Akgirl Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I am a pots fainter, but I only faint when I stand and yawn and stretch. (Aside from a few random times I just stood up minus the yawning stretching). I had a positive TTT and was fainting multiple times a day. Now I am on meds wich stopped the fainting for about a month and then the fainting started back up again. So the doc doubled my BB about 2 wks ago. But this morning I fainted again!!! I am wondering If others faint when yawning and stretching too? Is this even a pots thing?? I try to stand up slowly and not yawn but its like my body is craving it!! The bigger the yawn the better, in fact sometimes I go into a yawning fit and I can't stop it!! I will have tears poaring down my face and be yawning like a maniac. Any thoughts or experiences would be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misstraci Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 oh my goodness. I've been looking for an answer as to why i black out on yawns, stretching, and elevators. I don't pass out completely but as close as you can get to not being completely unconscious. I have no idea why this happens and i asked my dr last week and someone came in the door at that moment and through the hustle and bustle, we never got back that topic. The only thing I can think of it that the blood flow and/or oxygen during these things is hindered for some reason or somehow.I hope you can get an answer on this, i'd love to know the science behind it. sorry that you started fainting again, i hope it gets better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't do this but I think it would be a vagal nerve response as this can be affected by certoain breathing patterns. That's just my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akgirl Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Here is the weird part, the fainting records just like a pots faint, my heart rate goes sky high and my bp drops and then I faint and sometimes go into convulsions? My neuro thinks its from pots but its weird that everyone else dousnt also faint from this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I wonder if this is similar or related to swallow syncope? Rare...I saw it on mystery er or mystery diagnosis or one of those shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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