Preventative lifestyle measures for syncope

Prof Richard Sutton, Professor of Clinical Cardiology provides advice on lifestyle measures to prevent syncopal episodes.

[JohnWilliams-iwoq]

Thank you, this was very helpful as I have actually discovered the things you tell us do apply to me. It's good to have that confirmation.

[rembeadgc]

I also find that just being in the best cardio-vascular health I can be minimizes the impact of things that seem to trigger an episode. Biking, walking, working out, all with appropriate warm-up and cool-down.

[avidlistener]

Every afternoon, I get these episodes, without fail. My problem is I'm constantly told to restrict water & salt intake (28 yrs of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, 15% LVEF, BiV-ICD, persistent AF). Pedialyte Sport contains 650mg Na, 600mg K, 190mg P, 55mg Mg, 920mg Cl, and 7g sugar per serving. This concoction helps, but these episodes never go away. Taking 25mg x Carvedilol for rate control, but HR can fluctuate from 41bpm to 125bpm in seconds. Pulmonary HTN RVSP 56 mm Hg. Still working on how to reduce/manage these episodes effectively.

[zaidhassan]

My dad had 3 episodes i last few years, in the recent one it got a bit escalated in which, he started coughing it was kinda aggressive cough and by the time my mum reached towards him to check on him/offer water he fell on his bed, his eyes turned blood red, his eye balls were pointing in some random direction, he was totally unresponsive and his body started jerking all his body hands legs everything were shaking! It looked like he’s having a seizure it lasted for upon 10 secs not more than than! After that he immediately went normal and and in next 1-2 secs he was like “what had happened to me?”. Doctors said it might have looked like a seizure but it most likely was cough syncope.

Anyone reading this please provide with whatever opinion you have if you know anything about these kind of episodes

[suprasport]

Thank you so much! For these tips! I eat very little salt and now am gonna go Ham!..just subed!

[jonnuanez]

So there's a connection, then, between salt, lots of water, and less syncope. Hmmm. I believe that salt is a conductor as it's a mineral (sodium) and that the more water retention, the better as is stated here. But what is the connection between this issue and the water retention? Like, why?

[timmyschannel]

If I sit down for too long I start feeling like I'm going to faint ! Not standing up!

[bobbob]

Who on earth can drink 3 LITERS of water a day?? I'd never stop urinating!!

[Noraskr]

Could we have a bottle of water filled with salt? So we can be able to carry it in public instead of food or a plain bag of salt. But since we need both salt and water sounds like a good idea. Unless the fact that u combine them may reduce the effectiveness but i dont know. So please advice me. Thank you!