Did I make someone faint?
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Maybe... you're a .... HERO!
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Alternative names    \n\nPassed out; Lightheadedness - fainting; Syncope; Vasovagal \nDefinition    Return to top \n\nFainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. The episode is brief (lasting less than a couple of minutes) and is followed by rapid and complete recovery. You may feel lightheaded or dizzy before fainting.\n\nA longer, deeper state of unconsciousness is often called a coma.\n\nConsiderations    Return to top \n\nWhen you faint, you not only experience loss of consciousness, but also loss of muscle tone and paling of color in your face. You may also feel weak or nauseated just prior to fainting, and you may have the sense that surrounding noises are fading into the background.\n\nCommon Causes    Return to top \n\nFainting may occur while you are urinating, having a bowel movement (especially if straining), coughing strenuously, or when you have been standing in one place too long. Fainting can also be related to fear, severe pain, or emotional distress.\n\nA sudden drop in blood pressure can cause you to faint. This may happen if you are bleeding or severely dehydrated. It can also happen if you stand up very suddenly from a lying position.\n\nCertain medications may lead to fainting by causing a drop in your blood pressure or for another reason. Common drugs that contribute to fainting include those used for anxiety, high blood pressure, nasal congestion, and allergies.\n\nOther reasons you may faint include hyperventilation, use of alcohol or drugs, or low blood sugar.\n\nLess common but more serious reasons include heart disease (like abnormal heart rhythm or heart attack) and stroke.\n\nHome Care    Return to top \n\nIf you have a history of fainting and have been evaluated medically, follow your doctor's instructions for how to prevent fainting episodes. For example, if you know the situations that cause you to faint, avoid or change them. Avoid sudden changes in posture. Get up from a lying or seated position slowly and gradually. When having blood drawn (if this makes you faint), tell the technician and make sure that you are lying down.\n\nImmediate treatment for someone who has fainted includes:\n\nChecking the person's airway and breathing. If necessary, call 911 and begin rescue breathing and CPR. \nLoosening tight clothing around the neck. \nKeeping the affected person lying down for at least 10 - 15 minutes, preferably in a cool and quiet space. If the person cannot lie down, have him sit forward and lower his head below the levels of the shoulders, between the knees. \nIf vomiting has occured, turning the person onto one side to prevent choking \nElevating the feet above the level of the heart (about 12 inches). \nCall your health care provider if    Return to top \n\nCall 911 if the person who fainted:\n\nFell from a height, especially if injured or bleeding. \nDoes not regain consciousness quickly (within a couple of minutes). \nIs pregnant or over 50 years old. \nHas diabetes (check medical identification bracelets). \nFeels chest pain, pressure, or discomfort; pounding or irregular heartbeat; or has loss of speech, visual disturbances, or inability to move one or more limbs. \nHas convulsions, tongue trauma, or loss of bowel control. \nEven if it's not an emergency situation, people should be evaluated by a doctor if they have never fainted before, if they are fainting frequently, or if they have new symptoms associated with fainting. Call for an appointment to be seen as soon as possible.\n\nWhat to expect at your health care provider's office    Return to top \n\nWhen you see your doctor, the focus of the questions will be to determine whether you simply fainted, or if something else happened (like a seizure), and to figure out the cause of the fainting episode.\n\nThe questions will include:\n\nHow would you describe the dizziness that you felt before fainting? Did you feel light-headed, off-balance, or like the room was spinning? \n
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Take a VERY deep breath and hold it until you think you are goind to pass out, then do it again...\n\nAlways works for me.
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Ask your doctor if it will have any side effects or long term issues. Personally, that sounds like fun, I love the head rushes you get after giving blood, I have never fainted though....
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That is called orthostatic hypotension.  Actually, it is because the blood is rushing out of your head that you are dizzy.  This can be the result of a number of medical problems, or developing problems, including anemia and hypothyroidism.  It can also have something to do with not drinking enough liquids or not enough salt.  Your diet may very well be contributing to it.\n\nNow, as for the question about splotches of white, you are indeed on the way to passing out.  The pressure sensors (called baroreceptors) trigger your heart to pump harder, but they don't always catch things in time.  It is possible to pass out from this condition.  It's best to get up slowly.\n\nTalk with your doctor about it.  This is something that should be taken care of before you get hurt with it.
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I have had this many times and it sounds like an anxiety attack. You become so afraid that you start breathing fast and hyperventilate. I was told to hold my breath and count to ten, after i had slowed my breathing down I didn't feel dizzy any more. I thought I was going to die when this started happening  to me and it seemed to get worse each time. When I realized I could control it and it was me being afraid that caused the problem, it has not happened again for several years. I am not a doctor, but these same symptoms happened to me.
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I have no idea. I think you should try it and find out. If you don't die then report back and tell everyone what happened.
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Some people think scaring someone wokrs, but it doesnt really(at least not for me), and they say to drink water..but that does not help either. You need to hold your breath as long as you can(dont pass yourself out) and as many times as possible, and it should go away. : )
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sounds verys serious. they may want to see a doctor. also, the dizzyness, tiredness, and feeling like the are gonna pass out is probably dehidration. they should try to drink more water as well.
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Everybody will react differently. Are you sure its from the session or is it just a coincidence? It doesn't mean anything, just that your body was really tired and drained after the session.
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Any loss of consciousness should be considered problematic.  Your friend probably suffered a concussion.  I strongly recommend having him/her checked out at the ER.
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I've "blacked out" as if I was going to faint...lasted for a few seconds, but then I would sit down and breathe slowly and it was ok.  That's only when I was like really dehydrated and had been forced to run miles or someting...
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Had a seizure one night, when I came out of it, could have sworn I had just died. Don`t know if anyone really believed me or not, nobody was home when it happened except me and the kids. I really felt like I had just been dead though.
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Get to the doctor immediately!\nSame thing happened to me...after 3 weeks I was getting so dizzy and feeling like I was going to faint...doctor said if I would have waited 24 hours I would be dead...I was hemmoraging & had to have 2 blood tranfusions
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Dizzyness can be caused be many things.  One of the most common is low blood surgar, the other is being anemic.  If you are passing out completely is could be a seizure.  It sounds like you might just have low blood sugar or could be anemic you should ask your doctor about the symptoms and they can give you a better answer.
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dizziness and fainting
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Good question. You need to find out quickly.\nThere are many causes of black outs or syncopal attacks. \n\nThe most common is a vaso-vagal attack which is induced by stress or fear among others. This is the usual fainting episode most people would have witnessed.\n\nFainting or blackouts can also be associated with urinating, pressure on the neck from clothing etc, some heart problems and it could also be the result of prolonged standing. Soldiers sometimes suffer from this on parade grounds.\n\nThere are a few other causes but the best answer in the light of the above is to see your doctor because he is equipped to find out why and show you what you could do about it.