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(Danville, Il)
03/26/2016
I've had vascovagal syncope for about five years now. It has gotten worse and more unpredictable. When I first started, I would have 4-6 episodes two days before the full moon. Now I usually have a couple days with several episodes about 2 weeks apart. (Has anybody had more when close to the ocean?)
I always feel them coming on and abort them, but also avoid activities that would make that difficult. Things like riding a bike, sitting where I could not get down, and driving. I even sold my jet ski because of the fear of having one while on it.
I try not to let it interfere with daily living. I even have them at night sometimes. It will wake me up, I turn around and get my feet on the headboard, and then turn back around and go to sleep. I've had to get down in the grocery store, at church, and multiple other places. I just explain to those around me that I am OK. I am only down for a couple minutes, and go back to what I was doing. After I've had 4 or 5, I do feel tired.
I am 64 years old. I would be especially interested in others near my age. It seems like most of the posts are much younger.
(Maine)
09/13/2016
Compression Socks
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Invest in legs compression sleeves that pump your blood upward. It could take up to 6 months for new blood vessels to grow which in turn would improve blood circulation. V-8 drinks are good to expand blood volume. There is no single remedy.
Finding the cause is important. From a Chinese medicine perspective, hypotension is a so-called deficiency pattern. The two key organs in the disease mechanism are the spleen and the kidneys. If the spleen is weak and empty, it is unable to transport ‘clear yang' upwards. As a result, too little Qi and Blood is produced. The kidney is the root of the spleen. Thus, a weak spleen will eventually also exhaust the kidneys. Herbal therapy and acupuncture helps support the spleen, stimulating the production and flow of Qi and Blood. Consult experienced TCM practitioner.
Electrolyte Drinks
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Electrolyte Drinks
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When they pulled blood, they said my blood was surprisingly thick. They struggled pulling blood, which I think is the ultimate problem with blood not flowing properly to the brain. Not enough fluids. The first thing to consider if you end up in the emergency room or in an ambulence is ask them to add fluids because you think it might be related to dehydration. I had them add it in the ambulence once. Your blood pressure will continue to drop and you may even feel a little cold as they add fluids but you will feel 100% better afterwards.
It is imperative that you cut out all diuretics including coffee. This has been the hardest thing for me because I am so addicted to it. I drink 3-5 cups a day sometimes. It's possible this is contributing to exaustion of the adrenal glands as well that leads to stress and not enough rest to increase the risk of it occuring.
What I have realized is that drinking water is not enough. I in the past have been a big drinker of lots of water and it helps to a point, but I've learned that the water just goes straight through you and sometimes isn't absorbed. Water in nature has electrolytes to improve its absorption. I read in parts of the world where drought is common, there have been kids dying of thirst and in would come the city water trucks and they'd take two handfuls of sugar and a pinch of salt and add it to the water and give it to the kids and they'd be up and running around within 24 hours. Without those, it did not help them.
I later learned that Gatorade was actually made after the Florida gators football team was having problems with people fainting during practice in the humid 90 degree heat. They were given water but they still fainted. Gatorade formulated it's original drink based off that and it got rid of the problem for them. I always thought the excessive sugar in the drink was bad, but in extreme dehydration states, it's actually very important.
After getting out the hospital, I continued drinking ____ [electrolyte drink] and whenever I feel syncope coming on related to dehydration from excessive coffee, I find even just one will severely help. Early signs of it for me include extreme shivers. I'll get out of the restroom from going #2 and have the shivers because when you use the restroom, your intestines pull all your fluids and flush them out.
I had a severe syncope once when I was on enemas for constipation. That's when I realized it was definitely related to dehydration. After drinking 3 g____s a day for a few days, the constipation completely went away and so did the syncope.
Drink water and gatorade, the full sugar one, salt sugar increases absorption, proven in countries with drought. Likely an electrolyte imbalance... Blood flows on water... I had 2 saline water bags added in me in the emergency room.. Felt instantly better for months. It's a problem with not retaining enough fluids. Water alone is not enough during extreme cases. May be triggered by heartburn too, although some doctors think heartburn is dehydration related as well because your stomach draws fluids into your stomach to mix with your stomach fluids to digest. Another reason why you may feel more lightheaded after eating a big meal if you suffer from syncope.
