Yeah so sometimes when I get up after sitting for awhile I get really dizzy and everything gets darker and I try to walk it off and it goes away after like 15 seconds. I don't know if it's the same thing as you guys but just thought I should share... also today it happened when I got up to put a game in my xbox and I couldn't put it on the disc tray because I almost blacked out and I looked around and realized what was happening so I breathed in very fast and I almost had an anxiety attack but it went away in 15 seconds again
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I have had this since I was a kid and I have FINALLY found out what it is. I was diagnosed with a variant of Narcolepsy - and we think this might be the cataplexy.
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Do you have issues with sleepyness during the day? Is your diet high in sugars? Ie; high GI. I used to blame it on hypoglycemia, but now my Dr is wondering if it's part of my narcolepsy as cataplexy
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could be postural hypotension, especially if it happens when you have been sat for a while then stand up and stretch
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It's definitely not postural hypotension - I occasionally get that and it's not the same. This can be felt all over the body, and feels tingly - sort of like pins and needles. Postural hypotension feels more like light headed. This is very heavy in the head, and the limbs just stop working. When it starts I get an idea pretty quickly how bad it's going to be. If it's a bad one I will lie on the floor as it's coming on and sometimes wake up twitching. I also think some of it has to do with diet. I have noticed since the narcolepsy diagnosis, that this stretching and blacking out only happens when I am in a narcolepsy cycle (it cycles on which is triggered by something - usually a fairly big fatiguing event), and then cycles off and I am normal for 6 to 8 weeks. I have tried to stretch to bring it on, and it doesn't happen. However, when I am in a narcolepsy cycle, it can happen. I had one the other week and I haven't had one for over 12 months, and wondered why it started again. Then remembered the cataplexy (we thought my narcolepsy variant didn't have cataplexy which isn't uncommon). I have spoken to the sleep specialist about it, and he said he hadn't heard of the stretching, but the symptoms I describe does sound like cataplexy. I am not 100% certain it is cataplexy, but its definitely not postural hypotension.
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I am 14 years old and The same exact thing happened to me just now, i walked into the kitchen to get something to eat.
I stretched and the next thing i know, i woke up on the floor.
I felt a tingling sensation in my body
I went upstairs to my mom to ask her if she heard a thump and she said she didnt hear anything. I felt like i was zoning out, like i wasnt there
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Sounds like me when I was 12. Can I ask - what was the last thing you ate before that point, and how long before did you eat it? Eg; toast wit honey 2 hours before.
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This happens to me sometimes but I did this once and when I realised what I was doing I was uncontrollably shaking and moving all over my desk
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This happens to me during meditation sometimes, and in yoga! I actually love the feeling...my body trembles inside and my brain stops thinking altogether. Afterward I'm so calm. I alway thought of it as connecting to the universe. Haha
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I know you put this up a long time ago but I have the exact same thing and was wondering did you ever find out what it was?
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This has been happening to me for years, sitting at my desk working and then have a little stretch and it's off with the fairies for a little while. I always feel a bit flat afterwards with a funny feeling in my head.
I was also diagnosed as having a cough syncope a few years back. I believe that is related to to the yawning as it creates a similar outcome. Sometimes when I would have a cough or laugh I would just drift off/collapse and wake up with the sensation of my hand/arm performing spasms. I was a policeman for many years and when the Police Medical Officer found out I was having these issues they discharged me medically unfit. So a small problem can have a large impact on your chosen career if it is seen as a problem. My suggestion is to learn to live with it and keep it to yourself.
I have a feeling that are hard to describe on the days when I will have these little episodes and make sure I very aware of it when I am driving or the like.
I was also diagnosed as having a cough syncope a few years back. I believe that is related to to the yawning as it creates a similar outcome. Sometimes when I would have a cough or laugh I would just drift off/collapse and wake up with the sensation of my hand/arm performing spasms. I was a policeman for many years and when the Police Medical Officer found out I was having these issues they discharged me medically unfit. So a small problem can have a large impact on your chosen career if it is seen as a problem. My suggestion is to learn to live with it and keep it to yourself.
I have a feeling that are hard to describe on the days when I will have these little episodes and make sure I very aware of it when I am driving or the like.
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Go through the same stuff. I normally lise memory of what happens so i record myself yawing to see what i do.
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