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Medical Forum / General / General / February 2005Vaso-Vagal Syncope ?
My mother and grandmother both have been diagnosed with vaso-vagal syncope. I too from time to time experience vaso-vagal symptoms and pass out. Then other times I experience dizziness and sweating and I feel like I'm going to faint, and then I vomit and I feel fine. Why is it that vomiting helps me? Laura > My mother and grandmother both have been diagnosed with vaso-vagal > syncope. I too from time to time experience vaso-vagal symptoms and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Laura That sounds to me like typical Vagal nerve "near syncope". One can even bring it on almost voluntarily but I won't mention the many ways. When one vomits there is typically an abrupt stimulation of the vagus, kind of quickly "rebooting" your cardiovascular system to make it over simplistic. The cranial nerves are interesting things, that is one of the reasons why we study them even as early as sophmore undergraduate school. Patrick I have had a long career that includes several daily vena punctures, to start intervenous fluids. It's amazing how many males will have a vaso vagal reaction at the mere thought of getting stuck with a needle -- the pale face, the cold sweat, the whole thing. How I handled their swoons: "How old did you say you were?" answer (example), "twenty five" -- "then act like it!!" This cruel sounding remark of mine made the patient angry, and an instantaneous rise in their blood pressure, and the swoon had vanished. I then apologize to them, and explain why I did it and then we proceed with the needle, and all is well. Try it on your next swooner. It will probably work on a female, too. Will, crna >It's amazing how many males will have a vaso vagal reaction at the >mere thought of getting stuck with a needle -- the pale face, the >cold sweat, the whole thing. It hasn't escaped my notice that needle swooners are usually male, young, healthy, and "tough." >How I handled their swoons: "How >old did you say you were?" answer (example), "twenty five" -- "then [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >did it and then we proceed with the needle, and all is well. Try >it on your next swooner. It will probably work on a female, too. That's probably a small stroke of genius. So, I have a new client (I'm a marriage and family therapist), who revealed he had an episode of vaso vagal and feel hitting his head. He went to the ER and they diagnosed this syndrome and he was released the following day. He had "died" in the ER, the staff had put him into afribolation(sp) and he was "paddled" twice. After d/c the patient reported feel more affectionate towards others and "acted out" on those feelings. Is there any coorelation here? Please enlighten me. Tim Gld to be alive I would think... MC >So, I have a new client (I'm a marriage and family therapist), who revealed >he had an episode of vaso vagal and feel hitting his head. He went to the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >towards others and "acted out" on those feelings. Is there any coorelation >here? Please enlighten me. Tim He went into cardiac arrest in the ER, was defibrillated twice, and was released the next day? The only correlation that comes to my mind is psychiatric. Recommend you check your bullshit sensor on this one. |
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