First off I don't even know if this is the right board to post this as I'm not sure what my problem is exactly. Secondly I'm flat broke and unemployed with no health benefits or cash to even go to a clinic. I'm using my friends system to post this.

I'm 36 5'7" 230lbs. BP usually is about 125 over 70
Somewhat physically active. I do have light asthma that only flairs up along with my hay fever. No history of heart, blood pressure,or blood sugar problems. I also had been donating plasma for 2 years during the time my symptoms had started.

About 3 years ago I started having strange occurances.
I'd be sitting around watching TV, I'd have lunch or dinner and a soda. About 20- 25 minutes after eating I'd suddenly feel tired and exhausted. I couldnt keep my eyes open and wouldnt remember nodding off. I'd come to about 15-20 minutes later sometimes less never more. I'd have a slight headache( from oxygen dep or blood dep to the brain most likely) and be somewhat disoriented. Now I had the same thing happen with just drinking a lot of water then relaxing. There have also been times when I have been so exhausted after coming to I can't get out of bed and just take a nap.
A couple of times friends have seen me start to nod off and have said hey wake up and I do.. but my head will still hurt like i went out anyway. If I do nod off they say I snore extremely loud and powerfully like I'm really trying to get as much air as i can. If I do go down they have to kind of prod me awake then I'm ok except for having a head rush state and a headache.

It doesnt happen when I'm driving, or being active.. I can eat anything and go out for a walk or work or whatever with no problems.. but if I sit down and relax or ride in a car.. I'm out cold, and snore.
Afterwards I'm sluggish as heck.
Also My godson is diabetic and I've tested my sugars as I start feeling it coming on and after I come to.. Normal numbers for my glucose. A couple of times It dipped as i went down but came back to normal when i came to. So I'm doubting Diabetes or Hypoglycemia.

There were two things that happend nearly simultaneously 2 months before the symptoms started.
1 I threw out l3,4 and 5 lower lumbar in my back, and had them re aligned.
Secondly Our entire household caught some kind of super flu that lasted about a week. My godson caught it too and his doctor believes it is what damaged his pancreas causing his diabetes as 80% of his new patients at that time were children who had come down with this virus that was going around.

I'm scared this is going to kill me but cant afford help.. any ideas..
please write me at my email addy..
rickstomb@hotmail.com

may be you should try going to a chiro it sound like it could be comming from your neck even if you dont have pain in your neck you could still have problems i would check into it pinched nerves can cause alot of those symptoms and you may not nessary have any pain. just try a visit to the chiro see what he or she has to say. i had sysmptoms like that and a lot more. a visit to the chiro help alot.

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christina

You should get the snoring checked. You may be not getting enough oxygen when you sleep. You also could be experiencing sleep apnea.

Hi-
What is your bp when you feel it coming on? Recheck your sugar when you are feeling well as a baseline. It sounds like seizures. Sleep apnea may be possible. Check your bp more often. Fainting spells, loss of consiousness sounds like a lack of oxygen rich blood to the brain. Could be endocrine related. You need to be checked out by a doctor.



[This message has been edited by Gemi (edited 10-02-2003).]