• Catoblepas
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      Or have low blood pressure, low blood sugar, are affected by some types of medication (some antidepressants, muscle relaxers, etc)… if it’s new talk to your doctor, but it’s probably easy to deal with. I got told to eat more salt to deal with it, since I already stay pretty hydrated.

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        Second this. I drink like a fish, even water sometimes (/s), and still sometimes feel like the grim reaper’s looking at my report card when I stand up too fast.

  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    It’s called orthostatic hypotension and the easiest way to combat the blackout effect is by squeezing your leg and butt muscles as you get up. It keeps more blood in your head that way. It’s the same principle as the high g suits fighter pilots wear when doing combat maneuvers.

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      That blood deprivation where I don’t have the cognitive functionality to be miserable is the best few seconds of the day.