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Fainting and urinating while unconscious

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EdMan · 11/11/2024 01:06

I have had 3 episodes now where I have fainted and upon being unconscious I am urinating myself.
Each occurence I can feel a distinct blood pressure drop and everything begin to black out around me right before fainting. The first time, my friends were present and I fainted, began to mildly convulse before waking up after 1 minute. When I woke up the only thing I wanted to do was go to the bathroom and I was very weak in the legs. Once in the bathroom I collapsed again with minor convulsions again and this time completly emptied my bladder. While on the ground. I was awoken again by my friends and I felt okay. I went to the hospital immediately and they had no explanation, claimed I probably didn't have a seizure and that I was fine and to go see a neurologist. I also ended up having a panic attack in the hospital that I kind of just dealt with. But I guess that was rought on by immediate anxiety of the fear of the unknown. The third occurrence was more mild but I did in fact urinate myself. Please help me out maybe someone has experienced this.

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BobbyBiscuits · 11/11/2024 01:12

It sounds a bit like a Petty mal seizure? Have you asked for a neurology referral from the GP?
I've had tonic clonic seizures where I've soiled myself. Hearing and vision go funny, then you feel like your fainting, but apparently I was seizing up as well. It's hard to remember what actually happens unless someone tells you.
I hope you can see a specialist. Or at least get some blood tests as fainting can be a sign of certain deficiency. I wish you well x

itsallsohard · 11/11/2024 01:22

This does sound like some form of epilepsy. Write down the dates and what your friends said happened and get to your GP calmly but stubbornly. If this is recent and new, consider: anything else changed recently? Menopause, accident, other random seemingly unrelated symptoms? Any family history?

onlytherain · 14/11/2024 23:20

Sounds like epilepsy. You need an EEG. Ask your friends to video you in case it happens again. https://www.fndaction.org.uk/how-to-video-a-seizure/
(Your description doesn't sound as if you have functional seizures, but this is a good guide.)

How to video a seizure - FND Action

Tips on how to video a functional Seizure. Non Epileptic Attack Disorder. FND. Functional Neurological Disorder.

https://www.fndaction.org.uk/how-to-video-a-seizure

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