How to stop feeling faint?

Question

Hi all

I'm 10 + 1 and after the first few weeks of feeling pretty good over the past week I've started to get quite dizzy and light headed and feeling super sick. I've not passed out but I have felt like I'm going to. My blood pressure is fine.
If this is happening to you do you have any advice on how to combat it? 
I haven't told anyone at work yet and this is happening at work so a bit awkward! 
Thank you

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In the first trimester I have had a lot of dizziness, and often felt like I might pass out.  The sickness and the fatigue we're oppressive, and when I stood up, the whole world was spinning.
One of the things that makes nausea worse is hunger.  It sounds like your blood sugar probably dropped.  Try having small snacks with you.  Also, drink plenty of water. I drink about a gallon a day. If I don't I feel faint.

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I'm 10 weeks 4 days today but this just happened to me Monday! I felt absolutely terrible- dizziness, headache, spots in my vision, and as soon as I got home at lunch I ate and immediately got sick. So yesterday and today I've tried to eat more. I hate breakfast but yesterday and today I made myself eat an apple walking out the door around 7:30 and I'll eat some peanut butter crackers here shortly, just to get me over the hump to lunch at 12:00. So far I feel so much better, even though eating that much is a chore! Hope it subsides for you!

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drink a lot of fluids, whatever you can keep down. this happened to me from 8.5w to right before my 10 wks and it started easing up. i ended up having to go to the hospital my potassium was low and i was severely dehydrated. i drank gatorade (any color but red & yellow so you may decipher if you are throwing up blood or bile) and water. i could barely eat anything but i did the best i could to keep something on my stomach and don't eat til you feel full cause it makes it worse.

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I'm 10 weeks today and it happens to me most in the morning or if I've been pinging and stand up too fast. I had this a lot as a kid and even have a scar on my forehead from completely passing out once. It happened to me on my hour-long walk to work this morning. I hadn't eaten anything yet and was lightheaded and my hands were feeling tingly. I stopped to get a fresh pressed juice and that seemed to do the trick. Try not to over exert yourself on an empty stomach. I'd recommend carrying a little bag of nuts in your bag or even peanut m&ms. The peanuts/nuts help stabilize your blood sugar while the chocolate will give you the sugar rush to instantly take away the shakes and dizziness. Also if you get the spots in your vision brace yourself or immediately find a spot to sit down!  I didn't do that and passed out and wound up with 9 stitches in my forehead. Good luck!! 😊

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Probably low blood sugar. Eat something.

How to stop feeling faint?

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