Originally Posted by
strange_err
I would think first off that it might be the Concerta, since any medication that affects the central nervous system can cause dizziness.
I would think that too, and there's even a warning about it on the bottle, except for the part where it started before I started taking the Concerta. I don't think it causes dizziness retroactively...
Originally Posted by
strange_err
Dehydration and/or low blood pressure can definitely cause dizziness as well and would be a major suspect if you SI.
Originally Posted by
strange_err
Also another issue with SI is anemia from blood or nutrient loss - even if you don't lose much with any one session, it can really add up over time.
I don't think I lose enough blood to have much of an effect at all, but I also don't think there's any particular relation to whether I've cut recently or not. Plus my blood pressure and iron were both fine as of a few months ago, and I drink enough water that I doubt I'm dehydrated very often.
Originally Posted by
strange_err
I probably would tell my doctor about it to make sure it wasn't anything too serious.
Yes, that would be the sensible thing to do, I know, but not gonna happen. As a small child I used to lie awake worrying that I would get appendicitis and end up dying from it because my appendix would rupture before I worked up the nerve to tell anyone I was sick. Given that I consider it a real possibility that given a choice I might rather die, I don't think I'll be going to a doctor for this. Plus she'd ask about my eating habits, which I really don't want to describe to a doctor and would probably just end up lying about which would totally undermine the diagnosis anyway...
Thanks though. And while I won't be trying chicken broth as a I don't eat meat, I'll try vegitable broth which has most of the sodium and stuff that chicken broth has.