Thread: Random fainting
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Old Sep 17, 2010, 03:42 PM
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I was reading some of your other posts & came across this one:
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i want to starve myself without been anorexic but i cant do it.
So my question is, are you eating? or are you restricting food intake. That can also have a definite effect on fainting. Been there done that myself which was why I thought about that possibility.

Food restriction shuts down the whole body system including the brain & without energy, the body refuses to function.....then poof....you faint. Not a wise thing to mess around with.

If that's not the case, then it sounds like you have a chemical inbalance going on. I know when I ended up dehydrated I ended up passing out until I finally got into the ER for IV fluids.

There are many things that can cause fainting & it's important for a dr to figure out what the cause is. Having blood tests done to determine if there is an imbalance there is a good place to start. If you have just started restricting on the food, nothing will immediately show up in the blood work.....but by the time it does, it means you are really sick.

Your parents need to know this is happening & need to get you to a dr ASAP.
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