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Re: Passing out from adrenaline?

From: lil_nicoley@yahoo.com

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Hi Jack, Adrenaline DOES have something to do with all this, the way my cardiologist explains it. Adrenaline speeds up, and the Vegas Nerve slows down. In people with VVS, this slowing down is overexagerated, which causes the drop in blood pressure.

Also....I'm an athlete too (swimmer, but former cc runner!) and i can always kind of tell when i have some extra adrenaline becuase im used to that feeling from races and stuff...im sure you can tell too. But ive noticed even a small spike in adrenaline, from somethingas simple as speaking in front of a group in class (and i by no means have a phobia of public speaking) can bring on some VVS-ish symptomes.

This web site is not a substitute for a thorough medical evaluation and diagnosis of your vaso-vagal type symptoms.  Medical treatment and diagnosis is the only acceptable initial response to these serious symptoms since they might present from any number of life threatening and treatable illnesses. It is for you and your physician to rule out more serious illnesses; Please don't use this online forum as an alternative to getting responsible medical attention and being under the care of a physician for the duration of any unknown, suspected or dangerous vaso-vagal syndrome symptoms.

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