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What Could Cause Frequent Dizziness And Loss Of Breath?

My daughter has complained over the last few weeks of being dizzy and she actually fainted today while sitting down she was skating and she had to have a friend help her off the ice she don t remember coming off the ice but she does remember sitting down she said she got dizzy then she don t remember anything she said everything went black and then she heard her friend calling her name and she said she felt very weird when she came to and it felt like her throat was pushing in that it hurt she also complains at night that she always has to take deep breaths when she first lays down its like she looses her breath I m starting to worry about this is this normal in children she is 11 years old and I don t know if I should take her to the hospital or wait to see her family doctor
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Cardiac Surgeon 's  Response
The different causes that can present with fainting include
1)Anemia(blood deficiency)
2)seizures
3)low blood pressure
I would recommend to get it checked thoroughly
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What Could Cause Frequent Dizziness And Loss Of Breath?

The different causes that can present with fainting include 1)Anemia(blood deficiency) 2)seizures 3)low blood pressure I would recommend to get it checked thoroughly