vasovagal psyncope

[fanyacevedo]

i was diagnosed with vasovagal psyncope but im dizzy and lightheaded all the time, every day, when i wake up i feel fine, as soon as i eat, I start feeling lightheaded and dizzy, and my eye muscles feel so slow ,and it lasts all day long, even though my blood pressure seems to be normal, like 100/70, what can it be?

[fanyacevedo]

thank you so much for your aswers ! i really do feel like having orthostathic hypotension but my bp doesnt seem to get that low, thats why this is so confusing to me , because i feel so dizzy, and my bp is just normal between episodes, but Dr. a.Srivatska might be right telling me that maybe this is just the early stage of a syncope...what i´ve also noticed is that whenever i eat something i feel twice worse, my muscle eyes start feeling so sluggish, and my head is so confusing, i have difficulty focussing, i hardly can read, i get totally in a brain fog, this is so odd.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Your symptoms might be due to postural hypotension or vasovagal syncope. This is triggered by stress, sudden onset of extreme emotions, sudden standing-up, prolonged physical activity with hyperthermia, and even seeing non-pleasurable event etc. This pre-syncope (like lightheadedness and dizziness) is very early stage of syncope which may last for few seconds to minutes and can be prevented by early interventions measures like lying down, elevation of legs, deep breathing, immediate glucose drink and inhalation of any stimulant like spirit of ammonia etc. Please arrange an appointment with a neurologist who will evaluate the further prognosis here and can provide you an appropriate treatment. Hope this helps.

[Gina04]

It sounds like it may be Orthostatic Intolerance (OI).  If you haven't already, do a search for this and see if the symptoms match yours.  If so, ask your doctor specifically if this is what you have.  I have a friend who suffered for years.  We came across this OI and she asked her doctor about it.  I think her doctor investigated it further and she was diagnosed with this last year.