Vasovagal Syncope




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Vasovagal Syncope Case Studies

Jennifer's Syncope Story

I am 20 years old and suffer with neurocardiogenic syncope (also called vasovagal syncope).I had my first real episode aged 14, sitting at my desk in school, and from then on I’d pass out three or four times per week. Eventually my doctor referred me to the medical clinic where they were convinced that I was suffering from epilepsy. I was given countless EEGs and CT scans, but they told me that there was nothing wrong so my mum had to push for a tilt table test. When this proved positive, I was referred to the cardiac arrhythmia clinic where I was given betablockers....
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Sam’s Story

I am a 31-year-old woman diagnosed with Vasovagal Syncope and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 10 years ago. As a child I would often pass out, and this was put down to the fact I was a young girl growing up. At the age of 21 I began to suffer "episodes" of fainting and fitting on a regular basis, as a consequence the recovery after each episode would take longer.

After discussing this with my GP, I was referred to a consultant cardiologist who undertook various tests and eventually following a tilt table test when my heart stopped; I was diagnosed with having Vasovagal Syncope. I was prescribed various drugs to see if they would help but unfortunately I appear to be extremely sensitive to drugs and their side effects, which only added to my problem...
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Natalia's Story

Young mum Natalia, from County Durham, first began to have unexplained blackouts when she was expecting her second child, in February 2002. Doctors put it down to her pregnancy but as the weeks went by, Natalia began to suffer the blackouts at least once, sometimes twice a day and all she wanted to do was sleep. They made caring for her toddler son very difficult and she found herself admitted to hospital several times and longing for the birth of baby number two, so the blackouts would end. Indeed, after her daughter was born in August, they did seem to stop, but by the following May, while at work, the symptoms returned. After that, Natalia was again back and forth to hospital and became too weak and tired to get out of bed, let alone look after two small children. Read more..


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