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Dizzy and nauseous when washed my hair

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I don't wash it very often and I usually get pain in back when bend into the sink but today when stood up straight I felt as if I would be sick and had to take Peptobysmal and really worried about throwing up. It's worried me next time I wash my hair :(

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Rose54

Do you have a shower ?

Would maybe better if you washed it in shower would prevent you from having to bend over

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FoggyMoggy in reply toRose54

Thanks - no I can't shower or bath on account of feeling so cold and never properly dry afterwards. I even feel like this after washing my hair which is another reason I don't do it often. I suffer from Hyperhidrosis when I'm cold.

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robpw

Maybe get a seat if you can’t use shower so you don’t need to bend your head

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FoggyMoggy in reply torobpw

I don't have showers

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uggycat

morning foggy I think sometimes if you bend to quickly can have a rush of blood to the brain x

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FoggyMoggy in reply touggycat

Thanks. It was when I lifted my head, uggycat. I wasn't aware that I moved it quickly as I move very slowly but maybe I did! x

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ReginaUniverse

I know someone who swears by dry shampoo. She doesn't only use dry shampoo, but it cuts down on the number of times she has to wash her hair.

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FoggyMoggy in reply toReginaUniverse

hi Regina, yes I've tried dry shampoo but I don't find it works for me alas but good for the occasional use. I do find no rinse shampoo helps because that stops the need for bending over the sink but when I need to add colour I have to rinse it out in the sink!

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DanielleGemma

I sometimes get this in general with my fibro so I know how you feel it’s really awful! Maybe mention it to your GP when you next see them? Always best to be safe xxx

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FoggyMoggy in reply toDanielleGemma

Thanks Danielle. Xx

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DanielleGemma in reply toFoggyMoggy

Sorry know I wasn’t that much help! But sometimes knowing you aren’t alone helps xxx

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FoggyMoggy in reply toDanielleGemma

Definitely! Thanks x

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FoggyMoggy

Oh goodness , searching on the Internet for anyone else who'd suffered it and saw it was me!! I'd not remembered it'd happened before but it just happened again today and I couldn't finish rinsing the colourant or soap out of my hair - if I'd have bent over one more time I'd have been sick. Had to keep my head straight and have some Gaviscon - it was horrid. Not washed my hair for weeks and now I'm going to have to find another solution

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