Question Title: fainting spells

I'm a 25-year old female who recently had two fainting spells. I also have occasional heart palpatations and low body temperature (around 97.5.) Both times I fainted, I had been sleeping and got up too quickly. I've felt fine both before and after passing out. I've convinced myself I have a horrible heart condition. Do any of these symptoms sound familiar to anyone??

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Dear Jennifer,
Although it is likely that you are simply getting up too fast and your blood pressure drops so quickly as the blood pools in your veins
that you pass out, I still feel that you should see a cardiologist for an opinion, especially given that most people just get dizzi
when they get up too fast, but also, the palpitations could be an arrhythmia
(fast heart beat). It is simply a matter of having it checked out by a physician
who will perform a full history and physical and maybe a holter or event monitor which
is simply a continuous recording of your heart rhythm.

I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only. Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!

If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please
call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at
www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the
cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your
cardiac problem.

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