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Old 07-07-2004, 09:17 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Re: dizzy when riding

Dwayne wrote:
> I've been cycling for the past 2 years about once or twice a week for
> about 2 hours at a time, around 25 miles each trip. For about the
> last 4 weeks I get really dizzy and slightly nauseated about 30
> minutes into the ride and I have to stop and sit down for a while or I
> feel like I'm going to get really sick. After about 15 minutes of
> sitting down, standing doesn't help, I get slowly better and then I
> seem to do ok no matter how hard or how far I ride after that.

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I agree with others to check with your doc; but also, are you using a sports
drink of any sort?

I recently discovered that Accelerade makes me nauseous as hell -- and
quickly! -- whereas Gatorade and others don't bother me at all.

Bill "just a thought" S.


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