Weezie - I had a similar problem...

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Hi, Weezie -

I had a similar thing happen to me a week ago.

I *SUDDENLY* got very lightheaded and dizzy for a few seconds.

I also felt nauseous/slightly queasy on and off .....

I also began to feel feverish after the weekend....

In this case, my doc had given me a water pill (in addition to my high blood

pressure med) because drinking even 8 glasses of water daily can dilute my

sodium and throw off my electorlyte balance severely (cause I am on a low

sodium diet, too).

My BP was in a low range, so the water pill was deleted and I felt perfect

again in 2 days.

*I heard of people getting these symptoms from drinking too much water, and

it throws off their electrolytes - - even without the BP med and water pill

like I went through... my doc said 8 glasses of water is plenty for anyone,

and he prefers me to drink less. I went back to the old WW rule of 6 - 8

glasses, staying within the 6 range... it hasn't seemed to affect how well WW

is working for me.

Hope this info may be helpful?

Cherie

Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 09:15:48 -0600

Subject: Re: Maggie's 5/29 journal X0

I just had a scary thing happen again. It happened yesterday but I thought it

was because I had woke up at 4:45 AM and couldn't sleep again so I was tired.

Anyway, this morning I woke up at 5 AM, so I got up right away and turned on

the computer and then made coffee. I read my messages and drank my coffee and

had a Kellogg's Vector Energy Bar. Now that was at about 6 AM. At between 8

AM and 8:30 AM I started to feel sick to the stomach and I got very light

headed. Then I started to sweat. I cooked ham and eggs and made some toast.

Now I feel okay, I think. I am still sitting by the computer so I haven't

moved around since it happened. I am thinking that I should have had protein

this morning instead of the energy bar. Tomorrow I'm going to try it and see.

I could be just tired because I feel like I could sleep now. But I've got

decluttering to do.

Thanks for listening.

Weezie