Has anyone else out there dealth with
chronic syncope or fainting spells?
I have had about 10 attacks randomly over
the last 4 years and each time my paranoia
and fear of another attack has gotten
worse and worse. I guess the fact that
they dont know why it happens and there is
no way for me to prevent it just makes it
very hard for me not to be consumed by the
thoughts of it happening all of the time.
My doctors don't think that it is because
of the anxiety that I faint. I do have
anxiety attacks separatley from the
fainting spells, but I just wish I could
find somebody else out there that has this
problem that might have gotten a handle on
why it happens to them or how to avoid it.
I know that worrying about it happening
and constanlty being anxious about it
doesn't help, but it is really hard for me
not to think about.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 04-04-08 17:25pm
Did'nt your doctor even give you a thought
of what this could be? Could be
neurological, ears, eyes.....you name it.
Do you feel really dizzy before fainting?
Or does it just happen with no onset.
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katrina5558
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Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 31
Posted: 04-04-08 17:34pm
it usually gives me about 5 to 10 seconds
before it happens where i get dizzy and
tignly and hot and then I am out for about
1 to 3 minutes. I have had many tests
run, but the drs so far just say that it
is a reaction by my vesal-vegal nerve that
is aggrevated when I am cramping of having
a bowel movement. But it doesnt seem to be
the most comforting answer since it is
extremley inconsistent and i have many
times where i have cramps and diahrea
without passing out so I really don't know
if I buy into that excuse. They did a
tilt table test on me thinking that it
would cause the same reaction and I would
faint on the table, but I didn't. So I am
still concerned.
