I've always been curious as to why I get really dizzy when I stand up fast, even to the point of almost passing out. I've also been interested in WTH these little things are that I see floating around all of the time. The following articles explain these things for those of you that may be interested.

http://www.aboutchildrenshealth.com/library/weekly/aa011501a.htm
http://www.discoverymagazine.com/digger/d02dd/d0205dd.html

What I still can't figure out is what these stringy darker things are that float around as I move my eyes. If I turn my head slightly in one direction, and then focus on something straight ahead, these strings (some of them are specks or dots) continue to move, or even change directions and fall. Anyone know what this is?

I'll post later (maybe) with more weird things that happen to me alot, but feel free to post yours, and their explanations, if you are able to!

They're common to everybody, and they have a name: floaters. They are blood cells freely floating around somewhere (can't remember exactly where), but you have to be focusing in a special manner to notice them. They do tend to clump together to form strings, and they move when you move your eyes (but they continue moving around).

The first link that I posted would be floaters, but what I'm talking about in the last paragraph is something entirely different. These are dark stringy things and/or dots that I see 24/7, whether my eyes are opened or closed. :/

.. So you're saying it's not dark when you close your eyes? Yeah, you might want to get that checked out. (Do you have eyelids?)

Yeah, I get dizzy a lot when I get up quickly. Once I was watching TV in a recliner and laying back for about an hour, then the pizza guy rings the doorbell, and I jump up and almost fall on my face and get all the spotty-vision and dizzyness.

When my eyes are open, they're darker than the floaters, which look pretty much like white living organisms swarming around, but when I close my eyes, these stringy things are darker than the back of my eyelids (the back of my eyelids seem more brown in comparison to these stringy things, which seem almost black). Even when my eyes are closed, I see a certain amount of light. I'll have to turn out the lights when I get home from class to see if I can see them with my eyes closed even when the room is dark.

when I get up too fast, I get dizzy and my vision gets all dark and tunnelated.

I've had the dizzy thing happen to me once, but it was when I was backpacking in higher elevatios than I'm used to where the air is thinner. We had just arrived at our campsite after a ten-mile hike with all our gear, and I laid down in the dirt for a minute or two. I stood up really quickly, and promptly blacked out (and fell to the ground like a ragdoll). I came to a few seconds later, got up slowly, brushed myself off, and went on with life. It was very weird, because i had actually blacked out for a few seconds. One moment I was up like normal, the next I was lying on the ground with some owies from the hard fall.

Once I trapped a nerve in my neck as I stood up, causing an intense level of pain, I woke up on the floor about 10 minutes later with my brother looking at me in a funny way.

All this talk of floaters reminds me I have to poo.

Just got back from class and tried to see the stringy things with my eyes closed. It's very difficult, but with much concentration, I'm still able to see them. With no light penetrating my eyelids, now the stringies appear to be lighter than the back of my eyelids.

As far as getting dizzy from getting up too fast, I actually get that at least once a day. I'm so used to it that even when things turn black and I feel the pressure in my head, I can keep from passing out. There have been quite a few times when it's been really bad though, and I've found myself on my knees. I've never actually passed out from it, yet.

The first time that I noticed floaters was when I was working at a printing company, messing around on this light table that we used to cut film. It was actually white, yet I could still see them, and I was rather weirded out by it. Everyone there thought that I was crazy already, so it didn't really change their opinion any.

Anyone ever have hallucinations? I saw the missing link sitting on top of a cupboard eating a banana inside of the darkroom where I used to work, once. It scared the crap out of me, and I wouldn't go back in for about 10 minutes or so. I've also seen a glowing white lady that looked like what people would describe as a ghost (I don't necessarily believe in that sort of thing, although I'm open-minded). She was hovering and stairing at me from about 5 feet from my face. I was so tired that I rolled back over and went to sleep. I guess that one could have been a dream. Yeah...

I need to go to the doctor to have my wrist checked out soon anyways, so I may mention a few other things to him as well. I don't have any medical insurance, so I hope it isn't too expensive... :/

Why do I suddenly feel like this is more like a cry for attention than anything?



As far as dizziness, you may have Vertigo.

