Dizziness, passing out when to worry
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Last 3 weeks every so often been getting dizziness and had to sit down. Last night around 1am in the kitchen I get it again but this time for first time I passed out as I woke up on the floor confused with cut to head and nose bleed from where I fell. Couldnt get to my feet initially managed to drag myself to stairs was ok after 15min but body hurting from fall. Im 50, fittish was a smoker, didn't go A&E. Sounds like may be low blood pressure may be ? The dizziness has only been last 3 weeks suddenly came on. Will try and get docs appointment tomorrow.
Edited by PostHeads123 on Sunday 26th January 11:53
Hope it turns out to be nothing.Get to A&E.
I passed out for no good reason just before Christmas. Ambulance called and they did an ECG and did a simple stroke test. They wanted to take me to A&E but I declined.
Next day (Christmas eve) I thought better of it and went myself. They did blood tests, ECG (twice), chest xray, and a CT Scan. I was there about 6 hours in total, and fortunately nothing serious found. Time well spent.
About a week ago they put me on a wearable ECG for 48 hours and I'm waiting on the results of that.
It could be nothing, but it could be something serious. Don't shrug it off.
Edited to add...
Just seen that you've got an appointment while I was typing. I think the doc will send you to A&E for investigation. Other then checking your BP and a simple stroke test there isn't much they can do in a normal GP appointment.
I passed out for no good reason just before Christmas. Ambulance called and they did an ECG and did a simple stroke test. They wanted to take me to A&E but I declined.
Next day (Christmas eve) I thought better of it and went myself. They did blood tests, ECG (twice), chest xray, and a CT Scan. I was there about 6 hours in total, and fortunately nothing serious found. Time well spent.
About a week ago they put me on a wearable ECG for 48 hours and I'm waiting on the results of that.
It could be nothing, but it could be something serious. Don't shrug it off.
Edited to add...
Just seen that you've got an appointment while I was typing. I think the doc will send you to A&E for investigation. Other then checking your BP and a simple stroke test there isn't much they can do in a normal GP appointment.
Edited by 98elise on Sunday 26th January 12:26
PostHeads123 said:
Managed to get a doc appointment via 111 later today,very surprised.
At your usual surgery?I have had a GP appointment at midnight before.
It was a GP deptartment round the corner from A&E
Had an insect bite that swelled up alarmingly quickly on my calf.
Got some antibiotics that night from the hospital pharmacy.
this all sounds very familiar to me ....... Its happened to me twice a few years ago both times though whilst in the bath. This lead to bringing forward an operation to replace my aortic heart valve in 2020 which they had been monitoring for a while. Its to do with blood pressure and I've been ok since.
I still get the odd dizzy spell but nothing as bad, and have been referred to a Neurologist. After a few scans I'm on medication which has helped.
Very scary I know but hopefully they can diagnose what's happening sooner rather than later.
I still get the odd dizzy spell but nothing as bad, and have been referred to a Neurologist. After a few scans I'm on medication which has helped.
Very scary I know but hopefully they can diagnose what's happening sooner rather than later.
Can you tell me more about the dizziness? There are lots of different interpretations, here are a few that might help.
Do you feel lightheaded as if you're going to pass out?
Is the world around you spinning?
Are you spinning and the room is still?
Is it all the time - other than standing, are there any other triggers? Moving your head left/right or up/down for example?
Any change in hearing, tinnitus?
Do you feel lightheaded as if you're going to pass out?
Is the world around you spinning?
Are you spinning and the room is still?
Is it all the time - other than standing, are there any other triggers? Moving your head left/right or up/down for example?
Any change in hearing, tinnitus?
I have lowish BP. What happened to you happened to me twice in the past 12 years or so. First time I collapsed on to the bathroom floor. Wife dialed 999, paramedics arrived promptly apparently, and stayed with me quite a while until I recovered. No issues diagnosed. Second time, GPs were on strike so wife dialled 111 and I was told to get to A&E which I did. On arrival, I was put at the head of the significant queue and seen straight away. Diagnosed with ultra low BP and a urine infection so kept in overnight. All OK.
Skip to December 2022. I was due right total knee replacement surgery early January 2023 and on 19 December I failed my pre op assessment. Told I needed to see a cardiologist which I did the next day. She said the unforgettable words " Mr....you need a pacemaker fitted and very soon." Which explains why I was in Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, on 23 December 2022. Had no issues whatever since, and sailed through the pre-op assessment for my other leg TKR surgery in May 2024.
So: get attention asap if you suddenly collapse. Usually it is heart related and needs prompt attention.
R.
Skip to December 2022. I was due right total knee replacement surgery early January 2023 and on 19 December I failed my pre op assessment. Told I needed to see a cardiologist which I did the next day. She said the unforgettable words " Mr....you need a pacemaker fitted and very soon." Which explains why I was in Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, on 23 December 2022. Had no issues whatever since, and sailed through the pre-op assessment for my other leg TKR surgery in May 2024.
So: get attention asap if you suddenly collapse. Usually it is heart related and needs prompt attention.
R.
I had similar symptoms getting on for 10-12 years ago. GP gave me a shot of something to stop the dizziness but the world continued to spin and I ended up on the stroke ward for almost a week. Labyrinthitis was the diagnosis and there's been no recurrence but it scared me s
tless at the time. Definitely not to be treated lightly.
tless at the time. Definitely not to be treated lightly.Several years ago, I had a similar experience. Several evenings in a row, I was light headed or downright dizzy when I would stand up for sitting or at rest. I called my doctor (who happens to be my cousin) and told him what was happening. He asked me to come in and get a blood test. Two days later, he called me with the results and asked me "How much blood was I seeing in my stools?" I replied that I had never in seven decades seen any blood, and he said that I had lost a tremendous amount of blood, so much so that he was going to have me get a transfusion at the hospital, IMMEDIATELY! It turns out that a medicine that I had been taking for elevated blood platelets was destroying my hemoglobin to a point that I was in danger. The dizzyness was a result of the low hemoglobin blood count. I received the transfusion, switched medicines to an alternative one, and three years later, i've never had the incident again. Normal hemoglobin count is 13.5-14, mine was down to 6.75 or roughly half of normal.
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