Passing Out in the Shower?

Question

Hi Ladies (and gents). 
So I’ve been noticing that every time I take a shower when I’m on my period, I am a few seconds away from fainting. 
I started my period earlier today. Just a few minutes ago, I was shaving while taking a bath. Then, I got up to wash my hair. Everything was fine until I went to rinse out my conditioner, then I got extremely lightheaded and almost fainted. I immediately sat down and turned the water to cold. I feel better, but I still can’t stand up long enough to walk back to my room. My body is still shaking and I feel like I can pass out at any moment. 
Why is this happening to me?
***Edit*** 
I don’t have my usual health insurance bc they took away my Medicare when I turned 19 last December. So I can’t afford to go to the doctor or pay out of pocket.

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Same thing happens to me! I’m not on my period tho it just happens. I am anemic and have low iron but I also take hot showers and the bathroom where I live doesn’t have a ventilator. If you take showers with really hot water I would suggest showering with warm water. Also maybe buying a chair you can sit on in the shower for days that you shave (it helps me). Maybe look into vitamins as well!

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In regards to blood pressure, hot showers can lower your blood pressure because the heat dilates peripheral blood vessels, which can make you feel lightheaded or dizzy in the shower," They found that when the subjects stood up to exit the tub, systolic blood pressure dropped dramatically, nearly twice as much in the hotter water. The result is less blood flow to the brain, which can cause fainting, which in turn might lead to injury by falling or by drowning. - Mayo Clinic

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Maybe you have low blood pressure, you haven’t eat and the shower was too hot!! Make sure to eat!

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Your hemoglobin is probably going too low, you need to see a doctor. In the meantime you can always to over the counter iron supplement and see if that helps with your next period

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This would happen to me and I have VWD. It could also be anemia. My hematologist told me that every woman should be taking iron supplements to combat their period, so I would head to the pharmacy and get those.

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I have hypoglycemia(low blood sugar) and sometimes low iron and this happens to me sometimes.

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Talk to a doctor about it. This happened to me pretty frequently. Gotta love a heavy flow.

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It could be several different things. How hot was your shower, though?

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How many pads or tampons are you going through in a day? The reason I ask this is you’re maybe losing a lot of blood during your period.

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Do you have anemia?