Hi there fellow Parkinsonians, just wondering if anyone else has similar Fainting Fits / Blackouts ?? ........i have these maybe 3 times a year, and have a few maybe 3 or 4 in a week lasting just a couple of seconds before i come back around. ive had tests but nothing was found so the doctors seem to think its a side effect down to my medication of which is Stalevo & Sinemet, lowering my blood presssure. i take a couple of glasses of fresh orange juice a day which then seems to cure the problem. So i was wondering if anyone else has this with any of their medication ?? is it a common occurence with you ?? or am i a lonely soul with this addition to my PD Nightmare
Be Safe Everyone
Hugh aka welshbear

is it when you stand up quickly? that seems to be quite common. having high blood pressure, low bp is not a problem for me.3 or 4 times a week seems quite a lot. and quite dangerous if you fall.

No not when i stand up quickly, i feel it coming on, feel a lil strange then poof out like a light for a few seconds

Hi
My husband suffered fainting spells like these and his blood pressure dropped to 70/40.
He was put on Fludrocortisone to keep his blood pressure up and he was fine again.
Recently he stopped taking it and the fainting returned so he is back on it.
Do you know anyone with a blood pressure monitor so you can check if it is the low blood pressure problem?
Do tell your doctor about it and get advice or you could break something!
Good luck!
GG

Hi Welshbearuk again,

I wonder how long you have had PD also when you have these fainting spells can you hear if someone talks to you but you can't reply, then when you come out of it you can tell them what they have said. I ask this as when my husband had them they called them greyouts and it is caused by the low blood pressure as has been said. My husbands was 70-40 quite often and he was often complaining he was cold when we had the heating really high the rest of us were melting. It is very common for people with PD to have low blood pressure as you probably know I hope something can be sorted out for you soon.
best wishes
vivian

My husband has also got Atrial fibrillation and the doctor is trying to work out the best plann of treatment without lowering his BP toooo much , Told me low BP goes hand in had with Parkinsons .. Vivial it must be greyouts t athat my husband gets .. His step brother also has Parkinsons but he is also having treatment for small Seizures ?? .