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Question: Yesterday out of nowhere I almost vomited followed by shacking,lighthead,feeling like I was gonna faint,lasted all day. Today out of nowhere I feel the same,my heart pounds yet feels like it skips
Brief Answer:
Some cardiac tests
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to Health Care Magic. I understand your concern.
For various reasons (such as sudden change of posture, dehydration, assuming positions that compress the groin areas etc.) body can experience significant drops in blood pressure and/or heart rate, which may be manifested with nausea, lightheadedness, near-fainting sensation, sweats. The other symptoms you provided are mostly from the post-episode psychological stress you are experiencing. Judging by your age and, I am assuming, this is the first time this is happening, most probably you have nothing to worry about, as this can happen to anyone once or twice in a lifetime. However, as a cardiologist, just to be "in the safe", I would recommend a few tests:
- an EKG - to assess whether there is an electrical or conduction disturbance that could cause these symptoms
- an echocardiogram - to assess the overall function of the heart, especially the valve function
- blood electrolyte (sodium, potassium, magnesium) levels - because electrolyte disturbances, due to various reasons, can cause these symptoms.
I would, however, stress that, with highest probability, there is nothing to worry about and this may be coming from physiological reasons. The recommended tests are only to exclude the low index of suspicion of mine, that this can come from a pathological process.
I hope I was helpful. If you have follow-up questions, I am happy to help. Wish you a good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Some cardiac tests
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to Health Care Magic. I understand your concern.
For various reasons (such as sudden change of posture, dehydration, assuming positions that compress the groin areas etc.) body can experience significant drops in blood pressure and/or heart rate, which may be manifested with nausea, lightheadedness, near-fainting sensation, sweats. The other symptoms you provided are mostly from the post-episode psychological stress you are experiencing. Judging by your age and, I am assuming, this is the first time this is happening, most probably you have nothing to worry about, as this can happen to anyone once or twice in a lifetime. However, as a cardiologist, just to be "in the safe", I would recommend a few tests:
- an EKG - to assess whether there is an electrical or conduction disturbance that could cause these symptoms
- an echocardiogram - to assess the overall function of the heart, especially the valve function
- blood electrolyte (sodium, potassium, magnesium) levels - because electrolyte disturbances, due to various reasons, can cause these symptoms.
I would, however, stress that, with highest probability, there is nothing to worry about and this may be coming from physiological reasons. The recommended tests are only to exclude the low index of suspicion of mine, that this can come from a pathological process.
I hope I was helpful. If you have follow-up questions, I am happy to help. Wish you a good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
I know its not a panic attack have had them before,so its something very different from that
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
I was not referring to panic attacks. I merely referred to the accompanying symptoms as dedicated to the acutely raised adrenalin levels following the nauseous, near-fainting episode. My recommendations from the first answer still stand put, to exclude the most likely origin(s) of the phenomenon (if present). However, as mentioned above, my opinion is that, with highest probability, this was a sporadic, one-time episode, which can happen to everyone, including myself.
I hope I have been of help. If you do not have follow-up questions, please close the discussion and rate the answers.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
I was not referring to panic attacks. I merely referred to the accompanying symptoms as dedicated to the acutely raised adrenalin levels following the nauseous, near-fainting episode. My recommendations from the first answer still stand put, to exclude the most likely origin(s) of the phenomenon (if present). However, as mentioned above, my opinion is that, with highest probability, this was a sporadic, one-time episode, which can happen to everyone, including myself.
I hope I have been of help. If you do not have follow-up questions, please close the discussion and rate the answers.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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