Radium
Thu, Sep-28-06, 06:18
Hi:
Some agonizing medical conditon attacked my adolescence. I
don't know what it was.
As a teenager I often experienced what I call the "The
Torturous Faint". I am NOT kidding!
Here are the following symptoms of a torturous faint:
1. Extreme nausea and excruciating abdominal pain;
possibly vomiting
2. Incapacitating aches of muscles around the body
3. A feeling that the environmental light is blindingly
bright; altered colored perception [for example yellow
objects may look green]
4. Shortness of breath
5. A feeling of fullness in the ears
6. Loud, painful palpitations
7. Profuse sweating
8. Collapse
9. Strong, rapid pulse
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The torturous faint does NOT involve any
loss or decrease in consciousness. No dizziness, no impairment
in balance. No bradycardia. Because consciousness, memory and
perception of pain is intact, I call it "The Torturous Faint".
The only "fainting" that occurs is the collapse caused by the
extreme pain. The reason I would collapse is because I needed
to. At times, just standing was TOO much of an exertion for
me. My whole body would be in SOOOO much pain that I needed to
lay down in order to releive the pain. I would remain fully
aware of self and surroundings. Thats right, no luxury of
unconsciousness. No escape. I had too relax completely in
order to releive the pain. My adolscent medical condition is
not a defined as a true "faint" because if it was, then I'd
feel dizzy and then enter a happy state of sub/unconsciousness
and probably not remember the faint.
Here are some -- but clearly not all -- of what used to the
triggers to my "Torturous Faint":
10. Excessive exertion
11. Emotional stress
12. Eating fatty foods
Thankfully, I rarely experience the "torturous faint"
these days.
Does anyone have a clue as to what ailed my teen years?
Manky Badger wrote in http://groups.google.com/group/bionet.n-
euroscience/msg/0114a208e1efc3...
:
> "Radium" <gluceg...@excite.com> wrote in message news:11593-
> 85429.701688.47410@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Manky Badger wrote:
> >> "Radium" <gluceg...@excite.com> wrote in message news:11-
> >> 59329294.468587.45090@d34g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> >> > I posted this message twice because the first time, no
> >> > one answered.
> >> I'm sorry, but you have a track record of posing nonsense
> >> questions, so it's difficult to assume you're anything
> >> other than trolling.
> > Please answer my medical questions -- they are *not* spam.
> OK - Iron overload - ask Tom for elaboration
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from
> http://www.teranews.com
No its not iron overload.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=70
quote:
Iron toxicity Symptoms
"Iron poisoning, caused by acute ingestion of large quantities
of iron-containing supplements, causes nausea, vomiting,
damage to the lining of the intestinal tract, shock, and liver
failure, and is a leading cause of death among children.
Chronic iron overload, or excessive iron storage, can cause a
variety of symptoms including loss of appetite, fatigue,
weight loss, headaches, bronze or gray hue to the skin,
dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath. It is generally
believed that chronic iron toxicity occurs only in people who
require regular blood transfusions, take iron supplements, or
in those with a genetic iron storage disorder called
hemachromatosis. With hemochromatosis, iron is deposited in
tissues throughout the body, most notably the liver, pancreas,
and heart, potentially causing cirrhosis, diabetes, or cardiac
insufficiency.
Although iron overload is not likely to develop from food
sources alone, men, because they do not experience iron
losses, may be at greater risk for the problems associated
with excessive iron. In recent years, excess iron intake and
storage, especially in men, has been implicated as a cause of
heart disease and cancer. In addition, iron has been found in
increased levels in the joints of people with rheumatoid
arthritis. "
I did NOT experience any of the iron-poisoning symptoms!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Radium
Some agonizing medical conditon attacked my adolescence. I
don't know what it was.
As a teenager I often experienced what I call the "The
Torturous Faint". I am NOT kidding!
Here are the following symptoms of a torturous faint:
1. Extreme nausea and excruciating abdominal pain;
possibly vomiting
2. Incapacitating aches of muscles around the body
3. A feeling that the environmental light is blindingly
bright; altered colored perception [for example yellow
objects may look green]
4. Shortness of breath
5. A feeling of fullness in the ears
6. Loud, painful palpitations
7. Profuse sweating
8. Collapse
9. Strong, rapid pulse
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The torturous faint does NOT involve any
loss or decrease in consciousness. No dizziness, no impairment
in balance. No bradycardia. Because consciousness, memory and
perception of pain is intact, I call it "The Torturous Faint".
The only "fainting" that occurs is the collapse caused by the
extreme pain. The reason I would collapse is because I needed
to. At times, just standing was TOO much of an exertion for
me. My whole body would be in SOOOO much pain that I needed to
lay down in order to releive the pain. I would remain fully
aware of self and surroundings. Thats right, no luxury of
unconsciousness. No escape. I had too relax completely in
order to releive the pain. My adolscent medical condition is
not a defined as a true "faint" because if it was, then I'd
feel dizzy and then enter a happy state of sub/unconsciousness
and probably not remember the faint.
Here are some -- but clearly not all -- of what used to the
triggers to my "Torturous Faint":
10. Excessive exertion
11. Emotional stress
12. Eating fatty foods
Thankfully, I rarely experience the "torturous faint"
these days.
Does anyone have a clue as to what ailed my teen years?
Manky Badger wrote in http://groups.google.com/group/bionet.n-
euroscience/msg/0114a208e1efc3...
:
> "Radium" <gluceg...@excite.com> wrote in message news:11593-
> 85429.701688.47410@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Manky Badger wrote:
> >> "Radium" <gluceg...@excite.com> wrote in message news:11-
> >> 59329294.468587.45090@d34g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> >> > I posted this message twice because the first time, no
> >> > one answered.
> >> I'm sorry, but you have a track record of posing nonsense
> >> questions, so it's difficult to assume you're anything
> >> other than trolling.
> > Please answer my medical questions -- they are *not* spam.
> OK - Iron overload - ask Tom for elaboration
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from
> http://www.teranews.com
No its not iron overload.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=70
quote:
Iron toxicity Symptoms
"Iron poisoning, caused by acute ingestion of large quantities
of iron-containing supplements, causes nausea, vomiting,
damage to the lining of the intestinal tract, shock, and liver
failure, and is a leading cause of death among children.
Chronic iron overload, or excessive iron storage, can cause a
variety of symptoms including loss of appetite, fatigue,
weight loss, headaches, bronze or gray hue to the skin,
dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath. It is generally
believed that chronic iron toxicity occurs only in people who
require regular blood transfusions, take iron supplements, or
in those with a genetic iron storage disorder called
hemachromatosis. With hemochromatosis, iron is deposited in
tissues throughout the body, most notably the liver, pancreas,
and heart, potentially causing cirrhosis, diabetes, or cardiac
insufficiency.
Although iron overload is not likely to develop from food
sources alone, men, because they do not experience iron
losses, may be at greater risk for the problems associated
with excessive iron. In recent years, excess iron intake and
storage, especially in men, has been implicated as a cause of
heart disease and cancer. In addition, iron has been found in
increased levels in the joints of people with rheumatoid
arthritis. "
I did NOT experience any of the iron-poisoning symptoms!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Radium