I have Vertigo. Welcome to the club.

Unfortunately for me, being 6' 7" means that I start blacking out almost every time I get up from a laying down position even at a moderate speed, and sometimes even when I've been sitting a long time. Darn brain needs too much blood and can't get it fast enough...

Probably because you haven't yet grasped the purpose of the thread. This is a thread where people can post weird things that happen to them (read the last line of my initial post for evidence). If you're referring to the talk regarding hallucinations, I simply added it to this thread because I didn't want to create a new thread that is semi-related. I have had hallucinations in the past, as have many people, and I was hoping that others would post those stories as well. I don't really like your unfounded insinuation, and would rather you keep it to yourself. My apologies for being so harsh, but you've managed to rub me the wrong way in about .03 seconds. Congratulations.

Furthermore, if there was anything in this thread that was posted to get attention, it was your poop comment. However, it was somewhat humorous. Feel free to contribute to the thread, but please refrain from being rude and sarcastic, if you're able.

My apologies for getting off topic...

I wonder if the dizzyness can be helped a little bit by having a good aerobic routine to strengthen your cardiovascular system. Might be worth asking about, at least.

One weird thing like that that happened to my had to do with my ears. Around age ten or so, it seemed like if I was in complete silence, my ears were always ringing. It was like I could never get any peace and quiet. This went on pretty badly for a few months and I then got over it, and it hasn't really bothered me since.. I suspect I was probably imagining it.

drink water, that might help...

i saw the stringy things....never knew what they were tho...assumed it was some bacteria stuff floating on the top of my eyes or something like that, guess i was a little close.

yes i see the black dots, they used to bug me alot when i was like 5...i actually remember asking one of my friends if he saw the "exact" same ones. lol

i do get ringing in my ears every once in a while. it sorta freaks me out.

hey wanna try something really weird....stand up and lock your legs (don't bend your knees) for like 10 minutes. if it works, you'll pass out.

Hey, guys, I had these same problems several years back when I was going through puberty, and still have this "dizziness" problem to a leesser extent today.

MENTATMM, THIS IS WHY IT OCCURS AND SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT IT: The initial reason for me initially was growth spurts. Like someone already said, the taller you are, the more common this gets. When I was 11 I was the tallest in my 5th grade class at about 5' 7". By the time I was in 8th grade, I was a bit over 6'. I underwent a period of growth so rapid, I grew about 2 inches over less than 2 months at one point (I've slowed down a lot now, though) - this is when it's started happening to me. At one point in P.E., I even blacked out. One minute I was standing up, the next minute I was on the floor with no control over my legs. It was weird though, because I wasn't technically "blacked out"; I could hear people moving around and talking about me, but I couldn't see anything at all and my muscles were spazzing.

THis still happens sometimes to me, often when I get upm just like you. HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:

• Get up slowly, especially after you've been sitting down or crouched for an extended period of time. Me being quite a live-wire, I often jump up and then rush forward and collide into a wall because my vision blurs and I can't see where the heck I'm going :p
• Drink plenty of fluids THis is straight from the doctor's mouth so take my word on it, one of the main causes of these incidents is due to dehydration. You're brain needs some juice - feed it.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head atm. Hope this helps!

(Also, I too experienced "floaters" as a small child, I used to chase them around the room (man I was spacy) )

I usually drink tons of water at home (pretty much all I drink), but at work I must admit I do get a little dehydrated (which is where this usually takes place...after I get up after my lunch break). I'll have to try and take in more water while at work and see how things work out.

As far as a cardiovascular routine, I usually fast-walk or hike between 06-10 miles a week (I'm hoping to step that up to around 20 during the holidays), not including all of the walking I do at work (I stock groceries and I walk around really fast (I'm one of those fast-walkers that people make fun of)).



I told my father about it last night and he seemed to describe seeing the same thing. None of my friends seem to know what I'm talking about.



LOL...that's exactly what happens to me. It's rather embarassing when it happens at work. People are always asking me what's wrong, which gets a bit irritating. I can almost always just walk my way through it, but I almost knocked an old lady over the other day while trying to do so (couldn't see her).

Thanks for the advice folks...I don't even get hits this good on WebMD.