Weak, dizzy & fatigued after stething myself...

Okay, this is probably a stupid question, but I was stething myself to the point of making my heart pound out of my chest, and with breath holds, and now I feel really fatigued, light headed, dizzy, short of breath and weak. Is that normal? Maybe someone should steth me themselves and find out. 😉 Still, im worried if it starts to happen after every time. Thoughts? Advice?

What you describe is exactly what happens. You overdid it holding your breath, and that will alter your sinus rhythm until your blood gases and tissue O2 and CO2 levels come back to normal.

Don't hold your breath so long next time.

Indeed long breath holds or pushes can cause black outs , headaches and various other changes

Thanks! Too bad I don't have an EKG so I know how much O2 I lost. Lol

Wouldn't you need to use a pulse oximiter to determine your O2 level?

Yeah, I know but sometimes it comes attached to the thing like in ER.

Walmart sells a nice little pulse ox

Yeah, only I can't go out and buy one. I was just gonna post in the erotic clinic forum that I am 27, don't drive and still live with parents and if my mom saw me with med stuff, she might wonder what's going on. I just did a stupid thing and ordered a manual BP and another stethoscope on an online med supplies store, but told the site to try and package it in an unmarked company box so she doesn't know what I ordered. It's just for fantasy purposes, to pretend I'm in my own clinic, but I can't tell her that. :X and now I feel worse that I mentioned it so I'm shutting up now.

NervousLilPatient,

All pulse oximeters for sale are not the same quality. We have one to monitor oxygen for an elderly family member who is on oxygen therapy 24/7. Their physician advised us to purchase one from the outdoor retailer stores such as REI or Kirkhams after doing our homework on them. We purchased it from Kirkhams for the best price. It is one that is used by those who hike in high altitudes where knowing what their oxygen levels are is important. We also have had to use it for another member of the family with heart problems they were born with. Check out the links I have included for purchasing one that is accurate and reliable where you do not need a Rx from your physician to purchase one. Best wishes, play safe, and have great fun doing so.

www.rei.com

www.kirkhams.com

Well if you do lots of breath holds and breathe in and out too quickly it can make you light headed, but it's not normal........get it checked out

I've experimented the same feelings especially once I did a lot of hyperventilation before swimming under the water for (approximately)60 meters....It was so strange!! 😮

Hey NervousLilPatient, If mom finds out just tell her that you're interested in possibly getting into the medical field. Buying small med equip like you have is cheaper than going to a school you could tell her???

Sorry, docdawg, that wouldn't work. I'm trying to become a CSI. LOL. I am looking into buying a pulse oximeter soon from Wal-Mart online, that measures both my heart rate and my pulse ox.