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What Causes Dizziness, Shortness Of Breath And Shaking Hands?

I am a 15 year old African American teenage girl with a 32-35 bmi. Sometimes when I take a shower I get a dizzy feeling after maybe 6-8 minutes of showering. I also have shortness of breath and my hands shake. I feel absolute miserable while this is happening and today I had to hurry up and finish for fear that I might faint. What is happening to me?
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.

Sometimes, while taking a hot bath, especially after a meal, you can have blood sequestration in the skin due to the high temperature of the bath and in the stomach if you are having the bath after the meal. This causes less blood going in your brain causing the symptoms described.

There is nothing to worry about, because it is quite common. Just be sure you take the bath three to four hours after the meal and take the bath at a lower temperature. You will see it will not happen again.

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What Causes Dizziness, Shortness Of Breath And Shaking Hands?

Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern. Sometimes, while taking a hot bath, especially after a meal, you can have blood sequestration in the skin due to the high temperature of the bath and in the stomach if you are having the bath after the meal. This causes less blood going in your brain causing the symptoms described. There is nothing to worry about, because it is quite common. Just be sure you take the bath three to four hours after the meal and take the bath at a lower temperature. You will see it will not happen again. Hope this helps, please feel free using MHC for further questions.