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What Causes Blackout Lasting For 2 Hours Followed By A Period Of Confusion?

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Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Question: I was falling asleep and felt like my body was filled with carbonation and like I was floating off of my bed. I was having a hard time breathing. I came to what felt like 15 seconds later and checked my clock and noticed two hours had passed. I feel very groggy, severe headache, and very sick to my stomach. I'm not sure if I should go to the hospital or not. This is the third time this has happened in 6 days.
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Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
please see a doctor

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Your symptoms needs further evaluation. It can be a seizure as there was lapse of time, associated with headache and groggy feel and sickness in stomach.

It has also happened three time now in a short span of six days.

I think you need to see a doctor, preffrably a neurologist and get yourself throughly examined. The doctor might need tests like- EEG and MRI brain to check organicity and its site.

Definitely it will not be wise to sit back and have such attacks again and again.

wish you speedy recovery!
Please feel free to ask more questions for clarification.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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What Causes Blackout Lasting For 2 Hours Followed By A Period Of Confusion?

Brief Answer: please see a doctor Detailed Answer: Hello, Your symptoms needs further evaluation. It can be a seizure as there was lapse of time, associated with headache and groggy feel and sickness in stomach. It has also happened three time now in a short span of six days. I think you need to see a doctor, preffrably a neurologist and get yourself throughly examined. The doctor might need tests like- EEG and MRI brain to check organicity and its site. Definitely it will not be wise to sit back and have such attacks again and again. wish you speedy recovery! Please feel free to ask more questions for clarification. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Neuropsychiatry