Hi. I'm new here. I live in phoenix az,
i'm 23 years old, and this last weekend I
fainted for the second time in my life.
The first time had been about a year ago.
I have been at a restaurant sitting down
when suddenly I got a cramp on one
leg...Then the other leg. I tried getting
up and this made the cramping go away, but
then everything went white and next thing
I knew I was in the floor and my ears were
ringing the way old modems sounded when
they connecting.
Anyway, this last sunday I had been at the
autocross for about 8 hours and even
though there was shade where I was
sitting, I think the 100 degree
temperature dehydrated me a little. I
went to pick up a friend at the airport
and to hang out with him afterwards and I
felt normal...Maybe a bit tired. Driving
home that night my right leg, which is the
gas pedal leg, started to ache a little.
I thought it was normal since I had drive
like 100 miles of stop and go that day.
When I got home I layed down on the floor
and stayed there till morning when I
crawled into bed. Later on, I was awaked
by a leg cramp, and I got up to see if it
would get better and it did. My
girlfriend came into the room and I walked
a little towards her. Everything started
going white and I even said "i'm passing
out" before I fell down hitting my back on
a chair and almost hitting my head on a
speaker.
Well, i'm just wondering if anyone knows
what this might be related with. The only
other physical problem that I have is that
if I have a lot of sugar I get migraines,
but I don't know if that would be related
to this. Is this something that I should
go see a doctor about?
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futurenurseanesthitist
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Snow College
Fainting Spells Posted: 09-20-03 13:41pm
You migh want to talk to a doctor about
diabetes.
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Angienc1223
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 2
Posted: 10-21-03 17:50pm
I would say it might be something to do
with dehydration and electrolytes because
of the cramps you described. If you are
not getting enough sodium or pottassium it
can cause muscle cramping. A good
indication would be that your urine is
dark yellow. Then again I could be
completely off but hopefully this helps
you some
