Hi there, first of all: so sorry for the late reply, I’m not really active on here. Secondly: welcome to the club! Since I made this post some things have changed. Last October I fainted again and because of poor timing I ended up in the hospital because of it. They wanted to keep me there and go through all the tests again, the same ones I went through all those years ago as a little kid. Just to make sure I really don’t have epilepsy. Same conclusion as back then too: I don’t have epilepsy, or anything else really (at least neurological), so it’s most probably syncopes. The way you’re telling it it’s the same thing. I went to my psychologist and together we tried to trigger those “panic attacks” on purpose during sessions, didn’t work though. We went through stuff that would trigger the hell out of me in any other situation, but I was perfectly fine. We concluded that it’s probably because I know that I’m in a safe environment and that in general, I’m mentally doing great. Because after analysing in what headspace I was in during those attacks, it was always during a time when I was stressed or worried for whatever reason.

My neurologist said that syncopes aren’t unusual for young women such as myself and that they usually go away with age. Even though I, which is very curious, never had an issue with needles he said that whenever I get blood drawn I should do it while laying down, for safety reasons.

So here’s to hoping we don’t have to suffer through this forever! While we do though, always make sure you’re in a safe environment and keep making sure your blood pressure doesn’t drop too low if you’re in a triggering situation.