Re: Off Topic But Need Help (long...)

[Guest guest]

Hi Theresa

I think you are right to go for all the tests the hospital are sending

you for, but the thing that rang a bell with me was the fog in the

brain. That's exactly what I had, for years, and I didn't think I'd

ever get rid of it - but when I went gluten free, because the children

did and I could hardly guzzle croissants in front of them, the fog

cleared too, and has not come back.

Of course, I'm not saying this is going to be the same for you - but

along with everything else you're looking at, it may be worth

considering cutting down on either gluten, or, if you'd had a lot of

anything in particular in the day before your funny turn, maybe avoiding

whatever it was?

Good luck

Sara

[Guest guest]

Theresa, I experienced something very similar to this about seven

years ago when I was under an intense amount of stress. At the time

the two didn't " seem " related, because the physiological effects were

just so *real* I couldn't believe it was " only " stress. When the

stress immediately subsided (I found a job when I desperately needed

one), the fainting spells stopped. I would never have believed the

two were related if I hadn't so obviously lived it.

I don't mean to say that yours is also stress/emotional, and I think

you should investigate, but just to let you know that I have

experienced something similar and it was stress. Hope you figure it

out soon.

> Hi everyone. I haven't been on the board in a while. I thought

> life would slow down a little in the summer but with the kids home

I

> was wrong!

>

[Guest guest]

They also want me to get an

> echocardiogram to check that my mitrovalve prolapse hasn't gotten

> any worse. I have low blood pressure to begin with and they think

> that if my mitrovalve prolapse has gotten any worse, my heart may

> not be pumping enough blood and there's not enough oxygen getting

to

> my brain.

>

Have you gone for your echocardiogram? Are you being followed for

your mitral valve prolapse on a regular basis? I am sure you know

that this can be quite serious. I would have thought that they

would have opted to test that before ordering a CT scan considering

your medical history.

I have had panic attacks and anxiety attacks (shortly after the

diagnosis of my son) and any feeling of faintness (was not a common

occurence) usually came after tremendous heart palpitations and an

overwhelming need to " escape " .

I do hope you go for a follow-up of your heart condition. It is

certainly something you should look into.

Take care,

Caroline

[Guest guest]

> The other day I was driving on a major highway with my husband and

> kids when I felt like I was going to pass out.

This is yeast for me.

> Well, I do sometimes get migraines but my aura is vision changes and

> nausea, not feeling faint.

I get migraines from yeast, and also from certain foods.

> Now for my symptoms...for the past year I've had experiences where I

> just don't feel with it. I know where I am; I just feel " out of it "

> and in a " fog. " It feels like something is going to happen, but I

> don't know what. My brain feels foggy.

This is also yeast or certain foods for me.

Dana