Postural Hypotension.

I've always had spells of dizziness, lightheadedness and blurred vision when i stand up too quickly. And i always thought this normal and that it happens to everyone. Last year tho, i found out that i was wrong [learning medicine is cool, eh?]. Anyway, it's called postural hypotension, and it's usually associated with increasing age [as Paan so cheerfully pointed out], pregnancy and underlying chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus. I should really stress the fact that I am neither old, pregnant nor diabetic. So maybe in my case it's just a simple problem of my blood pressure dropping too low when i stand up too abruptly.

I however, like to think that this happens due to my height. [hahaha... i love the idea of being taller than the average mass]. Since i'm soooooo tall [note the heavy sarcasm], blood from my body takes quite a while to reach my brain; especially when i stand up to my full height! So what i'm really saying right now is that i'm tall, and u people without postural hypotension are shorties! Hehe... Ain't learning fun?

Now, who was it i remember saying that i've got an old person's disease, Paan?? Bet she's not too tall, huh? hihihi =P