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While sleeping i suddenly get up in shocking condition and find myself losing consciousness for 3 to 5 seconds. but these few seconds are terrible.
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Shock: Arising suddenly from a deep sleep,you have orthodtaktic hypotension, that is you rise so rapidly that the stagnated blood in your extremities cannot get to your brain fast enough causing a momentary loss of consciousness
Answered 6/15/2014
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