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Vaso-Vagal Discussion

From: Di Riddell
Date: 2/25/01
Time: 12:07:09 AM
Remote Name: 155.239.133.73

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My Age is 52 and the first time I experienced this condition must have been about age 40 I have had three attacks in all the last one being last week at the Water Front in Cape Town at a lunch date. Paramedics were on the scene immediatly and found my blood prossure had dropped to 90/60 but my blood sugar was normal. It took one and a half hours for my blood pressure to come back to normal. I have noticed that the attacks happened when I am going thru a bit of a "crisis in my life so I assume it is anxiety related condition. It gives me one hell of a fright when it happens . My questian is what can be done to treat it and why does it happen and what actually happens?

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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