Seeing blue lights when I stand up... ?

[Natasha0717]

Hi all,

This only happens when I'm finished cleaning my fish tanks and I need to bend down and wipe the floor from any water that has dripped. I spend a lot of time with my head down, making sure I get every last drop, and it is quite a job because I have 2 large fish tanks. I do Pilates, Yoga, even weights sometimes, and this never happens during any type of work-out, or when I do my nightly walk. Only when I'm bending down or if I lift something heavy which causes me to bend down and then pick my head back up. Does this happen to everyone and maybe it's actually normal? It happens a lot more if I have a lot on my mind or if I'm in a hurry. Maybe it's just a "head rush"....but I honestly don't remember it always happening, just lately..
Anyone else? Like a bunch of blue lights that go away after about 10 seconds.

 

[janemariesayed]

No blue lights, but it sounds rather like your blood pressure may be a little high? Maybe it is the pressure of the blood running through your head while you are bending down. See a doctor and tell him, it may not be anything to worry about but just in case.

 

[Natasha0717]

No blue lights, but it sounds rather like your blood pressure may be a little high? Maybe it is the pressure of the blood running through your head while you are bending down. See a doctor and tell him, it may not be anything to worry about but just in case.

I've thought of that too, was wondering the same thing. The next time it happens, I plan on checking my BP immediately. I have a very accurate machine up in my room, and the fact that it happens more when I'm in a hurry or feeling stressed, makes sense that it could definitely be my blood pressure going up. It's been so good lately (102/70) that I never even considered that maybe at certain times it could still be shooting on up there. (My BP used to be super-high when I was in my 20's, like 180/110) and they had me on Propranolol for it, but now that my psychiatrist put me on anti-anxiety meds, my blood pressure went wayyyy down and stayed there. Perhaps it's spiking every now and then and I don't even know it. Will check it next time this happens for sure, THANK YOU for the reminder.

 

[Natasha0717]

Update: (And sorry for double-post) - It happened again today while I was bending down to brush my teeth. I started seeing blue lights in the sink, almost the kind like when you press your eyes too hard with your hands and then you see those blue lights all over the place. So I hurried up and checked my blood pressure and it was only 100/68. But I did get up really fast to brush my teeth from a sitting position, I was watching TV and then suddenly got the urge to brush and whiten my teeth - so maybe I'm just moving around too darn fast. And my blood just isn't getting where it needs to go fast enough because I'm moving at such a speed-racer pace. I need to slowwww it down, that's what my doc is always telling me. It's just hard when you're so nervous. Everything is done fast, almost impulsively, you know?

 

[janemariesayed]

I would get it when standing up after bending down. Or if I got up out of bed too quickly. I would get a dizzy spell and have to sit with my head between my knees. I grew up with the problem. I get up slower now, but my head still thumps when I bend over for too long. Instead of bending over, I have to get down on all fours. It's hell getting up again because of arthritis in my hip, but at least it stops my head feeling like its going to explode.