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Why am I getting dizzy spells?

Few and far between, but terrifying, especially for my son who has to catch me! Luckily he's 21 and strong. :) Anyway, first one was a couple of years ago and I've had 2 or 3 since then. Suddenly I'm swamped with weakness/dizziness and I have to have help to get to a safe place to sit. I can't think of anything each spell had in common, such as having eaten or not, etc... I know it's not heat exhaustion. I'm a chunky (not too bad) 41 year old woman. I have no known health problems, but used to have a blood clotting condition. It's gone away since I mysteriously lost 90 lbs. But the dizzy spells! This last one had me sweating profusely. Also, there's no pain, no confusion, I can still think and communicate, but it's like I'm almost passing out. Very, very weak. Scary. I have NO WAY of going to a dr and the er would make sure it's not a heart attack and send me home. Open to any leads or suggestions. I'm on NO meds at all. Don't need anything. What do y'all think?
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So sorry to hear about the trouble you are having- this is very scary.  I know you said that you can't get to a doctor, but that's the only way to get an accurate picture of what is really going on.  Most doctors will work with you if this is an issue of not having insurance?  It's important to be seen with issues like this, I hope you are able to get in!
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