PASSING OUT OFF OF TOILET

[AWHTHD]

I am asking about my 26 year old daughter. She got up out of bed at about 2:00 in the morning to urinate. She sat down on the toilet and said that she started to feel light headed. She says she blacked out and the next thing she knows she is waking up on the bathroom floor, with one of her butt check in the heater vent and a horrible charlie horse in her calf. This happened last Wednesday, 09/30/15 and I found out about this last night. She has not been to the doctor and I am worried. I wonder if she had a seizure or something. Needless to say...I am scared.

[des900]

It can happen when wake from sleep as during sleep blood pressure is usually very low and sudden standing and walking might not instantly trigger nervous system to raise bp or raise heart rate (to reach blood to brain). if both of these won't kick in fast lightheadness and even fainting can occur. Fainting is body's natural way to reach more blood to brain as when lying flat on ground heart and brain on same level.

There is tip to reduce it. Use a hard pillow during sleep thus raising head above always.

[MichelleP_3811]

Along with what the other member posted about low blood pressure if she is anemic from heavy periods that could cause a person to pass out.  So ask her if she has super heavy periods as well encourage her to go for a check up.  A simple blood test can tell a lot.  Best to be checked by a doctor.

[ScalpMassager]

Does she have hypotension (low blood pressure)?  That can cause blackouts at times, but especially on just waking up (when our blood pressure tends to be at its lowest).  Has she been diagnosed with some other medical condition?

Being aware of having low blood pressure can help (eg. by paying attention to how faint we feel so we know when we should be moving cautiously, taking a deep breath at times to help boost our heart rate and blood pressure so we're much less likely to blackout).