Face Flushed (warm/hot feeling) with Faint Spells

[sufferingfromproblem]

Hello Everyone:

I'm 40 years old and I've just had the strangest three weeks of my life.  It started off with my face getting really flushed (warm/hot) and me feeling faintish like I'm going to pass out.  I've also experienced strange new 'Heart Palpitations' (strong beating) and my heart even hurts and feels hot.  Not to mention the new really sharp 'Headaches' which I've never had in my life.  Seriously - this is crazy.  Up until now I've never been really sick before and now I'm scared.  

They did a CT-Scan and MRI and came up with nothing (no blood clots or aneurysms).  My blood pressure is perfect and blood-sugar levels are perfect.  So I guess I'm curious as to what is wrong?  They put me on this heart-monitor gadget but again - my heart is beating like a drum.  So why am I having these spells?  HELP----DOES ANYONE KNOW?  i can't keep getting faint on the job---i need help and advice?

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[Cyndisppp1]

Allergies! I had all of these symptoms and more for years! Drs did CT scans, mris, heart monitors, psychotropics were what I was prescribed for YEARS (lexapro) for supposedly having anxiety/panic attacks. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia for the chronic wide spread pain and placed on pain meds. Diagnosed with arthritis due to all the swollen joints and put on pain meds. Diagnosed with several slipped disks in my back due to the severe pain and placed on pain meds. Diagnosed with carpal tunnel wad offered surgery which I'm glad I declined. I can't even count how many nights I spent in the ER thinking I was having a heart attach and having many tests run just for everything to come back completely normal. My symptoms are normally slight numbness of my right side of face and chest and arm. Confusion, fear(unexplained) anger, irritability. Heavy chest, pain in back between solder blades and racing heartbeat. Cold sores in my mouth, painful bumps on tip of my tongue. Cold, chills, cold hands, feet and nose. Flushing, hot ears and face. Stomach pain, reflux, constipation and diarrhea. Sounds like anxiety right? Lol nope! I stumbled on all of my allergies by luckily getting a rash once from eating out which prompted my primary to do testing. Low and behold I have severe allergies to all red meat(alpha gal) which includes any mammals including pets. Guess what I do fur a living? That's right I'm a pet groomer who owns her own grooming shop! Also have chickens, pig and horses. I'm also allergic to chicken, shrimp, shellfish, wheat, dairy, all trees, all southern grasses(guess where I live? You got it! The south!) Dust mites, roach poop(thank goodness I don't have to deal with this) rag weed(which is extremely severe). Once I started treating the allergies the other symptoms went away. All my acne went away. All the bumps on the back of my arms went away. I lost 60 lbs. I look 5 years younger today then I did 5 years ago. All my symptoms are gone.  No more fibromyalgia. No more arthritis. No more back pain. No more anything unless I eat something I'm not supposed to. I'm very particular about my food these days but cross contamination does happen occasionally and unfortunately I can't control the pollen. I take a daily allegra and pepcid at the sane time sometimes I have to take a second dose I'd the pike is high outside. Benadryl is a life saver in a pinch but it is very short acting. I keep epi pens for emergency. I'm thankful to finally know whay wad going on for 10 + years before it was figured out and it wasn't figured out buy a medical professional unfortunately. I still get looked at like I'm the lockness monster by most Drs when I explain my problems. I'm a military spouse so I've had a couple Drs. Hope this may hep someone!

[Home_James]

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[Home_James]

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[Jason15003]

Why does everyone label a problem as panic and or anxiety not everyone is anxious you know. Just because doctors can't figure it out it does not mean they need labels, Really! Doctors miss things all the time. I was in the hospital for weeks and couldn't eat. I lost over 20 pounds and went to quite a few doctors but know one knew.My stomach was sore and my abdomen was sore I ended up going back to work in the same condition and many  wife just happened to bring me a yogurt and was able to eat again after weeks. Long story short, I have been on antibiotics for chronic sinus infection and they stripped away all the good bacteria in my stomach and causes the whole problem. You know none of the doctors seen that, picked up on that not even my pcp and he's the one who prescribed them. So news flash if doctors can't pick up on the simple things how can they be expected to fix the complicated ones. The yogurt added bacteria back to my stomach and I was able to eat the same day thanks to my wife.

[extrabeats24]

I too have had the heart palpitations with the strange facial flushing. I had all my test results come back as normal as well. My doctors kept reassuring me that I was fine. After being frustrated about not getting any answers I did my own research.  I stumbled upon the vagus nerve. It all made sense how it could really be related to that long nerve that controls your heart rhythm also connects to your head (hence the headaches). Is anyone else familiar with the vagus nerve?

[debq]

I am also experiencing the same thing!!  I am going through perimenopause too.  I am almost 48 and its such very annoying feeling, what did you do about it?

[doris63]

I too have been feeling this warmness on my face and heart palpitations at the
same time. Went to the doctor, I guess I am starting my premenopausal symptoms. It's scary to feel this? Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with this?

[tanns]

I remember a few things when this all first started for me and one was that flushed crazy feeling.  I had never been sick or had any worries health wise before all this started in 2005.  The pain in the head was so scary and I went back and forth between tumors and heart issues in my attempt to self diagnose!

Looking back I think the flushed, fainting feeling, dizzy craziness was part of the symptoms of the PVC/PAC's that I wasn't feeling............then.  

My advice would be to not rule out the fact that your body is responding to something you may or not feel yet or ever at all.  I have 4 years worth of "normal" test results from 5 cardios and more and that should be comforting.  Not so much when the crazy weird feeling starts.

Good luck to you!

[yarrow]

That flush-and-faint thing is one of the most common complaints on this board.  It is a panic response, but one that's perfectly normal among sensitive people who are first aware of their brand-new palpitations.  I've been there, and although I've had these little wonders for almost two decades, they're still kind of upsetting every time a new bout of them comes up (about every 2-3 years).

The hardest part of this, once you have had all the tests that show you to be normal and healthy, is to accept that you're OK, that the weird heartbeats are NOT dangerous (everyone, literally everyone, has them), and that the biggest problem is anxiety about them.  Sooo, long story short, it's a good idea to see a therapist to learn how to deal with the panic, because the pvcs are likely going to be with you for much of your very long, otherwise normal life.

You can try looking up 'PVCs' here or on google.  It will give you a lot more useful information.