What is happening when you “see stars” for a moment after you take a big stretch, stand up too fast or take a blow to the head etc?? ….

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I’m taking about the bright dots which appear that seem to zip around in your sight for five seconds or so, usually after one of the above…..?

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“When we get out of bed or stand up, the blood vessels in our body need to clamp down rapidly to maintain blood pressure going to the brain. If we stand too quickly, blood pressure can drop and cause dizziness, lightheadedness or fuzzy vision. This may just be a symptom of getting up too quickly, so it’s important when getting out of bed in the morning to do so slowly.”

Basically, your body gets shocked by you moving so fast and is working hard to get blood to your brain. This causes a dip in blood pressure. Not entirely sure how blood pressure relates to vision though, had a hard time finding anything that explained it.

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