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Almost passed out at party

KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
edited February 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Okay I have no idea what almost happened.

One moment Im talking with friends the next everything iras blurry and Im almost passing out. I get taken to a room and lay down for five min and everything returns to normal.

I had like three beers in the past three hours so its not like I am drunk. I do not drink often but I do not think Im a light weight
Should I be worried? Definitely not drinking anything else for the night just to be safe.

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    drink lots of water

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  • psyck0psyck0 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    If everything is back to normal in 5 minutes, there's no way your drink was spiked. You don't clear that stuff from your system that quickly. Probably just low blood pressure or low blood sugar or something like that.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    unintentional wrote: »
    drink lots of water

    Also, have you eaten anything recently?

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    something similar has happened to me a while back

    turns out I was holding my breath without realizing it

    it only happened the once, though

    if you ever get that lightheaded/blurry feeling again, take a break, sit down, deep breaths

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  • AlyceInWonderlandAlyceInWonderland Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, I'm willing to bet it's low blood sugar. Keep some crackers or something on you, and if you feel light headed, munch on those.

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  • RobmanRobman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Talk to a doctor.

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  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Eat some candied fruit.

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  • AwkAwk Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    All of the above. Also, did you take any medication (sinus/allergy medication, etc)?

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  • ashridahashridah Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    okay, i'm mirroring the engie up there.
    Random fainting or pre-syncopie (almost fainting) are great signs of bigger issues. Go to a doctor for a checkup, get your blood pressure/etc taken, and then rest easier when the doctor tells you that you were probably just low on blood sugar or hadn't had enough water to drink (and alcohol is a dihuretic, so it can quickly make that situation worse).
    If it happens again, don't waste any time in seeing a doctor.

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  • RekrulRekrul Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    This has happend to me on a couple of occasions, it worried me quite a bit intill I noticed that it only happend when I was sitting down and was being caused by all the blood rushing back into my leg(s) as I to was getting the feeling that my legs were falling asleep so I would immediatly stand up.

    Which of course, would cause intense dizzyness and getting all light headed.

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  • VenochVenoch Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rekrul wrote: »
    This has happend to me on a couple of occasions, it worried me quite a bit intill I noticed that it only happend when I was sitting down and was being caused by all the blood rushing back into my leg(s) as I to was getting the feeling that my legs were falling asleep so I would immediatly stand up.

    Which of course, would cause intense dizzyness and getting all light headed.

    Dude, what the silly goose. You need to go to a doctor to make sure you're not diabetic.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Your not a doctor, don't diagnose yourself, let a professional do it instead of pulling stuff out of your ass and thinking yourself better.

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  • Iceman.USAFIceman.USAF Major East CoastRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Are you by any chance a GURL!?

    Seriously? Cause I know my girlfriends blood pressure will plummet if she's on the wrong type of BC.

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