Dizziness, headaches, vision blackouts, and passing out problems

i have the exact same thing happening but i have not actually gone to a doctor yet but i am also curious on what is wrong.

i did research brain tumors and i had more than half of the symptoms but I am curious as to if a brain tumor is the cause of this it was what I suspected at first b/c of the headaches in my frontal lobe

I believe these are seizures. Have you hit your head hard in the past.

i have had the same problems!!!!! it really stinks... it doesnt happen to often but when it does it is horrible.. i get a huge ringing in my ears and i just cannot see. i wish i knew what this was. never told anyone about it till now!

Probable Solution to most of the last 4 years posts I've read. Simple to correct, very dangerous is it's not. Please check it out - 

Sodium Deficiency, also called hyponatremia, or water intoxication - this may be the answer you're looking for, but please seek the advice of your doctor for a proper diagnosis.

For emergencies - try drinking just a little bit of salt water.

I too have suffered from this for over 3 years now - the worst experience being while I was at work when I had an attack and my employer having to call my emergency contact to collect me. I thought it was a panic attack, worse than I'd ever experienced before, if that was issue... my vision would go black, I'd be disoriented like I had swimmer's ear, my heart would race, lost feeling and control of my body, loss of power to stand, sometimes even sit up. I couldn't talk or respond, felt completely drained of all energy. My head would start to pound like a freight train running through it when I could talk again and I was always cold - easily getting the chills when the temperature would change just slightly. I ended up in the emergency room for the night and the doctors ran several tests on me, EKGs, etc. They had no idea of what was going on at the time.  Only recently did I discover where the problem lies and how I needed to correct it.

There are several things that can happen which deplete the body of it's needed sodium. Excess water consumption, illness or medical reason that prevents the body from removing water, Not consuming enough sodium. Strenuous exercise that uses the body's electrolytes.. also, vomiting and diarrhea are a couple causes.

There is a point when you can consume too much water, or not eat often enough. Water can dilute the concentration in your blood or flush the sodium from the blood and leads to all these symptoms.

If you drink water often, try replacing some of the water you drink with a sports drink. I use a sugar free kind since I'm also diabetic, but these help to restore much needed electrolytes (that includes sodium) that the body needs. Sipping just a bit of salt water, if the situation gets bad, might not taste so good, but within 15 to 20 minutes, I find I'm feeling so much better and don't have to spend the rest of day totally out of it.

On average and depending on your health situation, the usual recommended daily allowance is between 1500 to 2300 mg / day. (Lower for those with heart or health concerns) 

For a much better explanation of some of the ways this can affect the body, and how to resolve it, here are some sites you may want to read. Just copy the urls into your browsers address bar - or run your own internet search for sodium deficiency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia

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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Sodium+deficiency

Hope this helps, and I can't stress enough mentioning this to your own doctor. He/She can tell you if this the right path, and if there is something medically wrong that might be causing the situation.

3 things that I did.

 

I had same issue for 2 years. Many visits to emergency rooms. Many tests but no answers.

I finally made my mind and decided to fight it by ignoring the signs and symptoms as much as possible.

Then, I started to do light workout.

I also had chiropractic treatment and he taught me the relaxation technique which I am doing everyday.

I do not have the symptoms anymore. It took me about 5 months to be symptom free since I decided to fight it.

Now I am thinking it maybe was the stress. I didn't think I was under the stress at the time. now I look back, it could be stress.

Unless it is happening at the time of the testing they will never know. Your blood pressure is dropping rapidly. You need to eat a well balanced diet and what your blood sugar levels. I had this as a child and I now have found my 8 yr old with the same problems. I also saw my now 21 yr old have the same when she was young. My oldest and I went threw the blood work EEG's CAT scans fasting blood tests and nothing. When it happens it just happens. My 8 yr old had her first today. I showed her this to let her know she's not alone and that others have the same problem. Oh, also watch out standing up too quickly!! It can lower you BP to a dangerous level!! After a "spell" eat something hard like a carrot or hard pretzel it will ease the headache that follows. Also notice if you clench you teeth at night.

