So, last night got up to go to the bathroom. Before I got to the bathroom I did a deep stretch with a deep yawn and felt the pins and needles coming on.
Next thing I know I’m laying on the floor of my apartment. Knees all cut up and sore, ribs sore, and head sore. I obviously dropped pretty quick and hard.
When I came to I was having random visions and scrambled thoughts flying through my mind and then I realized where I was.
So I got back up, took stock, and took my heart rate which as 70 BPM with an O2 level of 94.
Fuck did my head feel groggy. Like it always does after one of these.
And no, these aren’t seizures.
I had these since I was a teen.
They got really bad until my mid 20’s, then they just went away after I quit smoking.
They started coming back about 2017.
I don’t know if these are related to my undetermined heart issue, but no one has come up with a good idea as to what these are other than just calling them “syncope”.
I’ve had holter testing which hasn’t revealed anything.
I did EEG testing during a sleep test which didn’t reveal anything.
I went for EEG testing around 2012 to see if I was prone to seizures. Nope. Just prone to migraines.
Usually these episodes are triggered by me standing up, stretching, and yawning right after sleeping or napping. I usually get one hell of a good head-rush and if I feel the pins and needles sensation coming on then I can grab on to something to steady myself. But if I don’t find anything to steady myself with, then down I go.
What about your meds Bobbie? Maybe these are triggered by your drugs???
Don’t think so.
I didn’t start escitalopram until 2021, and I didn’t start estrogen therapy until back in May of this year. I don’t drink and I don’t smoke nor do I partake.
Strokes? Mini-Strokes? TIAs? Testing hasn’t said anything so far.
All I know is that I’m going to have some pretty decent bruising on both of my knees over the next few days.
Beeshive 