I fainted today.

I've been getting very bad vertigo attacks in the shower. They happen when I have to get up for work and I am still very tired. Today I got very dizzy and I ended up passing out in the shower. I made it to work ok but my mom wants me to see a doctor. I've had problems with inner ear infections and fluid in my ears before. So I think it's related, or possibly Ménière's diseases but I'm worried my doctor will diganosis me with conversion disorder. Does that make sense that this would be caused by conversion disorder when I've had ear issues that have been diganosed in the past?

I'm more worried about conversion disorder then I am about something else. I want to cancel my doctor appointment but today was very bad and it could of been dangerous.

Your lucky you didn't injure yourself really bad. I have a seat in my shower. I also have vertigo. How do you work with this? I have a vestibular disorder and my balance is messed up. I have tubes in my ears now also that they won't remove. I have some strange discharge that pushes the tubes out. Somehow I was diagnosed as psychosomatic and delusional because I don't think I have a left ear canal. 35 yrs ago I had a mastoidectomey canal wall up with tymnoplacty and last june went deaf first in the right and then the left ear. I had cholestoma. I understand your position you just want your ears fixed.

That sounds like it could be low blood pressure. Have you had any med changes lately? Psych meds often can cause blood pressure issues and they are most noticeable when changing positions.

You said you are getting up and are still very tired. Are you not sleeping well or enough hours? It's scary, isn't it? Symptoms and not knowing what is really going on. I hate going to the doctor myself and I feel something different and struggle with keeping my sanity until I find out what is going on.

It sucks but once you do know what is going on, you can learn how to manage it best. Bless your heart! You have a lot going on, don't you?

I had fainting episodes when I was younger. I would get up from sitting or laying down for a while, stretch in just the right way and suddenly everything would go fuzzy and grey, then black and it would be lights out.

It's happened like this, in episodes usually once or twice a year, ever since I can remember.

The very first time I recall fainting was in school when the class was instructed to stand up during a standardized test and stretch to get the "blood pumping" in between segments within the test. I recall one moment standing and stretching, and the next moment I was crouching on the floor, one hand clutching the desk so I wouldn't completely topple to the floor. Some classmate of mine asked in a snide way "what are you doing down there?" and, of course, I was very embarrassed.

I had more fainting spells and it took one time when I fainted at school completely, lights out and hit my head on the floor with a loud smack (according to the teacher, I was obviously unconscious so I had no recollection), and scared the living day lights out of everyone in the room that finally my mom took me to see a doctor about it.

He said I had no reflex to keep blood in my head when I stood up too quickly and it all drained out for a few minutes and I would thus black out. He recommended I drink more water to dilute my blood and increase the volume within the arteries so it wouldn't all drain out as fast.

It hasn't happened in a long while, and I think a huge part of it was because I was on a med that dramatically decreased my appetite and I would hardly eat at all. Ritalin or something like that. Anyways, it hasn't happened since I was put on Abilify and began eating more regularly (a bit too regularly, but that's another issue altogether).

I do often get spells where things go grey and a fuzzy a bit, but nothing as dramatic as completely blacking out.

I hope you get things worked out, as fainting isn't really all that fun and makes people look at you and treat you funny.

Oh, no! That sounds scary and tiring. I do think it's a good idea to see your doctor.

Thanks everyone.

My blood pressure was low when she took it. She thinks I might be hyperglemic or however you spell it. She did some blood work. She also said that I am being aggressive with my weight loss. I might look into conselouring options for my eating habits. She didn't say to stop losing weight though. She said that I should be eating every few hours.

I'll see what the blood test says and figure out where to go from there.

Ah, diet. I was going to ask about your eating habits.

I have a problem with getting wobbly and even fainting if I have low blood sugar. I have to make sure I eat a large breakfast in the morning then proper meals following.

I'm glad you are ok. Good luck getting your fainting problem taken care of. Best wishes.

Tell me what dieting aggressively means, please. Are you not getting enough nutrition?

Eating habits are so sensitive to our moods! At least, that is the truth for me. Once I was ready to give up alcohol for good, I switched my cravings to food. It was a breeze for me to do. One year ago April, I gave up meat, fish, and poultry. For a while, I could not go near any deli because of seeing the meats displayed.

And, today? I miss a fat juicy steak and fried chicken for more than I ever missed any alcoholic beverages. I can't handle the guilt of the slaughters.

I go too long with out eating mainly. And when I do eat I don't eat much. I also exercise several times a week.

this happened to me and i fainted getting out of bed. The doc said it was my blood pressure and put me on meds for it. i also had seizures after this too. then meds for that too. i am happy they worked.

My blood sugar was high. So the doctor is gong to do an A1C. Both of my parents had diabetes, but I've lost a significant amount of weight on purpose and I thought losing weight prevents diabetes. I thought type 2 was found mainly in overweight people. My therapist says that my issues are coming from my blood sugar. I'm not overly hungry though. My vision has been blurry though and I've had other symptoms like the dizziness. I'm just confused because I thought losing weight would prevent type 2 diabetes. At least it sounds like my symptoms are physical and not psychological like I was worried about.