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Cold Sweats, Drop In Pulse Rate, Loss Of Vision. EKG's Normal. Causes For Symptoms?
My husband has had two episodes of breaking out in a cold sweat, his heart rate drops drastically and his vision goes white and begins to lose vision. By taking deep breaths, he comes out of it. Has never fainted. This lasts for 2-4 minutes. The first episode was on a plane. The second episode was in the desert of after riding ATVs. He has had EKGs and other tests done and all come back fine. Thank you.
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
Hi Binomom,
Thanks for writing your query.
After reading your post it seems that your husband is not on any medicines. Please get his vitals checked especially blood pressure.
Symptoms of your husband can be seen in Vaso-Vagal attack. In this due to decrease in heart rate, there occurs fall in blood pressure, resulting in decreased blood flow to the brain. As a result oxygen supply to the brain decreases resulting in symptoms of light headedness, sweating and unconscioussness.
Lying down with head end at lower level as compared to foot level will increase blood flow towards brain and will help in relief of symptoms.
It will be advisable that you should get your husband examined by a Neurophysician to rule out other causes and get a scan of his head done.
Orthostatic training exercises are also seen to decrease the recurrance of the attacks.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
Thanks for writing your query.
After reading your post it seems that your husband is not on any medicines. Please get his vitals checked especially blood pressure.
Symptoms of your husband can be seen in Vaso-Vagal attack. In this due to decrease in heart rate, there occurs fall in blood pressure, resulting in decreased blood flow to the brain. As a result oxygen supply to the brain decreases resulting in symptoms of light headedness, sweating and unconscioussness.
Lying down with head end at lower level as compared to foot level will increase blood flow towards brain and will help in relief of symptoms.
It will be advisable that you should get your husband examined by a Neurophysician to rule out other causes and get a scan of his head done.
Orthostatic training exercises are also seen to decrease the recurrance of the attacks.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
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