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Blackouts
A blackout is a symptom in which a person faints. Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in the blood supply to the brain. A blackout can also mean an episode of temporary loss of vision (one's view turns to black) due to a drop in the blood supply to the head and eyeballs, without fully fainting.
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What happens during a blackout?
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What is caused by blackout vision?
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What can be done for frequent blackouts?
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What does it mean if you get frequent blackouts?
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What can cause blackouts after getting up quickly?
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What is the definition or description of: Blackouts?
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What does it mean when i blackout after standing up?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can I do if I am suffering from vision blackouts?
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What causes mild and brief blackouts upon standing up?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Why do I blackout when i stand up? Is this a common thing?
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A 43-year old asked:
Why do I nearly blackout every time i get up in the morning?
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What could cause someone to have a sudden blackout in vision?
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A 44-year old asked:
Blackouts which last minutes. I live alone. Should I get alert bracelet ?
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A 33-year old asked:
I get sudden blackouts when I stand up during work. Is this normal? Or something serious?
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A 39-year old asked:
My boyfriend has random blackouts when he drinks and often gets angry what might this mean?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I have blackouts and later on when i recall them i don't know whether there were true or not?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Why when like waking up from the bed, it's like a blackout for some seconds. Is that because of waking up too fast?
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A 27-year old female asked:
There's a temporary blackout whenever I stand up from lying down. It's happening more frequently. Is this a bad sign? Im scared..
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A 27-year old female asked:
I know a friend that has series of blackout , when this occurs he is no longer himself for some few seconds. What could this be and it's there a cure?
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A female asked:
I get blackouts even if I don't stand up real fast doesn't happen all the time?? Recently I thought I was going to pass out that has happen once tho?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What should i eat if i have moderate blackouts when standing up from sitting position while i am on my wt loss journey&what could be the cause of this?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Sometimes I physically hurt someone else and not realize it, like I blackout or something, but then after the incident I realize it and feel ashamed.. Why do I do that? What could be wrong with me ?
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Why do people blackout while driving?
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Why would my wife blackout while driving?
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What can cause dizziness and vision blackout?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Blackout? Temporary loss of sight and hearing!
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Why did I experience a blackout from lifting head?
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How should one minimize alcohol related blackouts?
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Help, I have blackouts and dizziness when getting up?
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What kind of a blackout is it when you faint for a bit?
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