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I was wondering if anyone else has experienced fainting or pre fainting episodes related to their PTSD. For months I have been having what my doctor determined to be presyncope (pre fainting) episodes, a few of which have ended in me actually fainting.
They are very hard to describe. They happen when I am standing up, walking, and occasionally while sitting down. It feels as though a wave comes over my head, and then a sensation somewhat similar to a head rush or vertigo, but different. My vision becomes very blurry and I am stopped dead in my tracks, swaying back and forth trying to keep my balance. The back and sides of my skull feel numb and heavy. I am not sure how else to describe these episodes, but they have become worse and more frequent (multiple times a day.) The intensity of these episodes truly scare me, they feel as though I am one second away from losing consciousness.
After my doctor running out of tests to run, etc she referred me to a neurologist. I had an EEG brain wave scan, which came back completely normal (they were worried about possible seizure activity.) I was told that my presyncope episodes were all related to stress and part of the stress/anxiety/PTSD.
Has anyone else experienced this, or heard of this happening as a result of PTSD?
They are very hard to describe. They happen when I am standing up, walking, and occasionally while sitting down. It feels as though a wave comes over my head, and then a sensation somewhat similar to a head rush or vertigo, but different. My vision becomes very blurry and I am stopped dead in my tracks, swaying back and forth trying to keep my balance. The back and sides of my skull feel numb and heavy. I am not sure how else to describe these episodes, but they have become worse and more frequent (multiple times a day.) The intensity of these episodes truly scare me, they feel as though I am one second away from losing consciousness.
After my doctor running out of tests to run, etc she referred me to a neurologist. I had an EEG brain wave scan, which came back completely normal (they were worried about possible seizure activity.) I was told that my presyncope episodes were all related to stress and part of the stress/anxiety/PTSD.
Has anyone else experienced this, or heard of this happening as a result of PTSD?