Does Anyone Know What A Vasovagal Attack Is, My Doctor Says I Have Had One

[harrywebb1]

any answers/

[bednobs]

a faint

[harrywebb1]

thanks but as yet I have not fainted, I thought it may be a heart prob?

[bednobs]

what symptoms did you have?

[boxtops]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasovagal_response

lots of things can bring it on

The vagus nerve is huge, even touching the stomach (I can get a vasovagal response if my stomach is too full).

[Sqad]

In 99% of cases, I agree with bednobs.
In 1% of cases it is secondary to some other cause...e.g anemia or pain.

[mortg2jl]

I passed out from VVA by swallowing far too large a gulp of water. It show, if God meant us to drink water, He wouldn't have allowed us to discover beer...

[Sqad]

boxy....I think that you mean a "long" nerve rather than "huge."

[boxtops]

LOL, yes I do - huge is a clinical term in this neck of the woods, meaning - long.

A bit like Chronic being used to mean Severe, that's in very common usage!

[harrywebb1]

just things rushing through my head at a speed?