Can anyone help me?

[mrod5547]

I have passed 23 times since march... I become real dizzy sometimes have headaches and black out anywhere from 45 seconds to a minute long. I have had so many test such as holter monitors, MRI, stress test, echocardiograhm and so far its all normal. Now my doctor tells me we have to run more test. They have never pinned point a diagnosis on why this is happening to me. This has bacome a toll on my daily life. I want to be normal enough to where I can go out in public without blacking out. Can someone help me?

[isis006]

it can easily be a number of problems. one important thing for you to do is have someone observe when this happens. do you shake, do your eyes move, do you drool, do you make noises, etc. sometimes observing can provide key clues for your doctor to narrow the possibilities. also, there is a difference between passing out and blacking out so make sure youre describing it accurately to your doc. a simple solution to passing out is diet issues, not enough of something in your diet. make a good diet plan that will give you all your needed nutrients, try it out for a week see if it helps. blacking out can be associated with migraines or extreme pain in the body. many symptoms can be your body telling you its in pain even when youre not feeling any pain. remember, you know your body better than anyone else, listen carefully to what its saying.

[heather8169]

Yes i can help i have had the same problem since i was in the first grade and i am about to be 19 teen next month i have had several and i mean several test done everything is normal.But one night i had got really bad sick with a cold so i went to an over night doctors office they gave me a shot and done their thing like normal and went to leave i gave then my paper and just passed out in the floor and the doctor came out and told me to come back in the room they checked my blood pressure and it was a little high but not bad and he said whats going on here cause he  thought this was the first time i had sone this but i told him that i had been passing out for a long time he said what happens is your blood leaves your head and all goes to your hands and your feet i asked him was there anything that i could get on for help so i want black out he said no that theres nothing you can do about it he said he knows alot of people that pass out to but theres nothing you can do about it. after i pass out i feel very weak and i am tired the rest of the day and i have to take a nap dont know if you do the same but hopefuly everything will go well, i havent passed out since then a that was a few months ago why i havent i dont know but when i do its going to be bad. its kinda like building up almost and then gets so much pressure and then i go but i hope that my answer helped you. take care

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Yes, I agree with your doctor that you need more tests. There are many causes of dizziness, lightheadedness, passing out, blackouts etc. It is difficult to comment without examination. I am just enumerating the possible causes. You can discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Dizziness could be due to postural hypotension (blood pressure falling with change of position), internal ear problems and cervical spondylitis or compression of cervical spinal nerves. All these cause dizziness when you get up from lying down position or when you change position that results in a change in the level of your head. Cervical spondylitis and ear problems also cause dizziness on changing the position of the neck.
Other causes are anemia, claustrophobia, GERD, hypoglycemia or low sugar and some endocrine problems. Endocrine problems, such as an underactive thyroid (called hypothyroidism), overactive thyroid (called hyperthyroidism), adrenal insufficiency (called Addison's disease), low blood sugar levels, and in some cases, diabetes, may lead to hypotension and hence lightheadedness and an off balance feeling.
Certain types of epilepsies and seizures too can cause similar symptoms. If you have an accompanying headache then you must also look at benign intracranial hypertension. Heart problems too should be ruled out in your case. If all other tests are normal, maybe an ECHO should be done to rule out mitral valve prolapse. Patent foramen ovale too could be the cause (commonly known as hole in the heart). It can also be chronic fatigue syndrome if all other causes are ruled out. A brain lesion too can cause dizziness but often there are other neurological signs such as numbness, tingling, loss of function of a limb etc.
Hope this helps. Take care!