what does it mean when you feel weak and dizzy?
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You may feel dizzy, faint or off balance if your heart isn't pumping enough blood to your brain. Causes include: Drop in blood pressure. A dramatic drop in your systolic blood pressure — the higher number in your blood pressure reading — may result in brief lightheadedness or a feeling of faintness.
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If you get nausea along with it, it could be due to problems like vertigo, migraine, or low blood pressure. Usually, dizziness with nausea isn't serious. But if you have these symptoms and you don't know what caused them, or they happen often, tell your doctor.
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Ear infections or injuries can cause a person to feel dizzy when standing or bending over. Simple infections are a common cause, but a person could also have an inner ear problem called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPP).
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Chronically low blood pressure is worrisome when it is accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness or fainting. This can be a sign of an underactive or overactive thyroid gland, poorly functioning adrenal glands, anemia, mild dehydration, a low heart rate, and other conditions.
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Common causes of dizziness are an inner ear fluid imbalance or a lack of oxygen in your blood. Dizziness may be acute (lasts 3 days or less) or chronic (lasts longer than 3 days). You may have dizzy spells that last from seconds to a few hours.
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It can be hard to know what causes dizziness. Having a fever, the flu, or another illness can make your child feel dizzy. Not getting enough liquids (dehydration) can also cause it. Some rare conditions, such as heart problems, can make a child feel dizzy.
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It's common to experience dizziness during pregnancy. Dizziness can make you feel like the room is spinning — called vertigo — or it may make you feel faint, unsteady, or weak. You should always discuss dizziness and other symptoms with your doctor. In some cases, you may require immediate medical attention.
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Feeling light-headed or dizzy Dizziness and/or headaches can also be a result of morning sickness, but even if you're not feeling nauseous, feeling light-headed or dizzy could be a sign that you're pregnant.
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If a stroke happens in your cerebellum or brainstem – the areas that control balance in the brain – you may be left with vertigo. This means having a feeling that you or the world around you are moving or spinning. You can feel dizzy or lose your balance.
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Lightheadedness. If you have an arrhythmia that causes your heart to beat too fast or too slow, you may feel lightheaded or dizzy. This happens because your heart cannot pump blood effectively during excessively fast or slow heart rates.
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Possible causes of dizziness can include dehydration, ear infections, low blood pressure, and medication side effects. People who regularly wake up feeling dizzy or experience other concerning symptoms alongside the dizziness should see a doctor.
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Lightheadedness is feeling as if you might faint. Your body may feel heavy while your head feels as if it is not getting enough blood. Another way to describe lightheadedness is as a “reeling sensation.” Lightheadedness may be accompanied by clouded vision and a loss of balance.
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If your blood pressure is lower than 90/60, you have low blood pressure, or hypotension. You may feel lightheaded, weak, dizzy, or even faint. Low blood pressure can be caused by not drinking enough liquids (dehydration), blood loss, some medical conditions, or too much medication.
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Prepregnancy dizziness is due to changes in the vascular system that cause shifts in your blood volume. A lowered blood volume can cause your blood pressure to drop, which may cause you to feel dizzy and light-headed.
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(Hypotension) Low blood pressure is blood pressure low enough to cause symptoms such as dizziness and fainting. Very low blood pressure can cause damage to organs, a process called shock.
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People experiencing dizziness may describe it as any of a number of sensations, such as: A false sense of motion or spinning (vertigo) Lightheadedness or feeling faint. Unsteadiness or a loss of balance.