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Nausea, Sweating, Faint. Cardiology Related???

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admos
admos

Hi all,

Last night i woke up with nausea and slight discomfort feeling in my stomach. I then started to sweat profusely, my whole body was saturiated and i felt very clammy but I would not say i was hot or overheating. I did not vomit, as i felt that i would not be able to make it to the toilet, as i was worried about losing consciousness and did not feel i had the strength to move. Therefore i stayed in bed and fought the urge to vomit. No shortness of breath or chest pain. The whole episode lasted 5 minutes.

I had a similar episode 2 months ago with exactly the same symptoms, however and that occasion i did vomit.

The following day after both episodes I felt fine (about 85%) with no loose bowel movements, loss of apetite.

I am a 31 year old male, excercise 5 times of week (5-10km runs and weight training) and consider myself generally fit. Family history of Pulmonary Embolism, cousin and grandfather died aged 44. FH of stroke, aunty aged 67.

Could this be cardiology related?

Any ideas, similar experinces or feedback would be great,

Thanks.

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  • madge07350
    madge07350 admos

    Posted

    Low blood sugar? This can strike during the night and bring on such symptoms. You could get a glucose meter and strips and test yourself. It's very easy and does not hurt.
    • admos
      admos madge07350

      Posted

      Thanks for the feedback.

      I will look into getting a glucose meter and will test myself, however im not experiencing any other symptoms associated with low blood sugar. For example, shaky, hungry, tiredness, confused.

      The night the symptoms occured, i had a rather gruelling training session (interval running) during the daytime and only had a protein shake afterwards, although i had a full meal in the night time. This is not uncommon for me, although i do try to eat after exercise, yesterday was an exception.

      I have booked to see my gp, next week to discuss.

    • madge07350
      madge07350 admos

      Posted

      I have suffered from low blood sugar problems on and off for donkey's years and have never had confusion or shakiness. Also waking up from sleeping you would be unlikely to feel tired. Cold sweats and nausea have been my main symptoms though sometimes I get a fast heartbeat as well plus anxiety. A small snack before bedtime would probably do the trick. I have rarely woken in the night with this but have often had sweating and nausea in the morning before breakfast. I ha
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