Posted by lucy stone on August 29, 2004, at 14:22:14
In reply to Re: Anxiety/Panic fainting, posted by Catgirl on August 28, 2004, at 20:49:45
I know about this condition because my daughter has it. She was diagnosed with a tilt table test. In her case increasing salt really helped, but serious salt increase, not just salting food more heavily. She takes two salt tablets a day and also takes a beta blocker to keep her heart rate steady. It also helps to drink lots and lots of fluids to keep your blood volume and thereby your blood pressure up. In her case stress definately plays a role, she is alot more likely to pass out if she is under stress or anxious about something. To answer the question at the top of this thread, I don't know if stress or anxiety can cause fainting in a "normal" person (whatever that is!), but in people with certain conditions it can contribute to fainting.
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> Vasovagal syncopy- I believe this is what my doctor believed I had when I passed out the last time. He wanted me to start increasing my salt intake, which didn't help at all. It would be interesting to have that tilt-table test.
> Thanks for the link!
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