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Chronic fainting, sleep fainting, vasovagal syncope?

Posted by cherawgirl @cherawgirl, Aug 22, 2023

I started having fainting spells in 2018. Had heart workup, holter monitor, all negative for bradycardia. It starts during sleep. Fainting wakes me from 4-7 am, then I may faint 0-20 times the following day. This happens about once a month, may last 3 days. Was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope but symptoms don’t fit the disorder since I faint so many times for no known reason. I have Hashimoto’s disease but can’t find a connection, and I have Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency but can’t find a connection.

I posted this here because I couldn’t find another group that might be close. I mean fainting means the heart isn’t pumping blood to the brain but something has to trigger it!

Fainting causes bowel movements, to the point of diarrhea so bad I went into hyponatremia and ended up in the ER twice.

Why can’t I find help for this? If anyone knows ANYTHING, any lead could be the clue.

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cherawgirl | @cherawgirl | Mar 14 2:23pm
In reply to @crazykbl "Sorry from to bug 🪲 you again but there was a book that I bought on..." + (show)
@crazykbl

Sorry from to bug 🪲 you again but there was a book that I bought on Amazon a doctor told me about 8 years ago told me about this 📖. It is called. The fainting phenomenon.by Blair p Grubb

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Cool. It’s only available in print but Amazon has it used. Libraries don’t have it. Gonna try to grab a used copy. Thanks for this!

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cherawgirl | @cherawgirl | Mar 14 2:36pm
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@crazykbl

Have you ever thought about going to a neurologist to help with your headaches maybe starting a medication called topamax are getting those shots in your head to help with headaches. Do you eat a small meals throughout the day that might help and try to cut out gluten and drink try to drink fluids throughout the day. Even if you don't test gluten you might be gluten sensitive so I try to cut out the gluten and that helps with me I'm cutting out the gluten really helped hopes for me. 😇😀🤣 Sometimes gluten to make you feel nauseous and dizzy and make you pass out. 🙏🆓😇😇🙏🙏

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I was on topamax for migraines until I found root cause was menopause. Have been gluten free for last 8 years. Gluten is good for no one or anything, it doesn’t seem to make any difference with whatever trigger is causing my fainting.

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