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What Causes Dizziness Followed By Fainting And Excessive Sweating?
My 19 year old son was taken by ambulance to the nearest ER. (He s away at college) His symptoms: Started seeing dots and became dizzy. Dropped his phone out of his hand because he was really weak. Passed out and next thing he remembers is sweating in a chair. Campus security called paramedics. He s had chills all weekend and a migraine since Friday. Hit is his head during the fall. Has a bump on the right front. Hands are tingling. He doesn t feel normal, he says. I want him to see a specialist. I don t know how much assessment they will do. He s had a couple of concussions over the past 5 years. Tends to have migraines. I understand that until an assessment is done, we don t know for sure, what it could be. However, what are the possibilities? What should the initial assessment look like?
Well, The amount of sweat considered normal is quite variable and depends on the demands of the body. Excessive sweating, also called hyperhidrosis, means that you sweat far more than your body needs you to sweat. For example, if you sweat while sitting calmly at your desk, that is excessive sweating.
In hyperhidrosis, the body's cooling mechanism is so overactive that it produces four or five times the amount of sweat that you need. However, sometimes if sweating happens during the night or there is associated weight loss then it may indicate some more serious issues such as lymohima or hormonal imbalances. In every case, if this persist you should see internist first to do some tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Dizziness Followed By Fainting And Excessive Sweating?
Hi, Well, The amount of sweat considered normal is quite variable and depends on the demands of the body. Excessive sweating, also called hyperhidrosis, means that you sweat far more than your body needs you to sweat. For example, if you sweat while sitting calmly at your desk, that is excessive sweating. In hyperhidrosis, the body s cooling mechanism is so overactive that it produces four or five times the amount of sweat that you need. However, sometimes if sweating happens during the night or there is associated weight loss then it may indicate some more serious issues such as lymohima or hormonal imbalances. In every case, if this persist you should see internist first to do some tests. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon