What causes dizziness with blackouts?

Dizzy spells and blackouts can have a variety of causes, such as low blood pressure, an abnormal heart rhythm, an inner ear problem, or anaemia.

What is blacking out a symptom of?

A blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness. In a blackout, you experience a loss of memory. There are many different causes of blackout – it might be an effect of drugs or alcohol, a problem with circulation, or a problem within the brain, such as epilepsy.

When should I see a doctor about a blackout?

It is also possible that blackouts can lead to problems forming new memories. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) for memory loss that occurs with head injury or trauma, high fever (higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit), uncontrolled or heavy bleeding, loss of consciousness, or seizure.

Does anxiety cause blackouts?

A psychogenic blackout can be difficult to diagnose. Very often they occur in young adults as a result of underlying stress and anxiety due to extreme pressure at school or work. ‘Psychogenic’ does not mean that the person is ‘putting it on’ as this is an involuntary reaction of the brain to pressure and distress.

Can low blood pressure cause blackouts?

Blacking out or fainting is the ultimate or final symptom brought on by low blood pressure.

What’s the difference between fainting and blacking out?

Some people use the terms blackout and fainting interchangeably, but they are two different things. A blackout is a loss of memory. Fainting, also called passing out, is a loss of consciousness.

Can high blood pressure cause blackouts?

Many people, including doctors, assume that blackouts are due to epileptic seizures, but much more commonly they are due to syncope (pronounced sin-co-pee) – a type of blackout which is caused by a problem in the regulation of blood pressure or sometimes with the heart.

What medications can cause blackouts?

Benzodiazepines (such as flunitrazepam, midazolam, and temazepam), barbiturates (such as phenobarbital), and other drugs which also act as GABAA agonists, are known to cause blackouts as a result of high dose use.