Dizzy spells after Triple Bypass

[Cibby21]

Hi, my partner is 6 weeks post triple by pass and is recovering well. However he’s experiencing dizzy spells when he gets up from sitting down and almost passed out this evening which was a little scary! We’re putting this down to low blood pressure and will contact Doctor tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same after surgery? Many thanks

[Cibby21]

Thank you b2btest for your advice, I’ll make sure he drinks plenty of water and gets up slowly! All the best.

[Wooodsie]

Hi Cibby21, don't know how old your partner is, I'm 65, 64 when had bypass. I experienced dizzy spells too after the op. Went on for a couple of months then just disappeared. In my case, I just took it slowly when dizzy, I didn't let it worry me too much. I'm telling you this way because I cannot advise you or your partner what to do.

[Peas23]

Hi. I’m also 6 weeks post CABG this week so we’ll done to you and your partner! It’s a big milestone. I also get the dizziness especially at night but this started 6 months ago after I was put on all the meds including beta blockers. As I understand it’s associated with low BP. I test my BP at home - it’s never been high and is often quite low - and am in discussions with GP and cardiologists to reduce the dose as my recovery progresses. Speak to your doctors and good luck!

[Mart25]

Good morning. I think others may have touched on the possible reason for the dizziness when standing up. Your partner is having a bit of postural hypotension (the medical name) and it's caused by slightly low blood pressure in the 10-20 seconds after standing up. The heart then just takes a moment to adjust to the new position and it then returns the blood pressure to normal, and the dizziness goes away. I have had it myself after my bypass in 2020.

I wonder if your partner is on a beta-blocker like bisoprolol or a blood pressure medication like ramapril. I was on 2.5 mg bisoprolol once a day and my cardiologist halved the dose to 1.25mg. I now very rarely have any dizziness when standing up. Problem solved.

Your partner's meds might be lowering blood pressure slighty too much. I recommend a chat with your GP or cardiologist about the medication dose.

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Dear Ciddy21

The dreaded light headed feeling on standing, I have suffered with this for years due to a hight thing {6ft 4’} but it became a lot worse after the heart diagnosis.

Without doubt mine is due to the medication making it worse and like all the other advise that has been given to you, I now follow the same on the Nurse/Cardiologist/Dr advice.

Stand slowly and drink more water, it really worked for me and enabled me to continue with the drugs therapy.

Take care

[Andyman]

He is getting up to fast. He must rise from sitting slowly allowing the blood to pump to the head. Medication adjustments can help. But he must rise slowly. It will become a habit in the end. As it is for me. But sometimes I just jump up and then have to hang into something quickly.