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What Causes Recurrent Syncope?

hello my name is jenn, for a while now i have been having passing out stages, i was on depression pill my doctor has taking me off them. my sleep cycle is very weird, i can stay up almost 3 days . then only get 2 to maybe 6 hours of sleep. its very random. i do have a asoma appointment schudled in april. because of insurace reasons. i m still trying to find a doctor to a neroaligish (brain docter). my mom was tell me it may be something that started with the letter N. where people pass out for no reason at all. i was wondering what type of signs i should look for. thankds
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Hello Jenn!

My name is Dr. Aida and I am glad to attend you on Healthcaremagic!

Your symptoms could be related to seizures or a sleep disorder. For this reason, I recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam, performing an EEG and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes). The lack of sleep may play an important role in the fainting episodes. For this reason, I would recommend trying to regulate your sleeping hygiene (try to fall asleep at the same time every day). Melatonin before sleep can help regulate your sleeping cycle.
Hope you will find this information helpful!
Kind regards!
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What Causes Recurrent Syncope?

Hello Jenn! My name is Dr. Aida and I am glad to attend you on Healthcaremagic! Your symptoms could be related to seizures or a sleep disorder. For this reason, I recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam, performing an EEG and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes). The lack of sleep may play an important role in the fainting episodes. For this reason, I would recommend trying to regulate your sleeping hygiene (try to fall asleep at the same time every day). Melatonin before sleep can help regulate your sleeping cycle. Hope you will find this information helpful! Kind regards!