Don't overfill your stomach. The natural instinct is to down as much gatorade and water as possible quickly. Drink it slowly and get a feel for your stomach so you are never near 100%. Just pour a little in at a time.
I find that water with a tablespoon of apple cidar vinegar helps because it can cause you to burp and reduce gas pressure that might be preventing you from relaxing or drinking more fluids properly. Water and lemon also can help. In severe gas situations, I'd drink water with some apple cidar vinegar and take 500mg of magnesium. I bring this up, because heartburn/coughing can trigger it and I've learned that heartburn can be tied to gas putting pressure to push it back up and you cough and syncope.
Ideally you could get more electrolytes by eating more fruits and vegetables to absorb more fluids from natural foods.
If you ever feel light headed at all, sit down immediately. You can save yourself a trip to the emergency room or a concussion by doing this.
I hope this helps others out there suffering from it.
(Cornelius, Nc)
10/02/2015
Thanks for the good word re: electrolytes, apple cider vinegar ("ACV") and magnesium! I will try this! Blessings to you and yours, Eileen
Electrolytes
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Sports Drinks
How "natural" this particular remedy is can be debatable, but it certainly helps. From what my doctor tried to explain, the ingredients in sports drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, or other sports drinks (organic products included), particularly high amounts of electrolytes, can help to try and prevent an episode from taking place. His recommendation was to drink at least 1 bottle (or 8 oz glass if you use a mix) a day and it does seem to help hold them off. Of course, it isn't fail-proof as there is no real way to completely prevent episodes from happening, but it will at least lower the chances of one happening.
Laying Down with Feet Elevated
This one isn't preventative, but more of "I'm having an episode and I would like to not pass out" and is the best possible treatment to do so. To understand how this particular remedy works, you need to have a better understanding of what this condition does to your body. After the event has been triggered, your heart slows down and your blood pressure drops. Because of this, blood stops being able to reach the brain. In order to get blood back to the brain, your head needs to be in a position in which blood can flow back to it. So, the only way your body knows how to make this happen is to make you pass out and fall to the ground, making your head level with your heart. As I'm sure you have already figured out, this isn't exactly safe and can lead to further problems (I've gotten a concussion or two from fainting during an episode - it's not fun in the least). In order to stop your body from getting to the point of fainting, the single best thing you can do is lie down and elevate your feet on some cushions, a chair, or anything else you can get to. This will naturally allow the blood to flow back into the brain and keep you conscious. At absolute minimum, this will ensure that if you do happen to black out, you're already on the ground and thus won't fall and hurt yourself.
I hope that both of these remedies may help someone else who suffers from vasovagal syncope to find some relief and potentially make episodes much less frequent and much safer.
(San Diego)
11/16/2012
WARNING!
I would be careful with the sports drink remedy. My girlfriend had her first syncopy episode brought on by only hydrating with gatorade. The elecrolytes they speak of include large amounts of potasium. In her case the vasovagal syncopy was triggered by hyperkalemia(high potasium). And it also caused an extended Q wave in her heart rythmn. She was in the hospital for a night and had to endure alot of poking, prodding, and test to find out what caused the fainting. It's scary to see someone you love in a hospital bed. So just be wary to not over do it with the sports drinks.
(Quebec)
03/08/2016
Sea Salt, Adrenal Tonic
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I have suffered from this since 2019. Mine usually comes on after a meal. The first time I fainted from this, I was in a restaurant and Emergency services were called. My BP was 60/30. I had to go to ER where they gave me a saline drip, which made me better. I have had it on several occasions since then. I have found that using sea salt (I use Celtic sea salt) as well as a formula from Standard Process called Adrenal Tonic helps me. This contains rehmannia root, ashwaganda root, echinacea root, and licorice root. This is the only thing that will bring me out of a faint, back to feeling normal. I carry it with me always. Also, I found this by Dr Jamie Koufman.....https://jamiekoufman.com/the-vagus-nerve-part-i-what-does-it-do-and-what-happens-when-it-goes-bad/ It can be related to acid reflux and may be triggered by a virus which causes paresis of a part of the nerve. Hope this helps anyone suffering from this. It certainly is no fun having this.
