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12. It's the vasovagal response and it can happen to anyone

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 03:49 PM

Oct 2014

It's happened to me twice, both when I was under 30.

Here's a rundown without much Medicalese: http://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/vasovagal-attack

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