Frequent Episodes of Passing Out - Need Help!

This is going to be very hard to explain so please stay with me. for the past 2 years or so I have been having this issue where I will randomly start to feel very sick, my ears will start ringing, my face gets pale, I start to not be able to hear and I start to sweat and I pass out. I am usually only passed out for 15 to 30 seconds. but recovery afterwards is 15 minutes long. i was told that my body was shaking a little when i passed out one time. and even though my body is sweating, my body feels cold to the touch. and this is the most scary and exhausting thing my body has been through. and it's been happening more frequently. it used to happen every few months but lately it has been happening once a week or 2 times a week. and I already saw a doctor for this they did blood work on me and couldn't really find anything wrong. I made another appointment for a month from now but this is such a scary feeling I need to get some kind of idea of what could be wrong with me. if anyone has any idea please dm me. I am open to talking more about it.

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honeyscape

1y ago

Okay, I have POTS, and I have experienced a lot of similar symptoms. Does it get worse if you're standing for a long time, are dehydrated or hungry? POTS is often overlooked in the diagnostic process. If you have a heart rate monitor, see if your heart rate changes more than 30 bpm from laying down to standing still within 10 minutes. I have only passed out a few times, but what you're saying sounds familiar.

Strawberry_Swisher

1y ago

Thank you to everyone who has commented it means a lot. I really hope it's not something neurological but I had never really given that thought before. I have been keeping a log of when it happens and stuff like that. So hopefully that will help the doctor figure out what's wrong.

LeighRose

1y ago

I would request they do a brain scan as well just to cover bases, track them and make sure to write down all information l, times, mood, foods you've eaten that day, how you slept the night before, how much water you've had, ect. Maybe that could help narrow down a cause.

MLee

1y ago

I would look into seeing a neurologist if you haven't already

AnimalBoy

1y ago

Track them with what you were doing, how much and what you've eaten and drank, how much you've slept, what helped you through and after, medications youre taking, and anything you think might be relevant to see if you can find any causes and speak to a neurologist. You may also want to try to go to an urgent care or similar during an episode to see if the tests come back differently or they can find more information.

Synclead

1y ago

Have you tried to track these? Sometimes our mind and body have a bizarre way to communicate. Here's a template I found online to get started https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/thought-log -- adding a few more columns like 'Last meal before' and 'Next meal after' + 'Rate Sleep (1-10)'.

Strawberry_Swisher

1y ago

that's really useful I will definitely start doing that. Thank you so much

Synclead

1y ago

You can track them for a week or two and show to your physician -- maybe that'll give them more data points to work with.

rj.crow

1y ago

That may be seizures. You may want to talk to a doctor about that and functional neurological disorder. That’s what it sounds like to me

Strawberry_Swisher

1y ago

that's so scary to think about. I hope it isn't something like that. Thank you.

pkolios3494

1y ago

So I'm not actually sure but I sometimes get similar symptoms (seizures as well) and I had to Google it after what you explained. Could possibly be a vertigo attack?

Strawberry_Swisher

1y ago

I have never heard of vertigo. I'll have to look into that. Thank you

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