Fainting in older people
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Usually, my vision gets yellow in color and I feel lightheadedness, then it is time to get my head down. I have avoided actually fainting for over 20 years. In older people when their heart stops, they immediately fall down (no warning signs). This has happened to people in our family and the fall started their heart again. She should have her iron checked to make sure that she is not anemic. If she keeps fainting, it would be good to get her heart checked out just to be safe.
I would think a complete cardiac workup as suggested is in order. I (though quite a bit older) had a couple fainting spells and it turned out it had to do with he connection between my brain and my heart which sends signals telling it when to beat. I wound up having a pacemaker put in and no problems now..
when they sleep in deep night, they will have the extraordinary corresponding horrible dreams, in the dreams, they do some kind of terrible Belial pressuring them or being hunted down, but they can not cry out or escape, which are called nightmare in iatrology. Vague terrors in light sleep, which is known as sleep paralysis.
By the way, I know its hard to avoid illness if you have an older child that is out in the world in any way. We took my 1 year old to a play date when I was pregnant and he got so sick and then I got so sick. But I couldn't lock my son up . . . so it was what it was. So, I understand how hard it is!
My 23 year old daughter was taken to urgent care after fainting, where she was diagnosed with Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block and vasovagal syncope. She has had fainting episodes sporadically (last one 4 years ago). They have been less frequent as she's gotten older. Her ECG was reviewed by an electrophysiology specialist to make the diagnosis (there was originally some concern about Brugada's, but that has been dismissed as a diagnosis).
We know several people in their 70s who have experienced fainting and dizziness as a result of BP meds reducing it to 120/80 and lower, including two people (my husband being one) who recently suffered worrying blackouts and ended up in hospital. In both cases their meds were stopped and my husband’s BP has now reverted to his original readings of around 154/80. (He was on Amlodipine, Lisinopril and Bendroflumethiazide and his BP before passing out was 97/60).
You may have trouble walking or standing, and you may lose your balance and fall.
-Although dizziness can occur in people of any age, it is more common among older adults. A fear of dizziness can cause older adults to limit their physical and social activities. Dizziness can also lead to falls and other injuries.
LIGHTHEADEDNESS
-It is common to feel lightheaded from time to time. Lightheadedness usually is not caused by a serious problem.
before puberty she has had fainting spells, nausea, cold sweats and gets pale. She is getting worse witht the fainting, nausea, cold sweats as she gets older. She has been to doctor on top of doctor. They found that she has mthfr heterozygous but said this is not a problem. Her heart doctor has recently said she has sinus tachycardia. The meds he put her on for this is causeing chest pain and shortness of breath.
I fainted before I knew I was pregnant and turns out I was! I don't think it happens to a lot of people, but my doctor said I am fine and healthy.
I wouldn't think that it was too common. I suppose it is related to your response to either pain or just the general surroundings. Some people get a sick or faint feeling when even going into a hospital. It's just a human reaction and everyone reacts differently to all kinds of situations. I wouldn't worry about it but you might mention it if you have any other type of procedure done in the future so the staff will be alert in case it might happen again. Regards ....
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I have copied this out for you, it happens quite frequently While there are uncommon serious causes of passing out in children, the majority of fainting episodes are brought about by reasons that are neither serious nor life-threatening. The most common reason for fainting in children is called vasovagal syncope [VAY-so-VAY-gull SEENK-oh-pee).
Vasovagal syncope is an abnormal reaction of the nerves to otherwise normal circumstances. These nerves dictate the heart rate and blood pressure.
Glad your test came back normal. Great news. So now maybe you can relax a little and hopefully your pvc's will taper off. I agree with some that almost all people have pvc's. What I take exception to is when people say not to think about them etc. When I, and several of you get them, I feel EVERY one, they suck the life right outta you. Yeah, if I had them and didn't feel them, they wouldn't worry me either DUH!
I don't know if I am in the right place for this or not, but I have been fainting since I was 13 (now 30). It used to happen for no apparent reason (not from stress) & I went through many tests (EEG, EKG, etc) before they did the tilt-table test & figured out it was when adreneline was released into my system that heart rate went up/blood pressure down. I was on nadalol (sp)?
hi friend,
please be really careful. Any focus of infection is dangerous in people who have underwent any type of replacement surgery. especially if it's near the operative site.
Microbes can pass through the blood route which is very difficult to controll.
So take a proper advice. Visit your orthopaedician regularly.
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I am concerned about some fainting that has gone on in the past year, and will be seeing my doctor soon, but would like to see if I can calm my nerves about my symptoms beforehand. I am a 20 year old college women and between last summer and this summer I have experienced 3 fainting spells, all under different conditions. The first two I feel like I have a basic understanding of why they occurred, but will share them anyways as I am concerned that my most recent one has no explanation.
stress, such as from being dehydrated, extremely overheated, donating blood, seeing blood or gore, etc. However, some people have cardiac conditions or neurological conditions which predispose them to fainting; these may cause the person to faint under circumstances which would not cause a healthy person to faint, or might lower the "threshhold" for fainting such that it requires much less of the typical stressors on the body to induce fainting (or near fainting).
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