What Could Cause Faint Feeling, While Not Fainting And Profuse Sweating?

Posted on Wed, 2 May 2018

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Question : what could cause feeling faint, while not fainting, and breaking out in a sweat with just walking around a grocery store? I am a 73 year old male, slender, who had a heart attack and stroke 5 years ago but am now medically cleared.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension.

Low glucose could also mimic this clinical situation.

Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests:

- complete blood count,
- fasting glucose levels
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction and.
- thyroid dysfunction and
- Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries to investigate for the possible deficiency.

Consulting with an ENT specialist and performing labyrinthine tests to investigate for possible causes inner ear disorder.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues!
Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee