Vasovagal Syncope

[Hunter8282]

Anybody else deal with this. I've had it all my life. My mom used to keep smelling salts around the house to bring me round after passing out.

Over the years I've learned to know when it's coming and can counteract it in various ways prior to full on passing out but it still sucks. Just not as much as passing out on your feet and smashing your head into a wall. [emoji3]

 

[pharman]

Had it one time! That's enough!

Had it happen to me one time. It was a VERY hot day and I was not feeling very good. Was getting blood drawn at hospital and the phlebotomist tried to get it 6 or 7 times. She could not find the vein... I went OUT like Goodnight Irene! Blood pressure dropped to dangerous level. Ended up in the ER. They brought me back. I NEVER had that lady draw my blood again!

 

[DeathGrip]

What triggers it or is there a trigger?

 

[Kinman]

A friend of mine's wife has it bad enough that she is basically wheechair ridden if they are going out of the house. I've only passed out once in my life and its pretty spooky to wake up in a medical room with a guy pounding on your chest trying to get you restarted. I had come into the base from a very breezy location with lots of air flow and sent into a closed Quonset hut which had to be over 100 degrees and 95% humidity to get some gear, I didn't report back and they found me out cold, they thought they had lost me, the medic was in a panic...I came to with him beating on my chest and grabbed his hand, he nearly flipped backwards.

 

[pharman]

What triggers it?

What triggers it or is there a trigger?

Mine was triggered by a number of factors. Extremely hot day. Feeling very badly. An inept phlebotomist that stuck me 6 or 7 times as I sat there thinking about why is she having such a hard time finding my vein. I remember breathing very shallow and slow. Next thing I am OUT. They took me to ER and Doctor worked on me to bring me back. a VERY scary experience.

 

[zzzippper]

Danged if I know but it sure sounds dirty.

 

[16thVACav]

What triggers it or is there a trigger?

Looking at the price tag on a 3" Model 66 has got to be pretty high on the list of triggers!

 

[shouldazagged]

Danged if I know but it sure sounds dirty.

What a relief--I'm not the only one.

 

[model70hunter]

Anybody else deal with this. I've had it all my life. My mom used to keep smelling salts around the house to bring me round after passing out.

Over the years I've learned to know when it's coming and can counteract it in various ways prior to full on passing out but it still sucks. Just not as much as passing out on your feet and smashing your head into a wall. [emoji3]

I had a short bout when going from 12 to 13. If I stood up too fast I would drop like a wet laundry sack. Learned to stand up slowly with hands on knees. The Dr. said it was just going thru puberty.

Odd thing is I can still remember blacking out on my feet, hitting a wall or falling on someone but do not remember hitting the floor.

Now that I'm older and on light BP meds I can feel dizzy if I jump up from sitting sometimes. My wife the RN said it's something to do with lower BP.

 

[Tom S.]

I had a short bout when going from 12 to 13. If I stood up too fast I would drop like a wet laundry sack. Learned to stand up slowly with hands on knees. The Dr. said it was just going thru puberty.

Odd thing is I can still remember blacking out on my feet, hitting a wall or falling on someone but do not remember hitting the floor.

Now that I'm older and on light BP meds I can feel dizzy if I jump up from sitting sometimes. My wife the RN said it's something to do with lower BP.

That's me to a "T". I've learned not to jump out of bed in the morning any more. Ended up on the floor too many times. My problem isn't high blood pressure, but the opposite. I'm the only guy I know who's cardiologist told to use more salt.

 

[JayFramer]

I was in basic and for whatever reason they had an "almost mandatory" blood draw for the hospital, so we all marched down there and they took a couple bags from me.

Well on the way back out to formation, I turned white and almost passed out. Went back in, they sat me down and fed me cookies. COOKIES! In basic training!!

All in all, a decent experience if only because of the cookies. Would not recommend otherwise.

 

[DeathGrip]

I was in basic and for whatever reason they had an "almost mandatory" blood draw for the hospital, so we all marched down there and they took a couple bags from me.

Well on the way back out to formation, I turned white and almost passed out. Went back in, they sat me down and fed me cookies. COOKIES! In basic training!!

All in all, a decent experience if only because of the cookies. Would not recommend otherwise.

I used to be afraid of needles and blood sucking test but a Spec 4 figured me. I was standing in line for pre basic training stuff like shots, hair cuts and all of the other things a recruit gets to do.

I was in line to get a blood test of sorts and the E4 spotted me and for no reason read me the riot.

Man, Tell you what. I was pissed off and when his little *** got to stick me with that needle and I stared him right in the eye. I coulda killed him right there.

I thought about it later and he was way ahead of me. God bless him. I haven't had a problem giving since.

 

[zzzippper]

Reading farther into this thread I now think I know what you're talking about. After moving from sea level in South Korea to mile high in Denver my BP meds over corrected my hypertension. I would stand up, take two steps, and fall hitting whatever was in front of me. I was getting electric shock like flash headaches. I mentioned it to the doctor at our get acquainted check up. He ordered an MRI and it found a subdural hemotoma. The pictures showed that the blood in my skull had pushed my brain off center. They drilled a hole through my skull and drained off the blood.