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Avatar n tn And so, there is a lot of research ongoing to determine why vasovagal reactions occur and how to diagnose them. You see, while vasovagal syncope is the number one cause of fainting in children, it is sometimes difficult to identify this as the reason because there is currently no definitive test. This means that some children end up getting a lot of other fruitless tests looking for other causes of passing out.
Avatar m tn After MANY tests (MRI, CAT Scan, Tilt Table, etc) my cardiologist put me on Lexapro, Fludrocortisone and Salt Tabs. This combo has made my dizzy spells and fainting spell manageable as I have only about one per month now. However, we (me and the doc) want to completely eliminate this last episode. Has anyone had any luck with any other meds? I recently tried a beta blocker and had 2 episodes in 5 days, so I stopped it.
Avatar f tn In most cases of vasovagal syncope, you have some warning that you are near fainting. These signs include "tunnel-like" vision, nausea, dizziness, pale skin, feeling hot or cold, and/or sweating. A vasovagal episode usually is not anything to worry about, as long as your doctors have ruled out other more serious causes. If you experience a vasovagal episode, lie on your back and elevate your legs with pillows to increase blood flow to your brain.
1512628 tn?1304974064 I have vasovagal syncope, orthostatic hypotension, NMS, cardiogenic syncope... What in the world is the difference? Every time I end up in a different hospital they call my fainting something else. (Each time they get my records from each other). As of yet there remains to be no ryhme or reason why I went from the occasional fainting to a wheel chair so that I could leave my bed and crawling to the bathroom behind!!! Any thoughts???
Avatar n tn I try to tell them this is more than fainting spells, but they have never seen it happen, so they say she is just fainting. I captured it on video a few days ago to show the neurologist. She is also bipolar and on medication for that. It looks like seizures to me, but i'm not a doctor. What could this be????
Avatar m tn About three years ago, I was told by a physician that I may have vasovagal syndrome. I understand this to be a propensity to fainting which I have experienced, but only after these chest pains. Although I have not been diagnosed with hiatal hernia, is it possible that I do have a hiatal hernia which causes the chest pains causing a vasovagal reaction (sweating and fainting)?
Avatar n tn The other day, my mom had what doctors believed was a fainting episode. After getting up from the couch, she started to feel nauseous and lightheaded. This lasted for about two minutes. Immediately, she sat down in a chair and began to slip in and out of consciousness for a few minutes. She was white as a ghost and broke out in a cold sweat. She immediately recovered and felt much better afterward.
Avatar f tn It could be anxiey or even just a vasovagal reaction to a specific trigger, which can be a bodily function or an external event. The symptoms are very similar. Is there any kind of pattern to these episodes? What is happening just before You feel faint? This might be useful for you to read up on vasovagal response. http://en.wikipedia.
2132141 tn?1335678074 I have heard of urination syncope, where the vagal nerve (10th cranial nerve) gets over stimulated during urination and causes reduced heart rate, sweating, flushing, nausea, and even fainting (a vasovagal response can be triggered by several different things...take a look at Wikipedia's page on Vasovagal Response.) also, you might look up urination syncope... It is usually benign, but it can also have an underlying medical condition that needs to be looked at.
Avatar n tn I hope you are seeing a gasto enterologist who is taking care of your colon problems, you must tell him about the fainting episodes. They can give you something for the cramping prior to a colonoscopy. If you find yourself ready to pass out, at the first symptom, (sweating, weakness, etc) you must lay down - on the floor if necessary, or at least put your head down to increase blood flow to the head.
Avatar m tn My mother has had bouts of fainting and light headedness. Sometimes they come weekly and other times not for 2 months. This has been going on since 2007. She has been admitted to hospital on a number of occasions but each time they have not come to any conclusions as to a diagnosis. These attacks of light headedness last 2-5 minutes. She slurs her speech, gets pins and needles in her arms, and sometimes but not always faints.
Avatar f tn I use to have fainting spells. It is normal to get light headed when you go from a sitting to standing positon, but to pass out regularly isn't normal. You may be dehydrated, or you may be anemic if you are female, especially if you have heavy cycles. This is just my 2 cents based on my previous experience, but I would go to a GYN doc or your family doctor and ask them to check your Hemoglobin, which is the component of the red blood cells that deliver oxygen to the body.
Avatar n tn After she found him, he started having fainting spellls and with some of these spells, he had Gran Mal seizures as well. We have been to several doctors with him from neurologists to cardiologists to psychiatrists and psychologists. The last doctor was a former DAN doctor and her diagnosis was that basically he was not able to rid his body of heavy metals so she put him on a vitamin supplement program and changed some of his diet habits.
