fainting while standing

what is fainting disease, my son has fell down while standing. He has fell down 4-5 times in last 18 months.while morning school prayer. some dark shadows comes in his eyes & immediately after that he fell down. after felldown he remain unconcious for 30-40 seconds only. Today I consulted with a Neuro Doctor Puneet Syal (MD- Medicine) He told that my son may have chances 95 % of Fainting or 5% chances of Epilepsy desease and he advised MRI, EEG, ECHO & ECG TESTS.

(in one spot,not walking) i start to get hot n dizzy.i went to white waters today n we were standing in line n all the sudden i got real hot n dizzy.my eats felt real wierd n my vision got blurry for a couple seconds n i felt nauses.it really concerned me because i have never felt that before.i felt like i was going to pass out.

The complex group of symptoms are mediated by the vagus nerve. This nerve is irritated by prolonged standing, standing up suddenly, stress, pain, hunger, dehydration, intense emotion etc. A tilt table test, holter monitor, echocardiogram etc are done for confirmed diagnosis. Discuss this with your doctor and get this evaluated as soon as possible. Your husband should avoid going to toilet empty stomach in morning as this potentiates the effect of this reflex. Hope this helps. Take care!

Well last week, I came home from work and was standing in the doorway having a conversation with my mother-in-law when I all of sudden got a feeling of standing up to fast (but I had been standing there for at least 5 to 10 mins) Everything went black and I woke up laying on the ground and she was standing over me yelling my name, She said I looked very confused, and I couldnt answer her for a few mins.

you probably feel like fainting because you may not be getting enough oxygen and blood flow when while you move from standing position to sitting. Im not a doc but try drinking a lot more water and caffeinated drinks and see if that changes your bp or how you feel when you sit.

First time was during studying I was standing and answering questions. The second time was when a friend of mine was putting makeup on me, once again I was standing, but I kept moving my legs so I wouldn't lock them. The third time I was in college and I was sitting at a picnic table with some friends and I fainted. I am not sure what caused the fainting either time. All three were completely different and the length was different as well.

He sort of just fell and he did not put his arms out so i know he fainted while standing up, he hit his head on the ground hard and he was "sleeping" for about 30 seconds to a minute. My dad rolled him on his side and tried waking him up and he got up eventually. He does not know what happened or how he got in his bed, where he walked to about five minutes after he got up. So if anyone knows what this is or what is causing this it would help me out a ton thanks.

ve dealt with a lot of dizziness, fatigue, fainting, (or more normally just getting really close to fainting) nausea and vomiting. I told my doctor about this and she thought it could be related to my migraines that I've had for years. My blood pressure has always been normal when the nurse checks it as well as my pulse. But I've become more aware recently how much my position effects my symptoms.

Today I went to work regular short easy day while having a conversation with my boss my vision started to turn black. In an instant I was on the floor my boss holding me and asking me are u ok? I have never fainted before now I'm 17 weeks and scared it will happen again.

This nerve is irritated by prolonged standing, standing up suddenly, stress, pain, hunger, dehydration, intense emotion etc. A tilt table test, holter monitor, echocardiogram etc are done for confirmed diagnosis. 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. Sit down immediately and place your head between the knees. Let the episode pass.

But i dont remember standing too long or something (because i was at home all this while). Previous few attacks like this, other doctors did mention something about "balance in the inner ear", which is related to this. But none prescribed a medi for me regarding this.

s where your BP drops significantly with position changes (lying to sitting, sitting to standing, lying to standing). There are some tests your doctor can order to confirm a diagnosis of this. In the meantime, when you are making positioin changes, go VERY slow. That will reduce any risks of fainting IF you are indeed having hypotensive episodes.

This summer I fainted about 1/2 hour after take off from Canada. Definitely adequately hydrated. Fainting feeling occurred while seated. Fainted once in the seat, and once standing up. Usual blood pressure is 110/60 or 70.

ve had fainting anxiety for a while. Whenever I come near to a set of stairs, or public bathroom for example. There are just certain situations that I really don't want to faint in! Without medication I faint approximately four times per week, but with medication it's reduced to about twice per month. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Throughout the years I've had random months of better control, and random months of poorer control. It doesn't always make much sense to me.

Make sure you aren't standing up too fast and that you aren't sleeping on your back at night. Anemia is a good one that is sometimes overloooked so definitely ask your mid-wife if she can check your iron levels.

my sister, age 22, and 13 weeks pregnant, this morning was at work, while standing she felt faint, then walked out of the room, everything went black (she described it as thinking she went blind), then leaned against a wall... and fainted and woke up on the floor, she was sweating and shaking right before that. When she woke up, she went to the bathroom and threw up, and was shaky afterwards... this afternoon she had what she says was very little spotting (5 or 6 hours later).

s doing. There are two possibilities. Fainting after standing for a long time or during rest, is usually caused by vagal hyperactivity that causes a drop in the blood pressure, usually with a slow heart rate. This is more or less normal. Diagnosis is usually confirmed with a head up tilt table test, where he's "flipped" from supine to standing position when EKG and blood pressure is measured. Fainting with activity or high heart rate is almost never benign.

At the store though, I often resolve to sitting on the floor while waiting in a line. Like you I have less of a problem walking, but standing still is just about impossible. When I stand up again though, I'm usually lightheaded and disoriented. (Supplemental oxygen is something I'd recommend by the way.) Thank you for adding to the list!

I think dizziness is mostly a result of low blood pressure, or inner ear problems. Simply standing up too fast does not cause fainting normally.

I am on bp Meds for high bp but my bp drops and bottoms out especially when standing or walking. I had tachycardia and was told that was also a factor in the fainting. I had panic disorder for many yrs but had learned to deal with it by ignoring it and pushing thru. Well imagine my surprise when one day at my grandsons field day at school I thought I was having panic and woke up on ground. Of course I had been told u don't pass out with panic so freaked me out.

This is my third pregnancy and I've had fainting spells with my previous two nor while not pregnant. However, recently, I started to blacked out and sat myself quickly to the floor so i wouldn't hit hard and slowly began to recover. I didn't completely faint but did lose control and was sweaty on my neck even in air conditioning during the episode. It was a different feeling from being light headed or dizzy(i have experienced those but not this pregnancy) and scared me to death.

s happened to me a couple times but only with my current pregnancy. The first time I was standing in line at Walmart when I started seeing black spots, then all the noise around me sounded far away. I sat down on a bench and broke out in a cold sweat. After about 5 minutes I was OK. I think it was low blood sugar. I needed to eat. It happened twice more, but that was the worst.

I mentioned to the doctor I had two fainting spells, first was November second was in January. No cause has been found. Could there be a connection? Also, explain colon inflammation please. Is that caused by the colitis? Thank you.

I'm 11 weeks and I have been continously fainting at work. I'll lose my vision and hearing and just completely pass out. They keep telling me it's because I'm dehydrated but I'm drinking plenty of water and Gatorade and my blood pressure is very low. No one will really look more into it. I am very scared for my health and about losing my job over it. Please help.

s happened when i was 13-14 in school and before that but not bad. But its really scaring me. I was at my friends house with my boyfriend and we were standing outside talking and i felt the weird feeling of black and white pulsating flashes coming on and i tried to fight it, but couldnt. I lost my balance and fell into my friends car then hit the stone driveway on my back, almost hitting my head on a pointy rock.

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