Scary...

[smilingcat]

Be sure to tell your doctor on what kind of herbal tea you are drinking and how much. In particular, hibiscus flower tea can lower your BP (if my memory serves me right).

Other food can affect you. I remember an article from about 30 years ago, a man in NYC was consuming so much tree ear, mushroom used in Chinese cooking, that his blood didn't clot very well. He was in some clinical trial for some medicine and it threw off the test so much so that the researchers looked into his diet and concluded that his large consumption of the tree ears were to blame.

Anyway, I hope you feel better.

[Catrin]

A little better, less dizzy. They did confirm a mild concussion and forbade me reading/tv/computer/exercise until Tuesday. Yes, I shouldn't be online now but am wrapping up some things first. Thankfully CAN do some (simple) knitting as long as it isn't all day, and audiobooks. Well, for once I don't feel guilty on my somewhat lengthy Audible library, otherwise I wouldn't know how to pass the next 3.5 days. Back to work at noon on Tuesday.

They're pretty sure it's the positional low blood pressure but they're checking to make certain it isn't something else. They did take BP in various positions and also an EKG. The BP differences weren't quite enough to fully meet that criteria but they were close that she thinks it's likely. I will be following up with them.

Thankfully I mainly drink peppermint, ginger, chamomile, and rooibos teas for my herbal infusions.

I can think of better ways to spend my long holiday weekend but glad it isn't worse!

[ny biker]

Thanks for checking in. Enjoy the audio books!

[Pax]

Been away and missed this, so glad you're home resting and safe!

[emily_in_nc]

Yikes Catrin, sorry that it is indeed a concussion. I hope you don't see this response until you are officially "allowed" back online!

Hope by the time you do read these responses, you are feeling back to normal!

[Crankin]

Rest up!

[north woods gal]

Plus one. Getting away from a computer screen for a few days is not necessarily a and thing at all.