Sorry I haven't been on for what seems like a long time but I received an email from my father this morning - see below.
"Mum had a fainting event this morning. She was in bed about 8.00am, got up suddenly and went to the door outside, opened it but within moments she passed out on the rug for about 10 to 20 sec. Remember she did this before one evening and we went to accident and emergency when the Doc said she was then OK.
This time I helped her into bed and she was distinctly mixed up and confused. Indeed I thought she might faint again. However, after about 30 mins she improved, had some breakfast and we washed her hair. She was OK to go to the hairdresser which passed off OK. On returning home she had a period of vagueness but is now OK but very nervous."
Could fainting be yet another affect of this awful condition?
Or is it something totall unrelated?
I'd be very grateful for any feedback you may have on this.
I've suggested to Dad that as it has happened before, he should maybe press the doc for a possible cause and even obtain a referral to a specialist.
On another point, mUm has regular panic attacks since she was diagnosed with AD. Would you also say that this is another side affect?
Many, many thanks,
Jan
"Mum had a fainting event this morning. She was in bed about 8.00am, got up suddenly and went to the door outside, opened it but within moments she passed out on the rug for about 10 to 20 sec. Remember she did this before one evening and we went to accident and emergency when the Doc said she was then OK.
This time I helped her into bed and she was distinctly mixed up and confused. Indeed I thought she might faint again. However, after about 30 mins she improved, had some breakfast and we washed her hair. She was OK to go to the hairdresser which passed off OK. On returning home she had a period of vagueness but is now OK but very nervous."
Could fainting be yet another affect of this awful condition?
Or is it something totall unrelated?
I'd be very grateful for any feedback you may have on this.
I've suggested to Dad that as it has happened before, he should maybe press the doc for a possible cause and even obtain a referral to a specialist.
On another point, mUm has regular panic attacks since she was diagnosed with AD. Would you also say that this is another side affect?
Many, many thanks,
Jan