What Could Cause a Near Blackout with No Lasting Effects?

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The discussion centers around the experience of a near blackout, exploring potential causes, symptoms, and personal experiences related to fainting or syncope. Participants share insights on medical conditions, stress factors, and personal anecdotes, with a focus on understanding the phenomenon without reaching definitive conclusions.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a near blackout experience characterized by feelings of weakness, hotness, and distant voices, with no lasting effects afterward.
  • Another participant suggests that the experience may relate to syncope and provides a link to a medical resource for further information.
  • Stress is proposed as a potential cause of fainting, with advice to consult a doctor for blood work to rule out hypoglycemia.
  • A participant expresses concern about losing control over their body due to these episodes, despite feeling fine afterward.
  • One participant raises the possibility that the blackouts could be a mild form of epilepsy, sharing their own experiences with similar symptoms.
  • Another participant elaborates on different types of seizures, noting that the aftermath can vary significantly between individuals, with some feeling fine shortly after and others experiencing prolonged fatigue.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of views on the potential causes of the near blackout, including stress, syncope, and epilepsy. There is no consensus on the underlying cause, and multiple competing hypotheses remain present in the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention the importance of medical evaluation and the variability of symptoms associated with different conditions, highlighting the need for further investigation into individual cases.

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At work today i had a near black out, i have (passed out) a couple of times
in the past, with no after effects, the doctors tell me my BP, and blood
chemistry is ok.
at work today, i had a flash image of some one, then a felling akin to that
one gets before some remembered injury occures, i felt hot and weak for
a minut or two, voices seemed distant, apart from feeling strange for five
or so minutes all symptoms cleared.
 
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Stress can make you faint, but definitely see the doctor again and have more blood work done, make sure you are not hypoglycemic (that you have low blood sugar).
When you feel faint, eat something and put your head between your knees when sitting down, to increase bloodflow to your head.
 
It seems close larkspur, but after the (event) i am as fit as a fiddle, today
all i was doing was standing talking to my fellows, after the (event) i was
running around like a spring chiken, i am only worried because i hate not
being in control of my own body.
 
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Hi, Monique, i have just been offered a 25% increase in salary, which will
take my income above 50K, i know i can easily fill this roll, so at the moment
i am on top of the world, the last thing i want is ill health, and people to
know that i may be lacking.
 
the "blackouts" you are having could be a mild form of epilepsy, as an epilepsy sufferer myself i have blackouts similar to what you are describing. it may be epilepsy or it may not but its worth looking into as if it is, it can be treated.
 
DrDeath said:
the "blackouts" you are having could be a mild form of epilepsy, as an epilepsy sufferer myself i have blackouts similar to what you are describing. it may be epilepsy or it may not but its worth looking into as if it is, it can be treated.
After your epileptic events, do you feel fine soon after? My cousin has seizures they wipe her out for the day. I have had several episodes of presyncope. If I am around other people when I feel one coming on, I bend over and pretend to adjust my shoe. This rushes blood back to my brain and nobody else knows I was about to faint.
 
depends on the type of fit i have, if its a petit mall seizure (similar symptoms to what wolram described) then yep I am fine about five minutes afterwards, if i have a grande mall seizure (the really violent convulvsions) then it can wipe me out for the rest of day. the trouble with epilepse is that there are numerous forms of it each with its own triggers, symptoms and after affects.
 

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