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My 23 year old experiences fainting episodes (vaso vagal ) during movies showing operations, etc. how could he prevent this?
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Vaso vagal: The only method of prevention is avoid the kind of stimuli that cause these episodes. There is no specific medication to prevent this.
Answered 9/30/2013
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