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stuebe
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 Posted: 10/04/06 - 23:00 Post subject: Syncope or Seizures |
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Hi, something weird is happening to me. In the last couple of months I fainted several times. I went to a doctor, and a first diagnose was syncope. However, when I asked for another opinion, I found out that this might not be syncope but seizures. Any suggestions?
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deary
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I had the same problem. I couldn’t get a precise diagnose whether I have syncope or seizures. I didn’t know which of these two conditions to treat. I lost my consciousness many times, but I never had any warning sensations before that. Usually, people who suffer from syncope have dizziness, a dimming of vision, and feeling hot before they faint. Pople with seazures have different symptoms, like involuntary contraction of a group of muscles, a brief loss of memory, sparkling of flashes, sensing an unpleasant odor. I never had any of these symptoms. I had only headache, and nothing else. Finaly, I went to a specialist who examened me thoroughly, and found a reason for my fainting, which was a low blood pressure.
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nitekitty
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| Posted: 01/17/07 - 10:01 Post subject: TILT TABLE TEST |
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You need a TILT TABLE TEST!
Any doctor should use this as one of the main diagnostic tests for someone who keeps fainting! And yet I went for 5 years being told everything including I was just an overly emotional female and that's why I faint. No, I have Vasovagal syncope.
When I faint I go into a "seizure" like mode. It is not a seizure though. It is simply (and horribly) your brain not getting enough oxygen! And so I tremor, which to many had looked like a seizure in the past. |
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dtb111
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| Posted: 01/23/07 - 08:18 Post subject: Tilt table test is the way to go |
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| I totally agree with nitekitty. I've had the tilt table test and it was amazing what happened during it. It was so bad, they lost my pulse within seconds of being on the table. I was diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension. Basically when you stand or sit for long periods of time, the blood pools in your legs, therefore, not getting enough to your brain, causing dizziness, fainting, etc. Definitely ask for this test-it could save your life. |
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