how much blood was drawn?

Just two vials, which I'm assuming isn't very much at all. But they did have us fast before hand.

well depending on how much nutrients you had in your system, bla bla bla, even two vials can be enough to drop you. When I gave blood (more than two vials though) half way through the process I got super dizzy so anything's possible, doesn't mean you're unhealthy

Sex and cuddles?

A good head massage? (Or a long back scratch.)

Those tend to work for me, usually.

-Badger-

Orange juice and Cookies. Your sugar level is probably very low. This is the one time where water is not helping you. Get your sugar levels up and you'll feel a lot better.

Right afterwards they gave me some Coke, which apparently let me look well enough for them to let me go. I've been drinking sweet tea all day since.

yeah, it's the water that's not helping. You need something that has more concentrated sugars in them. When I had to have extensive blood work for a clot I developed in my leg, every time I had more than 5 vials taken I was immediately given a box of OJ and a couple of sugar cookies and I was good to go. I hope you are feeling better soon.

I'm wondering what your iron levels are in your blood. Also, what's your O2 levels. My mom & I both have low O2 levels which always make us tired. I nearly had to hyperventilate to get released from the hospital 2 years ago (my O2 is about 87 & its supposed to be over 90).

food and water bud :/

I'm pounding juice now, hopefully I'll be recovered by tomorrow. Are you going to be at the con?

unfortunately no work told me to go fuck myself when i asked...no seriously those were the exact words -,-;

Damn that sucks. We'll drink one in your honor!

woo! \o/

yeah suger, I have like 3 and 1/4 drawn and I had to tell them to stop cause they wanted like 4-5 and I'm pretty big. I didnt pass out but i started getting really dizzy

I once got blood drawn as a part of a routine check up, but the nurse didnt know what the fuck she was doing, had trouble finding the vein, finally got it in, had me bleeding everywhere, drew a lot of blood to begin with + all the... wasted blood. Everything went black as i was in the chair, im not really sure if I passed out or was near to it, i was OUT of it. She walked away with like three little continaers of blood and the trash can was filled with bloody gauze. I was like, WTF hospital get better nurses!

Well, I think it may be a sign of low iron levels that you passed out. Or just low oxygen intake. But the same thing happened to me when I had a couple vials taken for ankylosing spondylitis testing at 16.

But I found this. It may have been the cause: http://www.physicsforums.com/showth.....d.php?t=252438

Yeah that sounds about right. Its strange I almost feel like I have a mild hangover now.

That sucks. But given time, and a bit of relaxing, you should be right like rain. You know what hangovers are like.

Whenever I have any amount of blood drawn I enter naptime mode for the rest of the day.

I've been getting a lot drawn recently, too.

vagal reaction. My mom and I both get it. Draw blood, no matter how much, and we get light headed, and sometimes faint. It's actually a reaction to the needle in the vein, along with a psychological setup component. For me, looking away and shutting my eyes, and squeezing the armrests with my other arm seems to help.

It might be that... I did look away, but maybe it was just my body freaking out a little too much. After I got pierced I almost passed out in a similar manner.

Don't feel to bad. I was getting some blood drawn once to get tested for STDS/HIV and passed out when they drew my blood. Not fun.

Iron suppliments

Juice should be enough, but if you're still feeling cruddy, switch to a sweet food instead. More fluids means lower red blood cell concentration. (And watch your salt intake for the moment, too.)

When I was little I was part of a Study on hereditary & weight ... they made me fast for a day & took 7 vials ... I was so dizzy I throw up from vertigo & Fell to the floor when trying to stand ... Passing out didn't happen but it could have . I met someone at Job Corps that passed out after 1 syringe was taken , So I'd suggest Rest , food & Juice

Ah, so your insurance company is threatening to tack on a surcharge for not taking a wellness exam? My insurance company started doing that a few years ago, and it pisses me off to no end.

Yeah they said if we took the test we'd be eligible for 'discounts' on our premiums next year, which to me sounds like 'do it or we'll jack your rate WAY up next year.'

That's what they did at my place. Year one, it was a discount for participating. Year two, it was a surcharge if you didn't. They said the reason why they changed it is because not enough people participated the first time, so they had to encourage more people... you know, for their own good.

I can't wait to see what they have in store this year, though my answer will still be the same: "no thanks."

Did you watch your blood being taken? If I watch mine being taken afterwards I go into tunnel vision.