Do you ever feel like your going to randomly faint?

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Sometimes I feel like I'm going to just pass out at random times. Like when I'm in the shower - after about 10 minutes I get nauseous and my head starts to spin. Then my heart beats a bit too low for my liking, my breathing is labored, and I start seeing spots. Maybe this is because of my medical condition, but sometimes its not. Like whenever I'm sitting and I go to stand up, I feel the world spin and I immediately have to sit back down.

So, do this ever happen to you?

Yes, I feel that way sometimes whenever I go to stand too. 32
Yes, I feel that way sometimes whenever I'm in the shower too. 14
Yes, I feel that way sometimes, but under different circumstances. 17
No, I never feel that way. 5
No, but it sounds serious. Maybe you should get yourself checked out. 5
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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Only once, when I had to go get my blood tested. 5 vials of blood later, I only saw white and felt very weak, had to lay down in the car for 5 mins until it went away.

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  • ThisIsNotAUsername
    12 years ago

    'Like whenever I'm sitting and I go to stand up, I feel the world spin and I immediately have to sit back down.' - This is known as 'Head rush'. Google it.

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  • iintolovethissite
    12 years ago

    not imediatly after standing but like 2o seconds later there have been a couple of times i have completely blacked out with this but remained conscious my body went weak and i couldn't help but fall but after about 1 minute i was algee.

    i havent had it since i quit the speed and exstacy

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  • snowball56
    12 years ago

    i get that feeling in the shower but the worrying thing is i get it sometimes when i'm driving, it feels like an adrenaling burst. it's also been said to me by my friends who are nurses!

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It sounds like you have POTS. It's a severe form of Orthostatic hypotension. You should get it checked out by the doctor.

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    I sometimes get this about two to three hours after eating chocolate or drinking caffeine. I get as close to fainting as it's possible to be without actually fainting. Good advice for both of us is to get it checked out.

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    • [Old Memory]
      12 years ago

      Yours sounds more like it's related to hypoglycaemia. You should get that checked out too.

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    I have never had this. I would tell you to see a doctor, but everybody else seems to think that it's okay, so I'll reserve judgement but say "No".

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    OMG! That totally happened to me in the shower! It was weird. Kinda like the feeling when I donated blood but didn't drink enough water =/

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  • FocoUS
    12 years ago

    I was going to vote yes on both accounts but there was no option. I get this, not often but it does happen. I have abnormally low blood pressure.

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