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Posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 16, 2003, at 9:01:13
A couple of nights ago, I had finished watching "The Hours" (gah.), and got up to brush my teeth before bed. I walked into the bathroom and grabbed my brush and toothpaste. As I was squrting the paste onto the brush, I began to feel very weak and disoriented. My heart began fluttering and I had to concentrate intensely to not fall down. I was quickly unable to do anything but struggle to stay concious and standing. This lasted about 30 seconds, and slowly became less pronounced. When I felt able, I shuffled over to my bed and sat down. My heart was beating more normally, but I was covered in sweat. I don't remeber feeling "panicky," but I did wonder if I might be dying. I've had postural hypotension before (dizzy when you stand up), but this seemed much more pronounced and sweaty.
Posted by Susan J on September 16, 2003, at 9:52:54
In reply to Panic attack or hypotension?, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 16, 2003, at 9:01:13
>>I don't remeber feeling "panicky," but I did wonder if I might be dying. I've had postural hypotension before (dizzy when you stand up), but this seemed much more pronounced and sweaty.
<<If I had to pick between the two, I'd say hypotension from standing up. Have you changed meds recently or stopped caffeine or smoking or alcohol or something like that? And if you've got insurance, it couldn't hurt to go see a doc to make sure. My insurance lets me call an urgent care line where I can describe symptoms and they (nurse practitioners) make a recommendation about whether it needs further investigation by a doctor.Of course, "the Hours" can send any depressive over the edge. Loved the movie, but was super sad for days and days afterward.
Susan
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 16, 2003, at 18:54:31
In reply to Panic attack or hypotension?, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 16, 2003, at 9:01:13
> I began to feel very weak and disoriented...
I think this was probably meant for Psycho-Babble, here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030912/msgs/260755.html
Bob
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