<p>My husbands thyroid went out about 4 years ago. He felt awful, dizzy and very tired all of a sudden…also have you checked your blood pressure?</p>
<p>My blood pressure does tend to be low and I often see stars when I get up suddenly. I just don’t usually faint, not since adolescence.</p>
<p>My dad had sudden naseau when he had appendicitis. That was his only symptom. There are so many things that can cause sick stomachs.</p>
<p>I had sudden attack of nausea yesterday, which shocked me because I never get sick. Last time I got this was when I had a bout with cellulitis. Are you having swelling in your legs or been on your feet a lot? The fainting/dizziness was a symptom of my atrial valve stenosis, a heart condition discovered when the doctor noticed a heart murmur. Not much I can do about it. I just live with it.</p>
<p>I did talk to my older sister about my symptoms and she had similar symptoms when she went through the change. I know you said you’re 60, but perhaps it’s coming late for you?</p>
<p>I do hope everything is okay. Sending best wishes your way.</p>
<p>bethievt - sounds scary. I have this funky thing with my heart rate (called POTS) where it rapidly jumps up 30-40 beats when I go from sitting to standing (or if I am just standing still for a while - like at the sink) causing a quick change in blood pressure. Check your pulse when you are calmly sitting and then again when you stand. It there is a rapid rate increase then you may have fainted because of blood pressure. If this is the case, do some isometrics/tighten up lower legs before you stand to alleviate the quick change in pressure. If I were to fly my doc says I would have to wear support hose so I don’t faint in the plane…</p>
<p>I am sure your doctor will have some ideas/solutions and you will be on the mend in no time!</p>
<p>If most foods make you ill,you maybe should start there.
Have you had a round of antibiotics that youve never recovered from?</p>
<p>Write down what seems to bring on the episodes to help the Dr diagnose you.
Inner ear problems can cause nausea too.</p>
<p>Bethievt - did you actually talk to your PA or just schedule the appointment? I recently had a cluster of unusual (for me) symptoms and when I called the docs office to schedule an appointment she sent me straight to the ER to rule out something I hadn’t thought of. They did rule it out but ER blood work revealed something else pretty serious. I don’t want to be an alarmist - just sharing my experience.</p>
<p>My friend is visiting and was just telling me about vasovagal syncope, a recent diagnosis for her. Similar symptoms. I’ll be thinking of you. Good that you’ll be seen Monday. It’s the not knowing that’s the hardest.</p>
<p>When someone has vasovagal syncope, all that means is that they fainted after a triggering event, even if that triggering event is undetermined.</p>
<p>Bethie, I agree with PRJ. This might not be worth waiting for. Call you call and talk to them? Can you be seen immediately? At least, to tell them the symptoms and ask what you should do.</p>
<p>What worries me are things like heart attacks, which in women may definitely present as dizziness and nausea, as opposed to chest pressure. And it could easily be pnemonia.</p>
<p>I was going to go on about the different stomach ailments and what you could consider doing to investigate, but checking out the immediate threats are most important.</p>
<p>And you MUST, MUST make sure you have enough potassium, whether you get it through a banana or some sort of potassium loaded drink. Maybe you even need an IV if you can’t keep anything down. I knew this guy whose dad was an American Airlines captain. Went down to Mexico on a trip, had diarrhea and vomiting, and just treated himself. He died from a heart attack due to lack of potassium. His doctor said that just one banana could have saved him.</p>
<p>I’ve taken lots of antibiotics, but the last round might have been a problem.</p>
<p>I agree with Steve and PRJ. Heart issues are nothing to fool around with, and your symptoms sound serious to me. You say you’ve been sleeping so much it’s scary?
Call and talk to your doctor or his/her nurse practitioner today and describe your symptoms. I wouldn’t wait until Monday, seriously.
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<p>There can also be nausea associated with migraines and migraine related syndromes. Don’t know if the fainting could be related though. Sorry for your troubles, bethievt.</p>
<p>To add on to my last post, I know a woman in her mid-fifties that had an instance of sudden, instantaneous vomiting, with dizziness. They had her immediately go to the hospital and ran tests on her heart. It ended up to be food poisoning, but they said it was a possible sign of a heart attack.</p>
<p>Not to alarm you bethievt but my aunt had some of the same symptoms. Nausea, fainting. Had blockages and had bypass surgery. Heart issues in women and men differ. Hope you feel better.</p>
<p>Hugs to you. Hope you get diagnosed and treated fast.</p>
<p>I have a friend who has had chronic nausea since a bout with stomach flu. Years. Doc’s can’t find anything. Googling around, some of the interesting things ppl report when they finally figure it out (gosh there’s lots of chronic nausea out there):</p>
<ul>
<li>heart stuff</li>
<li>gas leak in house (!!!)</li>
<li>H. pylori</li>
<li>Diabetes</li>
<li>Ear problems</li>
<li>electrical / nerve problems</li>
<li>gall bladder</li>
<li>appendicitis</li>
<li>intessuseption</li>
<li>GERD</li>
<li>Gluten intolerance/lactose intolerance/food allergies</li>
<li>Parasties</li>
</ul>
<p>Whew. I agree w/ those who say go to the doc first and make sure heart and all systems are ok. Then … know you are not alone!</p>
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<p>Thanks everyone! I sure hope it isn’t my heart. I’m still planning on keeping my Monday appointment with my PA. It’s probably been a week since I fainted, so that’s good.</p>
<p>Definitely go to the doctor. Just don’t expect a quick answer. My daughter has had chronic nausea for the last 8 months. She was actually hospitalized for nausea and vomiting because she became so dehydrated. We have been going down the list of things it could be, ticking them off one by one while she suffered the whole time.
What fixed her? And, please God, let her finally be fixed. We went to a naturopath and she was put on digestive enzymes and probiotics. Nausea and vomiting stopped within 1 week and she can eat food again. We are also watching what she eats very closely. The docs couldn’t find anything wrong with her despite many, many tests.</p>
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<p>Add to the list:</p>
<p>cancer
bowel obstruction
medication effects/interactions
brain tumor, benign or otherwise causing increased ICP
electrolyte imbalances
liver disease
pancreatitis
IBS
Addison’s disease
brain avm (arteriovenous venous malformation)
chronic kidney failure
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Crohn’s disease
generalized anxiety disorder
Hirshprung’s Disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Intestinal ischemia
Meniere’s Disease
meningitis
gastric ulcer
retroperitoneal fibrosis
various viruses
ETC.</p>
<p>Then, the one we always hate to tell our patients, “idiopathic chronic nausea,” meaning, “sorry, we have no idea why this is happening as we have ruled out everything else.”</p>