blackouts,dizziness,and numbness

[maboobuttler]

i've been having blackouts that cause my right side of my body to go numb.i've also been having headackes that cause my eyes to hurt.my blackouts last about a minute.they use to last only a few secounds.i was told that i have tissue around my heart could this be the cause of that.what should i do.high blood pressure,diabeties,strokes run in my family.could this be the symptons of that?

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Generally, one sided throbbing (or sharp) headache (or discomfort) & orbital pain (eye pain) with dizziness/numbness symptoms could be suggestive of migraine. Factors that may induce your migraine attack may be excessive pills, stress or depression, bright lights, loud noise and traveling. The mainstay of the migraine treatment is always to identify the triggering factors and to avoid them. On the other hand, few patients experience similar pain with sinusitis (sinus with infected mucus), nerve impingement and any neurological disorder.  I would suggest careful record of events that have proceeded with the attack and avoid those factors. In addition, try to rest in a dark & quiet room, meditate, have a balanced diet, avoid taking unnecessary drugs and consult a neurologist. Hope this helps.

[caregiver222]

The fact you have blackouts warrants an immediate visit to an emergency room, preferably at a teaching hospital.

This is not a situation that lends itself to self-treatment without an in-person evaluation by a neurologist.

You are on a railroad track headed for an open drawbridge and the life-force has seen it prudent to put up a flagman to wave you down before you go over.

The intermittant blackouts particuliarly concern me. Some process or thing is intermittantly interrupting the blood supply to critical brain functions. Death is forever. No more floweers. No more kisses. No more tax worries, so that may be an advantage.

Hopefully your problem is minor, but it may not be. You are on the Titanic and you have hit the iceberg.

Go to an emergency room.