I’m a 24 year old, 5’10″ male and I weigh 150 lbs. For most of my life I’ve had the occasional head rush (one every one to two months) when rising from a siting or lying position. Over the past few years the frequency has increased and now I have one to three head rushes a day. Over the course of a week one or two of the head rushes will be severe resulting in these symptoms in order of onset; increased pressure in my head, stars in my vision, vision loss, loss of motor control (I collapse to the ground and gently shake), and loss of awareness. Once I lose motor control I become unresponsive. These “head rushes” last about fifteen to thirty seconds (so I’ve been told). The less severe episodes go through all the symptoms (pressure, stars and vision loss) except I maintain some motor control (I only stumble or fall down into a sitting or squatting position) and some awareness (I think I can still hear people but I can’t talk or move too well). In the past two months I’ve started to have some of these head rushes occur while sitting with no plans or attempts to stand up. In one case I fell out of the chair I was sitting in. This has made me question Orthostatic hypotension as a self diagnosis.
Unfortunately I don’t have health insurance and I can’t afford lots of tests. If anyone has any idea what may be causing these episodes or how detrimental they may be (if it’s nothing serious I’ll just put up with it) I’d appreciate the input.