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I'm fine when i'm laying and sitting. but when i'm walking or standing i get this mixture of off balance, light headed, floaty , disoriented feeling.
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Dizzy: You may have orthostatic. Are you on blood pressure medications? This may be dropping your blood pressure and making your dizzy. Another cause and the most common is your dehydrated. Increase your fluid intake and see if this helps. Ideally should be drinking about 8 glasses of fluid a day.
Answered 5/26/2015
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