anyone experienced lightheadedness' and passing out?

@minnesota10 Absolutely I agree that one should first check meds, the most likely suspect. Also one should think very carefully about the exact details of each fall.

I have far too much experience with falling, but my problem is now in the past. The cause for me was Repatha injections taken every two weeks for genetically high LDL. But in addition, each fall happened in a situation where high temperature was a factor. Looking back on thèse frightening falls, I conclude that it was the detailed notes, plus reading studies and medical information from respected sources that solved my problem, not the doctors. They read the screens, the inaccurate medical notes. I had the truth, the reality of observation of the details. I knew lots more than they did of the reality of my falls. Since they mostly do not speculate, finding solutions is very slow for them, but I was free of such restriction. I could speculate,

Kajunqueen has lots of advantages. She is highly motivated, presumably not distracted by hundreds of other cases, she sees all the details of her falls and she can keep a highly accurate record, she can google and choose high level sources for her medical information, and she can speculate and try things.

Kajunqueen

A couple of things I learned as I solved my falling problem: when I wore a 24 hour blood pressure monitor to try to figure out what was going on, the machine cut out when I was experiencing presyncope, so there was no record, I assume my blood pressire fell when I got dizzy, but I have no data there. The truth was in the details.

I learned that my body does not cool itself as well as many others do. I don’t sweat much. It’s kind of a joke among people of Britush heritage about the queen never sweatng. So the ambiemt temperature might be moderate but I was personally too warm. Temperature is worth considering as a factor, even if just to eliminate it as a causal factor. We royal ladies faint in the heat sometimes,

@tatiana987 As my dad used to say, men and horses sweat. Women.......perspire. 😀

LOL In my world the Queen of England was said to do neither. It would have been unseemly.

@kajunqueen88

I’ve had similar experiences but caused by radically different things, both of which required medical interventions. One group of repetitive experiences were epileptic seizures. You mentioned an accident years ago. Did it involve your head? At some point, epilepsy may have been triggered.
My other experience was caused by a pulmonary embolism, but you usually don’t live through too many of these without medical interventions. So I doubt this in your case although I agree with your daughter that you need to get this checked out.

Hi, I was having syncope episodes and falls (sometimes with serious injuries) for 7 years among other things that gradually developed with it. Tested for everything no results came to mayoclinic. They did a very thorough evaluation that took 2 years (I don't live near there.) They found the real dx but not going to specify because that's not the point. Point is getting thorough competent evaluation as it could be tons of things and I'm not a dr. Just find the right hands and get in them. Wishing you all the best. Marnee

@marbe6161 Thanks Marne I fear Doctors so much they had Me changing out my meds seemed every month and I lost myself and also maybe not knowing is not as scary as knowing not sure how to phrase that, but I’m seriously getting closer to seek medical help baby steps..

I have had 4 episodes of what appears to be vasovagal syncope in the last 20 years (now 85). The first two times were when I had norovirus and was throwing up at both ends. All out of the blue the last two (preparing dinner and walking to the gym. I cut the back of my head during the making dinner faint and ended up in the ER. There I had an ekg etc land they agreed with me that it was vasovagal and dehydration (I don’t feel thirsty and know I don’t drink enough water). Walking to the gym day I got up finished walking to the gym, got water and returned home. When I later mentioned it to my internist he said he thought I should have a check with a cardiologist. All she found was some plaque (too little to be treated) in my carotid arteries after a stress test and 14 day heart monitor etc. She suggested that I take my bp med at night instead of in the morning so the low would be when I would be in bed. That was about 4 years ago. So other than sickness feeling with the norovirus there was never any dizziness or premonition of the syncope (faint).

In the past 2 years I have been diagnosed with Menieres Disease (I have severe hearing loss) and although the 2 attacks consisted of extreme dizziness and nausea I never had the drops to the floor that can come with this affliction caused by an excess of fluid in my inner ear. The first attack I had to be carried to the ambulance but walked out after an iv of antinausea and antidizziness meds the second one I took the meds the ER had given me and it eventually passed. I have an appointment with a M specialist in a couple of months to confirm. Definitely not the positional POTS as that had been excluded with the first attack. And I don’t think the vestibularly attacks are at all connected to the vasovagal faints but dehydration might be a factor in both.

Years ago a friend’s wife died on the toilet after dinner. She was on 17 medications and they were blamed for her death.

AI has a great use in medicine. No one can remember everything. A doctor can check if a new medication might cause issues with existing medications.

Check the medication data sheets and see if dizziness or fainting was an issue.