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Multiple Sclerosis/Laughing spells

From: jsmith

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My husband has been having laughing spells that turn into coughing spells. During the coughing he seems to choke and his eyes roll back in his head his hands draw up tight, he grits his teethand passes out. That started almost 2 years ago. Then he started having seizures (I thought). He would describe nausea, headache, dizziness, slow speech, he then has a staring spell, ice cold sweat, and finally he wants to sleep the rest of the day. Our cardiologist thinks he is experiencing vaso-vagal response. Does anyone know anyone with MS that experiences this also. Please email me at njsmith@beanstalk.net.

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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