Brief blackouts, dizziness, headaches, visual disturbance

[mamaruns]

I hope someone, especially a doctor, could give me some ideas on what might be going on with my 43 year-old husband.  I was just told less then a month ago that for many years, he periodically gets these sudden quick blackouts that last for about a second.  He says there's a very brief moment of missing time, and he almost passes out but it happens so fast that he can catch himself and he feels very dizzy right after.  I had never noticed it, but it's happenning more often now and I have witnessed a few recently.  At first when he told me, I thought they might be absense seizures, but now that I've seen I really don't think they are.  Besides this, he's often fatigued, wakes up with horrible headaches with pain in the back of his head and neck, he's having dizziness and balance problems, there are times when he has "kaleidoscope" vision and sometimes when reading his eyes have a rapid back and forth movement.  He is also having episodes of weakness and numbness in his arms.  I think what he has is more then just a simple migraine, as the headache seems to be every day now.  He's had the pains in the back of his head since he was a child, it has just gotten worse.

Somebody please help!  

[maki_sujo]

hey please feel me up on this because i have those type of problem too ... it started about two years ago and i cant just figure what is wrong with me . at first i thought it might go away but now it gotten to the point where i cant control them so please shoot me a e mail at ***@**** thanx !!!

[BrookieCookie99]

Alright(:
Thank you!

[kkrylee]

My daughter's issues started at 13. She is now 21.  Check to see if your state has a medical program for low income families.  Louisiana has Kidmed that covers 100% for children in low income families. Try to get a Tilt Table Test done first or ask the doctor to do the "poor man's test".  Take blood pressure and heart rate while lying down, then take again when standing.  It may be an autonomic nervous system disorder.  The tilt table test will help determine that.  My daughter started with temporary blindness 15-20 times a day.  Within minutes of standing, she would lose her vision because her blood pressure would plummet and her heart rate would dramatically increase upon upright movement.  When someone stands up their blood goes to their feet due to gravity but it is supposed to immediately be pushed back up to the heart and other parts of the body.  With an autonomic disorder, the blood remains in the feet for longer than it should which deprives the rest of the body (temporarily) of blood causing the pre-faint episodes.  Also a problem is standing still for a few minutes or extended walking.  Search dynakids or dinet for lots of info on this.

[BrookieCookie99]

I have been having the EXACT same thing, except I'm only 14.
I stand up, everything goes blurry or black, and I lose feeling in my legs.
Sometimes I pass out for about 5 minutes, other times I just sit down and it goes away shortly.
My mom is unemployed, and doesn't have insurance to get me checked, but neither of us know what it could be.

[KirkseyJodi]

Also with my last comment, my memory is already getting bad. I get confused, lose concentration easily and cannot remember things that had just happened or may have happened awhile back. My husband and my whole family is very worried.but i cannot go to a doctor unless absolutely necessary.

[KirkseyJodi]

I also want to know if someone may be able to help me with letting me know if my symptoms are serious enough to see a doctor bc i have no health insurance. I am a tall woman, 6'1, and all my life i would sometimes get a "head rush" if i stood up too fast or got up from a low area. Well over the past few years the "head rushes" have happened more often. over this last year i basically blackout for a few seconds when standing up, feel very dizzy as i stand and after the blackout, and very rapid breathing and i have to hold something so i do not fall and i also have to bend over some to be able to catch my breath. It also happens if i just have to talk very loud. I have also had headache issues my whole life and over the past 3 years i have numbness/tingling in my fingers and toes and my toes also stay a bluish color most of the time. Im worried bc im a stay at home mom with two young children and its to the point where i cant stand very long or even play with them much. I am only 26 and never really had any health issues until having children. I was only diagnosed with exercise induced asthma at age 11 and sometimes my iron gets low but not very often. Can someone please help or point me into sometype of direction. I am also a CMA and i dont know what could be wrong with my combination of symptoms. Thank you in advance.