Avatar n tn And later that night I did return to the bathroom successfully three times. What is the cause of my fainting and is it dangerous, should I be worried? Or is it because the tea was too old?
605654 tn?1220144338 i have recently [last week] been diagnosed with Vasovagal Syndrome , i have not yet got my license and i dont think that ill be able to get it with this condition . does anybody know if ill be able to get it ?? This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/250951'>Neurocardiogenic Syncope (Vasovagal Syndrome)</a>.
Avatar f tn I would definitely talk to my doctor fainting doesnt sound normal and make sure you're keeping your fluid intake up.
Avatar f tn 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. Getting some input from a witness will be helpful. Ask if there was any twitching or shaking or convulsions, for a start. Epilepsy is unlikely, but must not be ruled out. Usually medical treatment is only begun after the third episode.
Avatar f tn My daughter is 15 years old. She began fainting about 2 years ago. She is a perfectionist, over achiever and worrier. After MRIs of her brain, CAT scans, EKGs, EEGs, lab work and many 2nd opionions. She has been diagnosed with vasovagal syncope.In January 2008, her cardiologist started her on florinef and also had her increase her salt and water. After that, she went 4 months without an episode. We also started therapy with a psychologist. She had one episode in the spring of 2008.
Avatar n tn You have been diagnosed with a condition called vasovagal syncope. Other names for it include fainting, neurocardiogenic syncope and neurally mediated syncope. This is a very common condition that results in fainting or a blackout in as many as half of people at least once in their life. Three percent of people develop it repeatedly. What is Vasovagal Syncope? Vasovagal syncope is not a serious or life threatening condition, but in effect an abnormal reflex.
Avatar f tn Neurocardiogenic or vasovagal syncope as it is also called usually has three phases—a prodrome, actual fainting and post episode phase. Urinary and fecal incontinence is also seen in some cases. If you can identify the triggers, you will be able to stop the fainting attacks. Since it does not always happen, go back to the few episodes and see what the trigger was. Try and avoid the trigger which may be as simple as standing up suddenly on an empty stomach.
Avatar n tn My husband fainted and had a convulsion today when he was giving blood. The fainting and convulsions have happened to him on 2 other occassions. All three have been years apart, like 4-10 years apart. The second episode was when he was sick with a stomach virus and got very dehydrated.
Avatar m tn Hi, I am a 21 year old male who had experienced spells of fainting since 10 year old. These fainting spells occur all of a sudden without me doing any physical demanding activities. I play a lot of sports and I eat healthily. Over the years my fainting spells got lesser and lesser. 2 Months ago, I fainted again. I went for a specialist check up and had a bunch of tests taken. ECG test came negative, Tilt Table came negative. My heart rate is healthy, BP is normal.
Avatar m tn I am a 43 yr old male, not overweight and in decent shape. Ihave had fainting problems over the past 4 years. I used to think it was stress/anxiety issues but now I am not sure. I started going to my family doctor and the doctor diagnosis was vasovagal syncopy. I have been tested for the following and all came back normal: EKG's 2x a year Eco- cardiogram CT scan Blood work 1x a year Heart Monitor for 2 weeks - of course i did not faint when I had it.
Avatar f tn I agree, it was most likely the vagus nerve. I have Vasovagal Syncope disorder, meaning I get this response a lot. Just being on my feet for a long time can cause me to black out. Cardiologists use the tilt table test to diagnose the disorder, but since it has rarely happened to you, that's not relevant to you.
Avatar n tn If you got out of bed in the middle of the night and went to the bathroom still sort of sleepy your fainting spell could easily have been vasovagal syncope. Its pretty common and occurs when your BP drops inappropriately (can be induced by many many things).
18266184 tn?1463687062 Hi all! New here, been a bit of a lurker before this :) My question is has anyone had a fainting type reaction to their copaxone injection? I have been on it about 3.5 months & aside from knots pretty much everywhere, I haven't had too much trouble. This past Friday we injected in my right thigh (legs are admittedly the hardest for me), and I felt good about it, went in easily & felt ok. However it did bleed a bit, more than the dot or two of blood I'll occasionally get.
1198696 tn?1265299699 Usually, NCS associated with vasovagal is referred to as neurally mediated hypotension/NMS; vasovagal syncope and a few other things. This is where your blood vessels expand, which leads to pooling of blood in the lower parts of the body, and 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".
Avatar f tn I am 21 now and i have been suffering from blackouts/fainting since i was about 14yrs old. At first i was told by my GP that it was hormonal, then that it was something called vagesvagrel syndrome (i think thats how it's spelt). However this last few month i'm still suffering and knew it couldn't still be hormonal, i've had an ECG test done and been told i have an ectopic heart beat but this is not related to my fainting. Do you have any suggestions?