Fainted in shower and now feel faint

[Lidz]

A couple of weeks ago i fainted completely out of the blue in the shower. It came on so suddenly but managed to get me legs over the bath and sit down. Luckily the bathroom door wasnt locked and my partner found me passed out on the floor and carried me to my bed where i came round after a few minutes.

Ever since then ive felt dizzy quite alot whether it be when im watching tv, or sitting or lying down. Also been short of breath quite a few times and ive noticed this particularly when im in the shower! I am worried about it happening again so could it be because of this? However when im faint or short of breath i could be anywhere and i panic!

I can recall feeling faint when i first had my contreceptive implant insterted last May but put it down to my new job and constantly being sat infront of a computer 9 - 5 which i wasnt used to. So i started wearing glasses to help focus. So not sure whether its linked to the implant???

Also getting alot more headaches then ever before (i hardly ever used to suffer from then) but again, feel it could be the implant and the way its affecting my cycle.

Anyone got any ideas? Thank you!

[Flyingvking]

It's all to do with the chloride in the water! When it gets hot a steamy you breath it all in! Hitler used it to gas the Jews and its in our water!!
Luckily there is an easy fix you can get a very cheap inline shower head filter for under $20/ £15/ €18 ! It also keeps your shower from scaling up and anyone can fit it!!

[caregiver222]

You could have very easily had a stroke secondary to simple dehydration. The clot would have dissolved by now, and if no damage was done, the MRI would be normal.

The term "stroke" is not a good one. But the term fits. A blood clot, blocking a blood vessel, can cause unconsciousness.

I don't think that is likely.

Pale skin provides a clue.

You might have experienced a simple so-called vaso-vagal attack.

The key to diagnosis in these cases is to be seen in an ER during or slightly after the episode.

I didn't mean to be so hard on your boyfriend, but the situation clearly suggested this was a 911 call.

Don't hesitate to call an ambulance if this happens again.

[Lidz]

Hi thanks for  your feed back.

I guess i didnt go because although it has never happened to me before and it scared the hell out of me (i thought i was dying!) i brushed it off as one of those things that happens for no reason and can happen to anyone. If id of been worried then i would of been straight there and my boyfriend looked after me for the rest of the day and is always the first to check im feeling ok after a 'faint spell'.

Since posting this ive been to my doctors who's run blood tests which came back fine and i have an ecg test this wednesday. At first she thought i may be aneamic as i am very pale in my eyes, skin etc but obviously not.

Im still sightly convinced it could be my implant. If these tests come back fine im considering having it taken out and see what happens from there.

[caregiver222]

Yup.

Idea number one is to see a physician.

When you fainted, why didn't you go to an emergency room? Why didn't your partner insist you go to an emergency room? This guy allegedly cares about you? What recreational drug was he on?

The good news is, the fainting probably isn't serious.

But you never know.

I am more concerned by the constellation of symptoms you are having that by a single episode of fainting. I am concerned you had a possible stroke Unlikely, but possible.

Two things to do.

(1) You need to get a medical work-up, pronto.
(2) Re-read (1) above.