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Can sleep help relieve lightheadedness? how about eating chocolate?

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Well, depends: Depends on whether the lightheadedness is due to fatigue (in which case sleep should work) or low blood sugar (in which case chocolate should work).

Dr Iwata and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/13/2014

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