Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 , I had the exact same thing happen to me because of medication. It was a near disaster a couple of times. Once I hit my head on the TV when I stood up and passed out. Each time when it happened I could feel myself going down, but I could not stop it. One other time when I was getting out of the car, my husband didn’t see me when he got out of the car and he walked around the car and found me on the parking lot ground. That was a little embarrassing. And it was exactly as you said – my blood pressure was dropping too low. I believe in the stress and illness theory only to a certain level – and never if a doctor tells me that is my problem. I am glad you were able to figure it out. nne From: VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of W Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:59 PM To: VulvarDisorders Subject: Re: Stress and Disease " Being told that " stress " is the cause of my health problems would really infuriate me. " A few years ago, I went to my primary doctor because I was getting really, really dizzy when I stood-up. I still get really dizzy when standing-up from a laying position, but there isn't really anything they can do for that. The difference is that at that time, I would actually pass out when this happened! It was very scary, and I obviously felt like something was wrong and wanted to know why this was happening. My doctor's response: " You are under too much stress. And you don't know how to relax. So your body is forcing you to take a break and rest, by making you pass-out. " EXCUSE ME??? I mean, sure I was under stress, but I was not under any more stress than I had been previously. And I didn't buy this as a valid explanation for a second. Later, I went to a Cardiologist. Turns out my passing-out was actually because a medication I was on at the time was causing my blood-pressure, which is already low to begin with, to drop to dangerously low levels, causing me to pass-out because the blood was not getting to my brain. This had *nothing* to do with stress. So, IMO, stress can exacerbate existing conditions, but if a doctor tells you that stress is *the cause* of your condition and you disagree, you should find another opinion, because there is a legitimate medical reason, even if they don't know it. ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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