Blackouts with unknown causes

[Pain97]

I've had a few black outs lately i had one last year in august but only thought it exhaustion because of work but lately its happen 3 time in the last six months and i not sure why it has happen been to the doctors previously and they said that there is nothing abnormal i.e. seizures, diabetes or anything like that but im not sure what is causing it and if it is going to happen again when it happens last i had a headache as well as a sudden rush of energy type feeling before it happens and then i woke up surrounded by paramedics shouting can you hear me being at work doing a concert naturally i had no idea what they were saying then i re awoke in a medical center

Any idea on whats happening please i'm concerned if it happens again

[etheral]

Very possibly due to a very slow or fast heart rate. Certainly many other possible causes. You should see your doctor and request a Holter monitor which will document or rule out this possibility.

[Pain97 in reply to etheral]

when ever its happened i have got medical attention straight away most of my friends work in the industry and help best they can and ive never had a elevated or lower heart rate than normal we have ruled it out for now but were thinking about other problems such as exhaustion because last time it happens i was at work so it is a possibility

[Marshall64 in reply to Pain97]

You mention heart rate but not blood pressure. I had blackouts as a teenage because of low blood pressure. Don't have either of these condition now.

Dehydration as someone else mentioned could be another possibility.

[Pain97 in reply to Marshall64]

very true i didn't think of blood pressure or dehydration i do keep hydrated by drinking water an so on

[ssdw1958]

Have you spoken with your doctor to let him know you are concerned about this happening again. You really need to know what is triggering this because it can happen anytime examples driving a car, just walking down stairs it could be very dangerous. Please find out what is going on.

[Pain97 in reply to ssdw1958]

im currently with doctor trying to figure out what the cause is because like you say it could happen any time i have had to stop my driving lessons till we figure out what is happening

[ssdw1958 in reply to Pain97]

My husband a long time ago he would pass out but it would start with him having a coughing fit then he would pass out I can’t remember what it was well I shouldn’t say that he use to drink so many cups of coffee during the day and I can remember that was part of it. They also put him on a heart monitor for 24 hours and that came up with nothing. But I do know that after stopping the coffee he stopped having the coughing fits. I also remember with the coffee he was getting dehydrated. That is probably not happening to you but you may want to think what else is going on like eating, drinking now you know I’m NO DOCTOR but just wanted to pass that along to you.

I do hope you find out what is going on because one time my husband passed out I was lucky that his father was there because he almost landed into a tree.

Be careful.

[Pain97 in reply to ssdw1958]

Hi ssdw1958 sorry to hear about your husband we are currently talking about a hart rate monitor but not sure there any-point using it because ive been told my heart rate apparently doesn't change i'm not sure i always seem to wake up surrounded by medics they did think it was potential like what you said with something like coffee but i rarely drink it so im not sure why its happend

[041051 in reply to Pain97]

I have unexplained blackouts. I've had 2 nasty falls because I was crossing the road one time and the other time I was walking downstairs. I was advised not to drive until I saw a neurologist but he was unable to discover any medical reason for what had happened. Like you, I worry about it happening again and I do feel vulnerable when I'm out.

[Pain97 in reply to 041051]

i know what you mean its a awful feeling because you just end up thinking if and when as well as were it is going to happen luckily enough it hasn't happen by any stairs yet so i think i should count myself lucky... do you ever get any injuries from it i get slight pain in my neck and back the doctor said it will probably be something like whip lash because i am 6ft 3inch so ive got a bit of height and plenty of weight behind me witch doesn't help

[041051 in reply to Pain97]

When I fell crossing the road I broke a finger and when I fell down some stairs I damaged some ligaments in my ankle. I do wonder if it was also the start of my shoulder/neck problems but I guess I'll never know. The pain was first put down to fibromyalgia, then I was told that I have impingement in the shoulder and then I was told that it is the arthritis in my neck that is causing the pain.

[Marshall64 in reply to Pain97]

Blood pressure monitors are relatively cheap (40 USD). I bought an Omron and the readings matches the unit that my doctor has in his office. It displays the two pressure readings and the pulse.

Do you get dizzy if you stand up too fast? That was my indication of low blood pressure.

[Pain97 in reply to Marshall64]

ill look into buying a bp monitor... ive never had any of these problems occur from just standing up to fast it just seems to happen at first i thought that might be a cause but no it only really happens when im stood up for anything over four hours

[ssdw1958 in reply to Pain97]

I want you to know it wasn’t his heart that was ok the monitor showed everything was alright.

One doctor told him to cut his coffee down which he did the man would have 5+coffees a day now he’s cut them out all together. This happened over 20 years ago but yours could be something totally different.

I hope you find out soon, his only lasted a few months but let me tell you those were one of the scariest times.