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Ditto, here, guys. Passed out cold (without imbibing any Chardonnay) a few times several years ago. Woke up once with huge bump on my head. Had complete work-up and they found-guess what?-NOTHING, except mitral valve prolapse (which is generally benign.) BTW, Murray, thanks for putting a positive spin on the news re: cardiac involvement in PD. I was indeed feeling disHEARTened... Carole --- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Jim, David, and All, > Yep, this orthostatic hypotension stuff rings a bell... > Sudden unexpected > falls some 17 years ago led to my first visits to a > neuro... At that > time they couldn't diagnose anything out of it, but later > other symptoms > finally confirmed PD. I didn't completely pass out either > David and was > instantly OK... just embarassed! It did lead to me > getting the Hell off > open steel construction and elevator shafts at the time. > Now that I have > been diagnosed and understand fully my limitations I just > put on my Fall > Arrest gear and carry on working. I did switch initially > to a Supervisory > role and since to Service and Maintenance so my exposure > to hazards is > relatively decreased. Passing out while driving is a > no-no David and a > seat belt won't help much there. > > Cheers ............... murray 56 / 49 / 39? > > On 5 Sep 2000, at 5:41, Jim Dolan wrote: > > > I am 58 and was diagnosed in May of this year. Tremor > is my most apparent > > symptom, but after learning more about the disease it > became apparent that > > I have other symptoms, some for a few years. > > > > The kicker here is that a good 15 years ago I had a > fainting spell. I got > > up from the couch, went upstairs and while > urinating...bam...I went down > > like a ton of bricks. I was put through a whole series > of tests, with no > > apparent cause found. The neuro (my cousin) concluded > it was caused by a > > drop in blood pressure caused by suddenly standing up > and contributed to by > > the urination. > > > > Now I read this...hmmm! > > > > Jim Dolan > > > > >One key symptom is orthostatic hypotension -- a drop > in blood pressure > > >that comes when people stand up. Some patients have it > all the time, > > >complaining of dizziness and even fainting when they > stand. > > > > > >The symptom has been described in association with > Parkinson's, and has > > >sometimes been blamed on the drugs used to treat > Parkinson's. > > > > > >But Goldstein found this drop in blood pressure was > associated with a > > >loss of the sympathetic nerve endings. These nerve > endings produce a > > >neurotransmitter that is related to dopamine, called > norepinephrine. > > > [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/