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This sounds so terrifying! Have you gotten an EKG or seen a cardiologist? Reason I’m asking is; in 2019 I had a grand mal seizure at my desk at work. I was found slumped over in my chair. It felt like my brains were blown out I was so out of it. To make a long story short, I took the rest of the week off, went back to work and had some more episodes at home that week. I know I did because I wet my bed and couch and felt out of my body and extremely spacey. I had to go on disability because I kept feeling like I was going to faint, felt lightheaded, dizzy and fatigued. Really out of it and scared I’d have more seizures. I had a thorough neuro consult/zilch. I was afraid I’d pass out and have seizures at home and I live alone and have 37 stairs to climb. I was a mess. Then, almost a year later, I woke up on my bedroom floor with a massive headache, severe nausea and dizziness, wet pajamas and was going in and out of consciousness. In a lucid moment, I called a friend to come over who had keys. I couldn’t get up and couldn’t call 911 because in my dazed state, I didn’t think they could get through a locked door. By the time my friend came, I was unconscious and having seizures. Last thing I remember is his keys in the door and then waking up in cardiac ICU. I don’t remember the ambulance, ER, CT of my head or anything. I was unconscious the whole day and had sustained a head concussion. When I woke up in the hospital, there were 3 doctors in my room. They told me I was having seizures and my heart was not working properly. I had complete AV block, unbeknownst to me, and considering all the ER visits I had because I felt so horrible, was told nothing. I literally almost died. My heart rate was 26. As soon as I woke up, within an hour, I was in the OR getting a pacemaker. What I didn’t know was that my heart rate kept going dangerously low so I would pass out and have a seizure. Thats the reason. Weird, huh? It was truly a nightmare and the worst of it is the TBI when I hit my head. My memory is horrible, I have constant tinnitis and my life has changed. I had to retire early but I was kind of burned out, anyway. I remember my mother had fainting spells and she also had to get a pacemaker. My case is genetic but please get yourself checked out. Doctors really thought I was crazy, it was psychological, but I was in the medical field and believe me, no one passes out and has seizures for no reason. End of my tragedy but I just go day by day and am grateful for what I have.

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That must have been very scary for you. Glad you’re still here to tell the tale. Hope you can still enjoy your retirement.

Your story also confirmed what I wrote about the danger of falling and hitting your head when you pass out. No matter the cause, passing out is not safe for anyone.