Orthostatic hypotens: What you described sounds like orthostatic hypotension. When you stand up, blood pressure decreases, making you feel lightheaded and your heart rate goes up. This typically occurs in people who are thin or dehydrated; some medications (especially those for heart and blood pressure, but not omeprazole or prozac (fluoxetine) that you are taking) or a small cluster of diseases. Multisystem atrophy is one of rare
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