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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dr. Vassallo in Chevy Chase is a great cardiologist.  Your symptoms suggest a possible heart issue.  Make sure you tell your doctor it is brought on by activity.  Really important.  I would go to a cardiologist ASAP no matter what your primary doctor thinks.

My aunt was 40 when she started getting tired and having pre-fainting type spells with exersion.  She went to her primary doctor.  He first thought it was allergy related and sent her home.  The episodes kept happening and after three weeks he sent her to a cardiologist for a stress test.  Her heart condition only showed up on the stress test.  They litterally called an ambulance right away because she was having mini heart attacks and did not realize it.  My aunt turned out to have Hashimoto's disease in which her arteries were extreemly narrow and blocked.  She needed double pass surgery the day following her stress test.

DO NOT MESS AROUND.  You simptoms are serious.  Get it checked out.[/quote]

Op here. Interesting PP as I too have Hashimoto's and a great deal of fatigue (that I figured was due to the hypothyroidism). My resting ECG and pulmonary function tests were all completely normal. I am still waiting for the appointment for the exercise stress test. I am not to do any strenuous exercise until then. My doctor thinks it is just a low blood pressure issue and maybe I was drinking too much caffeine and getting a bit dehydrated as I had a big project due around that time of the black outs. I have always had low blood pressure though so I am not sure why it would be different now. However my doc took it seriously and does think that the cardiac piece needs to be ruled out first. [/quote]

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