I'm 56 and last week I suddenly became so nauseous, I ran to the bathroom and projectile vomited. about 15 minutes later, the same thing happened. I live alone with no friends or family living close by. I thought it was just food poisoning or the flu,
I was so dizzy and felt so sick that I took a Gravol and a Prevacid and about 2 hours later I took Imodium because I was hardly conscious and was finding it hard not to faint on the way to and from the bathroom. I collapsed on my bed and slept for two days straight, only getting up to drink gingerale or water from big 2L bottles I put by my bed. Even though my cell phone was close by, I couldn't even call 911, I was so out of it. I live in Canada so calling an ambulance is no big expense but I couldn't call anyone.
It took me over a week to feel well enough to walk outside. Even then, I was going to go to the corner store but only got about 20 ft. from my door before I nearly fainted again. For a few days I had lower back pain but I figured it was just from lying around so long.
I went for my yearly physical about 2 months ago and my doctor did an EKG strip but never said anything was odd. I just wondered if I may have had a mild heart attack because my mom died of congestive heart failure and the doctors said she must have had 4 or 5 heart attacks previously. She never went to hospital for ANY of them but often would get bad pain in her lower back that left her bed-ridden for a week or 2.
What should I do? Should I go to Emergency next time this happens, or what?
Thank you for your help.
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Oh, and I;m a woman. Never smoked, seldom drink. Slightly .... okay, pretty much over weight. Like 5' 7" 210
Thanks Katharne, but I've had a few panic attacks in my life before but none that made me practically unconscious for 2 days and physically ill for over a week. Besides, I was lying in bed watchin TV when it happened. I wasn't nervous at all.