I am so glad I found this discussion. My almost 15 yr old daughter has been having the same problems for quite some time. A few things have mads it worse recently. She was sick in the fall, then sick with a stomach bug, then in Feb she had the flu for over a week which exacerbated the symotoms, then most recently a horrible stomacb bug where she bacame dehydrated. I should have called an ambulance because my car wasnt working but instead I gave her sips of electrolyte solution and then gatorade when she stopped vomiting. She startex with migraine like headaches, pain behind her eye, dizzyness, blurry vision, a few yrs ago. The Dr had her see an opthomologist who did a special scan of her eyes and said they were fine. Her migraines often did come before her period. She is not in and has NEVER been on birth control. She does have an inhaler but hasnt used it in months. She was on Singulair for a while but didnt stay in it. She had a little bit of time where the problems werent as bad. Now, shes missed a lot of school because she has a constant ache in her head, constantly has vision blackouts when standing even sloowly and with her head down, has spots in her eyes like she sees spiders on the wall in her peripheral vision, is extremely tired all the time, blurry vision, of course dizziness, all the common symptoms...but also a heavyness in hers arms like they're being pushed on when she lifts them. I stopped taking her to her old Dr due to distance and feeling they dont figure it out. So I recently switched her to mine. The Dr ordered an Ekg and simple blood work. Blood work fine, no worx on ekg, and they scheduled a CT scan. Im almost certain the scan will not show a thing. She ALSO had a heart murmur as a child. Im finding that in common here too. I just feel so helpless! The school is threatening to fine us, she cant function, she is now depressed due to missing school and feeling helpless, and Im afraid the dr wont help soon enough! or if I oush my thoughts theyll think im crazy and not help her! Any suggestions on how to talk to new Dr???? I will try givingher more salt as suggessted. Hope the original girl and all others in here are doing better! Praying for you all, thank you!

Re last post: sorry my phone is small. I meant no word on the ekg and if i push my ideas on the dr he may not listen. Also forgot to mention we havw a MOLD problem in some drywall ceiling that our landlord keeps ignoring! Been here a yr and a half and the past 5 months it has become worse and so has she. Doc said mold could cause some problems. Thanks to all, very helpful. Praying for answers

Re last post: my phone is small. Meant no word on EKG and if I push my ideas on doctor he will not listen. Also forgot to mention we have a mold problem in the drywall ceiling of our bathroom which our landlord keeps ignoring. Dr said mold can cause problems and I researched it. Thank you all for the help, praying for answers.

If you can see the mold, try tilex mold and mildew. It works wonders!! It will kill the mold, but do it then leave for awhile. Keep a soda and sugar tables, that are in the diabetic section of any pharmacy, and tell her to let you know when she feels like she's in a tunnel or a fog. That is a warning sign of a "spell". I live day to day with this. I wish you both good luck.

Same thing with my 14 year old daughter. It started right after her serious of Gardisil! In the process of finding answers.. hoping it wasn't caused by the vac. It's been over a year and doctors still don't know what's causing it.

my daughter is almost 11. She has just recently, about three weeks ago, starting getting dizzy bouts and passing out. last night she passed out in the hall way, so we told her just to go to bed, thought she was tired. Five minutes later we heard a loud crash from her room and she was crying. She had passed out getting into bed and knocked her little flat screen over on herself. Gave her a bloody nose and pretty big raspberry on her wrist. Tried the er and got no where, didnt even get seen! Today we are taking her to urgent care. Hopefully they can give us some answers. Also she has pretty bad headaches too. sound like anyone else on here? What has anyone found out about theirs?

I am Sooo glad I am not alone here. I've had constant migraines since October of 2012. I black out fairly often. I've been to several doctors and they can't find anything that's wrong I have been on several medication but I find that eating chocolate or small amounts of caffeine help my migraines. I drive a lot so I always have some handy. I recently found out that I have had this problem since I was little just not as severe. I have baffled just about every doctor in my area. I have been sent for MRIs blood tests and much much more and nothing seems abnormal. So unfortunately I am still a mystery. Sounds like though you possibly have chronic migraines I'm not a doctor soo I can't confirm that. It also helps to stretch out your neck as you feel your head starting to hurt. Just simply moving your head from side to side helps it keeps the blood flowing alittle faster.

I get those same dizzy spells! thought nobody else got them so I never bothered to tell anybody about them. My vision slowly goes to black and I cant see anything for about 5 seconds. I have to lean on something to keep from falling over. My vision (for lack of better terms) sprinkles back in. This has been happening for years.I am 15 and female. Recently turned vegetarian (which seems to make it worse).