STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

bloomie · Marc Jacobs

RE: I totally fainted today!

NCshopper · Hermes

Glad you're alright! That sounds really scary! I hope a mini-FP is at fault too!

Drew · Gucci

I'm sorry you fainted and got all bruised up, but WOW if you end up pregnant in the same way your mom did!

Renee · Kenneth Cole

FashionPrincess wrote:

Well, talked to my mom and she thinks I'm preggo

I immediately thought about that... Hope everything will work out fine, sending good preggo vibes your way!

If not, you should probably check with your Dr. Iron shortange or low blood pressure can sometimes cause this.

Sibeski · Dooney & Bourke

That is scary, and you could be pregnant Those hormones start jumping around right quick!

Also- how is your blood pressure? A certain type of low blood pressure can cause fainting and dizziness. Are you cold very often? You don't need to answer those questions here But you may need to bring them up with your doctor.

I hope you feel better!

BTW- I'm not trying to be a busy-body, but health is my job (edited to add this)

-- Edited by Sibeski at 12:40, 2006-05-24

Alikat · Kate Spade

I hope everything is OK! Fainting is very scary, I only did it once when I was 8 or something, I did a flip and landed on my neck.

curiouscookie · BCBG

Hope you're doing fine. Keeping fingers crossed that you'll be posting some happy news soon !

FashionPrincess · Hermes

Thanks for all your concerns! I feel fine today and have been instructed by hubby that I'm not allowed to faint anymore

I don't have low blood pressure or low iron, so I know those aren't the cause. I'm not going to worry about going to the doctor unless syphtoms continue, but I will certainly keep you all posted if a mini-FP is to blame

blubirde · Chanel

Geez, how scary, pregnancy or no! I hope you're okay!!

blink · Coach

Do you know your blood pressure? not to press the issue since you said you don't have low blood pressure, but if you have "healthy" pressure and it generally stays on the low side, your blood pressure can drop for a variety of reasons and cause you to "brown out/black out" or completely faint. It's called Hypotension, or otherwise Orthostatic Hypotension (opposite of Hypertension, which is high blood pressure), google it and see it if sounds like your case. My BP is always around 100/70 which isn't considered to be extremely low, but is on the lower side The same fainting thing happens to me periodically, it seems to happen when my body is feeling hot and I walk into a cool room, I haven't had enough protein and salt to eat, and when I stand up suddenly or for a long period of time and the blood rushes away from the head. Sitting down usually makes it fade away, but water and sugar doesn't help this, salt is better.

Often athletes have low blood pressure and that's why they sometimes band their arms or legs to keep blood from rushing down.

You can mention it to a doctor, who will probably laugh it off because it's usually not serious (even though it scared ME to be blinded and almost faint) and it's only high blood pressure that seems to worry anyone. It IS sometimes associated with pregnancy, as blood pressure does drop a bit for many women. I am pregnant and I blacked out for a whole minute in the post office last January! And my doctor simply suggested that I carry a pack of peanut butter crackers with me in case I felt the weakness and low pressure again.