Difference between fainting and unconsciousness
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I am having episodes of unconsciousness. I will be doing normal things and suddenly loose consciousness and once I am conscious I have memory lose for usually a few hours up to most of the day. I have been having these episodes for a little over a year now. I have had a bunch of test done including an eeg, cat-scan and a neural phyc evaluation. My phyciatrist thinks it might be a dissociative disorder however it does not fit in any of the categories completely.
Initially, alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but further consumption can lead to blurred vision and coordination problems. After excessive drinking, unconsciousness can occur and extreme levels of consumption can lead to alcohol poisoning and death.
Hence, it is definitely not due to stroke or heart attack. Inco-ordination and unconsciousness could occur after bouts of heavy drinking.
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My nephew is 10 years old and he faints (unconsciousness) couple minutes for each time and multiple times every single night around 9pm for more than 3 weeks already. His fainting is getting worst and more frequently lately. He had blood test and MRI done in hospital but the results were normal. The hospital and his specialist could not find what causes the faints. Wish you can help my nephew and many many thanks!!!
Dehydration can also cause someone to pass out. One question I have is he dizzy or lightheaded? There is a huge difference and it would help to know which he is actually having as one can be caused by ear problems, the other by low blood pressure.
Agree with rock rose, I suffered swelling in my lower legs and ankles in my first pregnancy from about 26 or 28 weeks and from there he checked me for other signs of pre eclampsia, I ended up with pregnancy induced hypertension the difference between the two is that I didn't need to be medicated to keep my blood pressure under control.
A week after the delivery I had high blood pressure, swelling of my legs and feet, very severe headache and on one day I almost fainted. When checking with my ob/gyn she said it could be an atypical pregnancy or a seizure type condition which sometimes happens and may be I am past that danger now. She recommended I check with my GP for high blood pressure. One time I had to go to the emergency becaus my BP went 170/104 and I had tingling and numbness in my left arm.
Is the high blood pressure/near-fainting happening during your migraines, or at separate times?
Do you have any example blood pressure readings? I ask because if the pulse pressure is "wide" (i.e., the difference between the top number and the bottom number is greater than normal), this could account for the sensation that your heart is pounding. A high blood pressure itself could also provide the sensation of a pounding heart.
It came on so suddenly but managed to get me legs over the bath and sit down. Luckily the bathroom door wasnt locked and my partner found me passed out on the floor and carried me to my bed where i came round after a few minutes.
Ever since then ive felt dizzy quite alot whether it be when im watching tv, or sitting or lying down. Also been short of breath quite a few times and ive noticed this particularly when im in the shower!
#R-Rs >2sec simply means pause/distance (more than 2 seconds) between R to R(9 times during the hole monitoring) that significant for the report but can be in normal patient during sleep and associated with bradicardia . Pause >4sec. make patient unconsciousness. One R more simply means one heart beat.
About ST-changes, I think you have depression(1.275mm) which is means ischemia but depression can be due to some drugs. There is NO myocardial infarction present(0.2mm).
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I think defecation syncope is unlikely, particularly if as you say, the fainting is often preceding the bowel movements.
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It sounds like you've had some cardiology workup, but not a full workup for the syncope/pre-syncope (fainting/almost-fainting). A tilt table test might give more insight into this.
She came to almost immediately and said she felt fine. Just prior to fainting she had been sleeping for about 12 hours and also had had nothing to eat or drink for close to 14 hours.
When we took her to the ER they found that her QT was 459. The next day the EKG was repeated and was 441. The pediatric cardiologist who read it called the second reading 'high normal"
What is the probablility with this faint and with these numbers that she has long qt? I am terrified of course.
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what is the difference between addiction and dependence? I was reading another post and someone mentioned that he/she thought someone was dependent not addicted.. I'm just curious. Thanks in advance for any responses.
One medication may have been developed first and others later that are somewhat similar chemically and in the same chemical family but they may be completely different medications. I take Methocarb and that is prescribed for me to control dystonic spasms. It is an anti spasmodic. Meprobamate is an anti anxiety medication.
Any of these medications can be prescribed for other purposes as determined by a doctor or psychiatrist or other treating professional.
I tried similac and it didnt sit well with them. I know a lot of moms who used similac and were good with it.
what was the difference between and MRI and a CT scan -- the CT scan came back normal -- should i still get an MRI ?
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