Fainting loss of consciousness

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Avatar f tn Transient loss of consciousness after penetrative sex may represent an episode of vasovagal syncope.
Avatar m tn Such spells need a workup to rule out some potential causes - Vasovagal syncope – Syncope means a transient, self-limited loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone that is followed by spontaneous recovery. In vasovagal syncope, triggers include prolonged standing, sight of blood, pain, and fear. Before losing consciousness, one can develop nausea, sweating and pale skin. Typically return to consciousness occurs after 1 to 2 minutes.
Avatar n tn sudden nausea, fever, and vomiting , brief loss of consciousness or period of decreased consciousness (fainting, confusion, convulsions or coma). I hope this helps. Take care and regards.
Avatar n tn Loss of conscious in any emergency room I have every worked in mandates an overnight stay for observation. This is not the case in certain emergency rooms in Somalia and Afghanistan, and a little Island off the coast of Iceland notorious for practicing polygamy, but everywhere else, that is the drill. Clearly a neurological event took place, which seems to have been consistent with a petit mal seizure, etiology unknown.
Avatar m tn Any loss of consciousness is a life threatening emergency. It is not something to "self-treat" with "quick wqorking inhalers", and then not go to a hospital. She neeeds an IMMEDIATE evaluation by a team of physicians, preferably including a pulmonary specialist and cardiologist.
Avatar n tn In both of these conditions, blood circulation to the brain is reduced, resulting in temporary loss of consciousness. You ask about neurocardiogenic: In this condition blood vessels tend to expand, which leads to pooling of blood in the lower parts of the body. As a result, less blood reaches the brain and this causes fainting. The usual stimulus for this action resides in the nerves of the heart-hence the term neurocardiogenic.
624829 tn?1240755671 I was diagnosed with hemiplagic migraines with the classical silvery vision problems. Now I am dealing with something different. I have always been dizzy when I get up too suddenly, but now there is severe dizziness, I sometimes lose consciousness briefly and twice I have had seizures with loss of consciousness on my right side. Even when I don't faint, my left side is weak and my arm and hand twitches. Also, my head feels a lot of pressure, but no pain and my hearing is affected.
Avatar m tn After about 30 seconds, I regained consciousness with no recollection of collapsing and a bloody lip from biting it. I went to the hospital and they ran a cat scan, EEG, and blood tests, but said there was no sign of epilepsy. (nothing was wrong, except a slightly high White blood cell count). This is the 3rd time I have feinted/loss consciousness, and the 2nd time I was trembling, etc during it, but this is the 1st time with severe chest pains. I am 19 years old, male, 6' and 82kg.
Avatar f tn The likelihood is this is not that serious, however any episode involving a loss of consciousness mandates an immediate trip to the emergency room and an in-person evaluation by an M.D. preferably a neurologist. Do not pass go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. It is absolutely positively impossible to guess the etiology. Most likely this was a simple vasovagal episode, perhaps with an element of dehydration or anemia, but we can't be sure. An MRI/MRA would be prudent. Perhaps an EEG.
Avatar f tn She has experienced several years of recurring loss of consciousness, but revives in a few minutes. Most times she had episodes while vomiting. She always lies down to prevent falls. After taking milk out of her diet, the frequent vomiting stopped and the fainting episodes seemed to stop.....for awhile. Then, four weeks ago she was in her bedroom and cut herself accidentally with a pair of scissors...she went out. She doesn't know how long she was out. She was confused and pale.
Avatar f tn this December I began suffering from sudden recurrent loss of consciousness. It began after I discontinued steroids I had been taking for a week (I had a very bad allergic reaction). Then began initially as 5or 6 times a day. I was instructed to discontinue all caffeine use and it decreased to 3 times a day over the next two days. Then I went on vacation and experienced approximately 35 episodes in two days while in Florida. Union return I went to urgent care then sent on to the ER.
Avatar f tn Nevertheless, in every hospital in the United States the drill is overnight observation for anyone with a loss of consciousness. You did the right thing in going to the ER.
Avatar f tn I don't have specific experience though I once was advised to get an implantable recorder but declined. The reason I declined was because I worked the problem backwards and decided there wasn't any viable treatment anyway so why bother?.... I wrote down the problem, then wrote down what all the possible causes might be. Say for fainting, I'm not an expert but I know a few things, your fainting would be called "Syncope" correct?
Avatar n tn Hi, The symptoms could be of vasovagal syncope. Loss of consciousness, twitching of muscles are a common feature of the syncope. The patient gets a feeling of warmth and sweats before fainting. Dizziness may occur. Please go for an MRI of the brain and a tilt stress test or postural stress test to find out the cause. If the jerks or shakiness is excessive, it could be epilepsy. It may be ruled out by the MRI which shows increased electrical activity in the brain in case of seizures.
Avatar f tn (not really a shock, as in the last 16 yrs I have had several episodes of different symptoms, all treated w/out conclusive answers) Today I had the tilt table test for the very short loss of consciousness I have been having this yr. Results: orthostatic hypotension. When I look this up, it is a symptom rather than a disease. Have you heard of this being common in MS? I have a ton of other ?s, but will read this great forum while waiting for answers. TYVM!
Avatar n tn Syncope and Ischemic Stroke, the most common occurence, are both the result of the loss of blood flow to the brain. Syncope can be a sign of a life-threatening cardiac condition, which, in some cases that conditions, are also triggers for a Stroke/CVA.
Avatar m tn About 8 weeks ago my daughter started having fainting spells. She didn't loss consciousness, just kind of blackout and then felt very week. We took her to a pedi-cardiologist and they didn't test her, but based on symptoms diagnosed her with vasovagal syncope. She was put on salt pills and increased fluids. No real success, she continued to have symptoms. Then this past week, she started having a hard time breathing. She felt like she couldn't catch her breath.
1298247 tn?1288290953 Its main function is to direct blood towards the digestive system when food is eaten, but if it is overactive then the vagus nerve can take too much blood away from the brain, causing a loss of consciousness (vagal nerve fainting). This type of fainting is not generally limited to people with 'defective' vagal nerves, but it is a reaction that can happen to any human.
Avatar n tn It starts with nausea / vomiting sensation (he has not vomitted even once though) which lasts for 10-15 minutes followed by loss of consciousness which lasts from 10 to 25 minutes. After he passes out, his body is loose and experiences shiver like shaking, his teeth are locked and he is unable to talk during this phase, he does respond most of the time through eye lid / body movements, his eyes remain closed most of this time though.
Avatar m tn Any time there is a loss of consciousness of unknown etiology the drill is to immediately visit an emergency room. Do not pass go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. My vote is with jensequitur in that the liklihood was you fainted, however the reason for the blackout must be determined as soon as possible.
Avatar f tn than u i have an ultra sound app this wee , i dont now if this is related but on the weekend i loss consciousness and when i woe i vomitted all over myself. went to emergency and doc said its an inner ear thing an completely normal. as my doc and he said its NOT normal to loose consciousness from an inner ear thing, i have an ECG app now aswell and have to wear a 24 hrs heart monitor.
4965927 tn?1361679904 Did you ever find out the cause of the loss of consciousness? I ask because I have been experiencing a very similar thing and recently actually had my heart stop (needed CPR) so am now having many, many tests to try to figure it out. No answers yet.