Vision Blackout

[Nativejewel007]

I have this major issue that is currently effecting my daily life. Upon standing or getting off of the couch or out of bed, I get a disoriented spell and my whole vision goes black. This lasts for up to a minute. I can get releif by putting my head between my legs. Meanwhile, I can still hear everything around me and I am completely conscious. I also experience face flushing and dizziness during this also. Outside of this occurance, I feel very fatigue and weak. I am taking methadone 80mg and Adderall 30mg once a day. Please help me!!!!!!!!! I feel like I am on an episode of Mystery Diagnosis. This used to be a minor inconveneince and now it is ruining my life. I also have had big problems with constipation and bowel movements.

[ConnieDash]

My daughter was on Adderall for a time and had the same problem.  The longer she was on it, the better she was able to deal with it.  It could be a side effect from meds.  Good luck

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
If your suffer from episodes of blackouts then those could be due to postural hypotension (falling with change of position—most likely in your case), internal ear problems, cervical spondylitis, anemia, GERD, hypoglycemia or low sugar and some endocrine problems. In postural or orthostatic hypotension blood pressure falls when you stand and causes all the symptoms that you are suffering. Dehydration, certain medications, heart problems, untreated diabetes, and nervous system disorders can all cause this. TIAs or transient ischemic attacks can also be the cause. Certain internal ear problems (benign positional vertigo, Meniere's disease, vestibular neuronitis, labyrinthitis, otitis media, trauma, side effects of drugs, and fluid in ear) can also affect blood pressure monitoring by the body by not properly signaling a change in position. Blood pressure monitoring, tilt table test, EKG, heart echo, ambulatory blood pressure recording are all required. I think you should discuss this with your doctor. Get your blood pressure checked. Hope this helps. Take care!

[sakura4000]

Medications can be causing your bowl problems; as far as the disorientation might want to check blood pressure; as I told someone else the dizziness could be related to an inner ear problem suggest checking bp or seeing ENT/Otolaryngologist for possible inner ear problems;