Dizziness - Blood Pressure Issues, maybe?

[CycleChic06]

I don't have a heart rate monitor, but I'm thinking I should get one. It's kinda like what Annie's describing, the whole thing about my heart pumping super hard and stopping kinda disorients me, I get dizzy, nauseus and I have puked on several occasions. But definitely if I don't stop, the symptoms don't occur. And if I do stop, start feeling this way, if I start moving again, the symptoms go away within a few minutes. It's pretty much anytime I'm exherting myself, like I said, hiking, running, whatever. And I've kinda always been like this, I grew up with the "suck it up" mentality and just figured it was nothing until my friend thought it might be a concern.

But I know they're kinda vague symptoms and could possibly be any that people have described, low blood sugar, reaching the lactic threshold, etc...

I've called and made an appointment with my doctor, she wouldn't talk to me over the phone and told me I had to come in but at least I'll get some answers and clear my mind of any concern.

Emily

[RoadRaven]

If its what Annie describes, then it most likely what I have described too - its your lactate threshold... still, get it checked by a doctor if you are concerned, and ride with others til you know for sure