' symptom I asked about way back when was dismissed. blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hahaha I now remember I was going to mention the squating, but got distracted by the photo bag and forgot. For me squating is much better than bending, thanks for the reminder blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I tend to sit on floors rather than squatting and get up very slowly. Sometimes it's hard to get up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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