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Fainting
Faintness is a clinical finding similar to a loss of consciousness and collapse. This can include lightheadedness, dizziness, and weakness.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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What are the causes of us to faint?
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why am i suddenly faint?
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A 22-year old male asked:
What cause you to faint?
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If I faint, will the baby get hurt?
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A 41-year old asked:
What's causing me to feel faint so often?
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Can having anxiety cause someone to faint?
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A 36-year old asked:
i bent down and felt faint and saw dark spots?
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A 34-year old asked:
As a male athlete, why do I faint while standing?
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes you to almost faint when you stand up?
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A 45-year old male asked:
why over exercise or not enough sleep will faint..?
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A 29-year old asked:
How often can the average person faint in a lifetime?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why do people sometimes have a feeling of being faint?
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A 16-year old male asked:
What food should be given to a person after they faint?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible to faint when you're already lying down?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why do I feel faint when I get up quickly when its hot?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can you prevent myself from feeling like i'm gonna faint?
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A member asked:
can drinking a small amount of alcohol cause a person to faint?
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A 34-year old asked:
What can I do if i feel faint nearly constantly throughout the day?
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A 69-year old female asked:
Is it true that if you feel faint and lie down you can't pass out?
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A 18-year old male asked:
When im in a crowded place, i feel like fainting. But i dont faint.?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Can you faint by sitting up in a chair? Or when laying down in a bed?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Its been two days and i still feel like im gonna faint what should i do?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why did i almost faint out in the middle of nowhere? Didnt know what to do.
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A female asked:
Im a teen. Is it a major issue if i faint occasionally onceor twice a month?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I got 2 faint possitives from one brand and 2 negatives from another brand.?
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A member asked:
if you get a really really faint negative almost to hard to see what does that mean?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I faint and have done since 2007, this time I've fainted an shook what does that implicate?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Feeling like I'm going to faint almost everytime when i stand right after I lay down. What should I do to get rid of this?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm trying to get out of depression by myself.sometimes I faint and there's no medical reason,is that related to depression?
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A male asked:
Why do I always feels like fainting after waking up from sleep? I have to hold on to something to make sure I don't fall and faint.
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