Felt dizzy and light headed

[woodbon]

I havn't posted for a while so please forgive me.

Last night I woke up and tried to stand but as I moved I became more and more dizzy and weak legged to the point of almost fainting. I sat

I have heart failure 2/3 with controlled bp mild to moderate regurgitation of mitral and aortic valves. Ejection factor was last measured 2 yrs ago as 58%.

Thank you Sue B

[Sueithy]

Hope you feel better this morning, but if I was you I would ring your doctor for advice or heart failure nurse if you have one. Are you sleeping ok and not worrying at this terrible time, anxiety dosnt help the breathing. Hope you get some help. Take care

[woodbon in reply to Sueithy]

I do feel OK today, just a bit shocked yesterday. I don't have a heart failure nurse, but my GP and the cardiologist at the hospital look after me. I will phone the practice if I feel like that again. I had a Holter monitor just after Christmas, as I'd had palpertations, and irregular pulse. I have Lbbb, but the monitor was on for a week and showed although I had palpetations they were in sinus rythum so 'reassuring' as they put it! Thanks for the reply I have had a few worries, my brother in law was in ICU and my sister was very worried, but he is home and doing well now.! Take care.

[cowparsley]

Same thing happens to me,one night got up,took 2 steps and fell over, got up took another 2 steps,fell over again.Now ,battered and bruised I get out of bed very slowly,sit for a moment or 2 then slowly get up.My own fault cos I know I have very low BP and that`s what happens.Just forgot.

[woodbon in reply to cowparsley]

Thank you for your reply and I'm sorry you are you have taken a tumble! I thought I would, but was lucky to be next to the bed and sat on that. It only lasted a few mins at it's worst but felt light headed for most of yesterday. No problems today, but lost confidence at first and happy to stay home today.