vasovagal reaction
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Anyone Ever Heard of the Vasovagal Reaction?
Asked by K.S. from Charleston
on April 23, 2008
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My daughter has had a couple of "passing out" spells after experiencing some kind of pain (the first she got her hand slammed in a door, and the second time she had a ...
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- hey K., i don't have any experience with a vasovagal reaction, but my dad did have one while he was visiting me about 4 years ago. after he went to the emergency r...
- K., I am responding because last summer my husband had this happen to him and it scared us to death! He had a small lesion removed off of his stomach and it was only...
- My 15yo daughter was taken by ambulance from High school for passing out, though they (the school) had initially told me it was a seizure. When Paramedics got there, t...
Vagovasal Syncope
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on March 29, 2010
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Has anyone here dealt with vasovagal syncope? I've diagnosed my nearly 5 year old daughter just by researching her symptoms. It started about 3 years ago. Any injury, ...
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- I have this but I have never heard of the technical term. I started passing out at the sight of blood when I was in grade school. It got progressively worse the olde...
- My daughter has orthostatic intolerance and we see a neurologists and gastroenterologist. My daughter has always had low blood pressure as I have and my mother but whe...
- The only way to diagnose vasovagal syndrome is through a tilt table test and blood pressure monitoring. From what you described, I'm not sure that your daughter has i...
My 10 Year Old Fainted B/c of Pain
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on March 4, 2011
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This morning, my 10 year old was using her hair straigtener to fix her hair. It burned her finger, then she got dizzy and fainted and fell and hurt her head on the flo...
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- My 11 year old daughter fainted at the allergy doctor a few months ago. She was having a battery of tests and had just gotten 11 injections (yes, 11). She was OK for...
- My son does this, he's 10. It's called vasovagal syncope. It basically means if he gets really hurt, too hot, dehydrated, sees blood, stands up too fast he'll faint....
- When my sons were younger, my oldest went through a biting phase. He bit my youngest on his shoulder and he fainted. It happened at my mom's while I was at work. Of...
Gower Syndrome
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on July 24, 2010
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Does anyone have any experience with this? My 5 year old daughter has "situational" fainting. The site of blood, vaccinations, fear, anxiety, injury....all of these th...
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- Also if it continues talk to a neurologist. My daughter was diagnosed with orthostatic intolerance and certain things can trigger her body's response. As someone menti...
- My sibs and I all have it. I don't think that you really outgrow it but you learn coping techniques. I remember fainting in HS in health class going over the early w...
- My daugher has this. Aside from the great advice you have gotten to cope when you are feeling faint, you should keep her filled up with fluids. This keeps her blood ...
4 Year Old with a Weak Stomach?
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on October 25, 2009
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I've posted about strange issues with my 4 year old daughter before, however, I'd still like to get some insight. Before anyone responds with "you need to see the pedi...
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- I think there is something more serious happening with your daughter. I would see an electrophysiologist as soon as possible to analyze her EKG to check for Long QT S...
- You need to see a pediatric gastroenterolgist and neurologist. Tnis sounds like it be orthostatic intolerance. My daughter has been recently diagnosed with this and it...
- We have a strong family history of epilepsy in my husbands family so when my son started having seizure like episodes after he experienced any sort of pain, we went th...
Ank Yo Fainted
Asked by L.T. from Chicago
on October 19, 2011
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Would love to hear from other's who have dealt with this: My child fainted in school and struck his head a week ago. He needed staples in the back of his head. He h...
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- I would not be concerned about the fainting so much, but the other symptoms need to be taken seriously as others have said. My son has come close to or actually faint...
- request MRI and blood work. There are so many scary things that have the same symptoms .......... find a different doctor.
- My husband fainted as a kid. It scared his parent to death but it was nothing. My best friend's son has fainted too and it was nothing as well. My daughter has regu...
New Health Issue with 10Yr Old Daughter
Asked by H.D. from Boston
on July 5, 2008
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Hello,
My 10 yr old daughter has an existing heart condition known as Left aortic arch with aberrant right subclavian artery with no symptoms - this was diagnosed as...
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- I'm afraid that I have nothing to offer but words of encouragement. Another responder talked about prayer, and I couldn't agree more. God has a wonderful way of answ...
- Hi H., I am not sure if this is the same, has a condition called nuerocardiogenic syncope which is basically a vasal vagal response. When he is passed out, it does a...
- I work in Cardiology and the best advice I have to give you is to ask all of these questions to your doctors, and don't be afraid of asking too many. It is their job ...
Needles!!!!
Asked by C.W. from San Angelo
on July 7, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I have a HUGE favor! I HATE HATE HATE needles. Not like everyone else though. I pass out with any kind of blood work (even a finger prick). This is not ...
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- I am phobic about needles, too, and have been known to pass out. You can shop for an OB/GYN who will let you go through without bloodwork, but I think it's par for the...
- I used to have this problem too. Somtime at the beginning of my first pregnancy a nurse gave me some advice that, as simple as it is, has made a world of difference. ...
- C., you are not alone! You need to know that. Don't hesitate to talk to your doctor and OB/GYN about this phobia. When possible, the doctor can order urine tests in...
