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bluedigger

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53. No, but I've seen it happen a few times.

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 11:08 PM

Jun 2013

It would happen pretty commonly in the Army during reviews or change of command ceremonies. You get a few thousand guys standing at attention for hours and some are going to drop from locking their knees. They always had medics with stretchers at the rear of the formations for that reason. When I was in-processing into the army the guy behind me in the shots line passed out just as I was getting my shots. All I heard was "I don't feel so..." and by the time I turned around he had hit the floor.

I hope this was just an isolated incident and nothing serious for you.

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anyone ever faint? [View all] DesertFlower Jun 2013 OP

Only when I was about 4 mos pregnant, why? peacebird Jun 2013 #1

Myself at six months when the idiot doctor gave me Lasix. First and last time. freshwest Jun 2013 #71

scary.... :( peacebird Jun 2013 #78

I almost did a couple of times... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #2

Only once, when I had a bad reaction to medication. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #3

thank you. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #33

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #4

Pretty close but no......just quit Pravastatin recently and 3 days later got so dizzy... yourout Jun 2013 #5

Good grief, yes Warpy Jun 2013 #6

my mom died from low blood pressure and DesertFlower Jun 2013 #51

I know. I honestly think my renal function numbers Warpy Jun 2013 #64

9 times. It's why I don't donate blood any more. n/t Butterbean Jun 2013 #7

And 3 days with no food... kentuck Jun 2013 #14

D'oh! That left a mark. Butterbean Jun 2013 #18

Me too! Came too on the floor after giving a pint sammytko Jun 2013 #38

Same here LoveMyCali Jun 2013 #60

I don't donate because of allergies. I figure my blood's no good for anyone else. freshwest Jun 2013 #72

Yes, I just have freakishly low baseline bp, and tend to get a little squirrelly Butterbean Jun 2013 #81

I felt light headed, passed out, hit my head on a rock, seized NightWatcher Jun 2013 #8

no, but I have passed out, a few times! nt boston bean Jun 2013 #9

what's the diff? Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #27

Yes. Anemic, very hot day, exercising. Dr. Prescribed iron. Shrike47 Jun 2013 #10

Same with me, used to be severely anemic and it happened a few times Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #52

Yes, at a picnic with friends csziggy Jun 2013 #11

Yes, I have a condition called vaso vagel. broiles Jun 2013 #12

my friend's friend has that. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #17

Once. Unfortunately, I was playing a wedding reception at the time. bbernardini Jun 2013 #13

I have a syncope condition... Chan790 Jun 2013 #14

whoa!! Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #25

It's less of a big deal than people think. Chan790 Jun 2013 #30

I have syncope issues, too, but mine is from really really low blood pressure REP Jun 2013 #29

That's interesting. Chan790 Jun 2013 #34

I think I'm legally dead in several states ... REP Jun 2013 #41

DOC Martin--is that you????? nt MADem Jun 2013 #76

I love that show... Chan790 Jun 2013 #80

Really really close a few times MattBaggins Jun 2013 #16

I have fainted when I have had asthma attacks. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #19

Remember lady at Obama rally who passed out. Obama said you gotta eat something. Hoyt Jun 2013 #20

No. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #21

Yes. I watched an execution. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #22

OMG. that must have been awful. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #36

It was very difficult to witness. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #61

My sister fainted a number of times in high school, pnwmom Jun 2013 #91

The first time I watched a surgery, I felt the blood run to my feet. LeftInTX Jun 2013 #43

you brought back a memory. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #56

I once blew real hard on my thumb while watching a high school football game Kablooie Jun 2013 #23

a few times. If I get the flu really badly, I faint. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #24

It runs in my family - at least among the women. Staph Jun 2013 #26

Once 20 years ago--the classic locked knees marions ghost Jun 2013 #28

Good to know about the locked knees. pnwmom Jun 2013 #92

Glad that helps to know marions ghost Jun 2013 #103

Yes -- it feels more natural to me pnwmom Jun 2013 #104

i think i fainted the other night. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #31

You need to see a doctor, DesertFlower. femmocrat Jun 2013 #35

i went to the doc today. saw the DesertFlower Jun 2013 #39

I'm so sorry, DesertFlower. femmocrat Jun 2013 #42

i love my cat so much and he loves me. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #47

DesertFlower... kentuck Jun 2013 #40

Yes, several times for different reasons. femmocrat Jun 2013 #32

Yes. Low blood sugar. a la izquierda Jun 2013 #37

Never LittleBlue Jun 2013 #44

I hope everything is OK with you LeftInTX Jun 2013 #45

i have a BP monitor and check my BP DesertFlower Jun 2013 #48

Not since I was a teenager Generic Brad Jun 2013 #46

church was the only time i came close DesertFlower Jun 2013 #49

Yes, a few times. But never for more than a few seconds. I hope you are going to be ok! *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Jun 2013 #50

thank you. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #55

No, but I've seen it happen a few times. bluedigger Jun 2013 #53

Twice ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #54

Once when I was pregnant. n/t cynatnite Jun 2013 #57

I fainted twice... SummerSnow Jun 2013 #58

When I was under 27 or so... due to not eating enough alittlelark Jun 2013 #59

I did. Was out drinking with some friends applegrove Jun 2013 #62

that's some story marions ghost Jun 2013 #82

Once when I was a kid Autumn Colors Jun 2013 #63

No, no one has ever fainted jberryhill Jun 2013 #65

oops guess I didn't faint olddots Jun 2013 #66

Being in Indiana is indistinguishable from blacking out jberryhill Jun 2013 #68

Yes, a few months ago. First time ever Populist_Prole Jun 2013 #67

Several times bhikkhu Jun 2013 #69

Often - done it all my life TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #70

A few times for various reasons, but laundry_queen Jun 2013 #73

so sorry about your ex husband. i had an DesertFlower Jun 2013 #74

Yep, sitting on the toilet DiverDave Jun 2013 #75

Yes I have CountAllVotes Jun 2013 #77

Nope dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #79

Yeah, at the top of Pike's Peak when I was a kid. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #83

Came really close once Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #84

As a young guy in a military parade in summer... Pelican Jun 2013 #85

I actually did once... AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #86

I used to do it a lot when I was a kid AngryAmish Jun 2013 #87

Some guy KO'd me once... sibelian Jun 2013 #88

Yes. Several times when I was in my teens. nt Kahuna Jun 2013 #89

Once when I was pregnant and several low blood sugar incidents. Jennicut Jun 2013 #90

tb skin test-had a thing about needles dembotoz Jun 2013 #93

I passed out in formation once MrScorpio Jun 2013 #94

Happened to my best friend at Lackland Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #96

Yes. In a hospital when my sister came out of surgery. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #95

I was misdiagnosed, told I had arthritis in the right hip, Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #97

Yup. Vasovagal syncope issue. Javaman Jun 2013 #98

Yes Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #99

3 or 4 times when i was younger Spirochete Jun 2013 #100

I was sunbathing (was 5 months pregnant)..the phone rang SoCalDem Jun 2013 #101

Several times, the first time being, what I like to say is a madmom Jun 2013 #102

My daughter holds her breath til she passes out.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #105