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McConnell reportedly not suffering from stroke or seizures, says Capitol doctor (www.npr.org)

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A new letter from the Capitol's attending physician says the Senate minority leader is not suffering from a seizure disorder, short strokes known as TIA or movement issues like Parkinson's disease.

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[–] npz@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So has anyone ever had a form of lightheadedness that rendered them unable to speak? I was underweight for most of my life and regularly felt lightheaded. I could always at least say "oh shit, I feel lightheaded" unless I was right about to faint, which doesn't seem to be the case for Mitch.

I feel like we're being taken for absolute fools when lightheadedness is mentioned, but maybe I'm missing something.

[–] EnglishMobster@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have in the past, but I also almost fell over.

Every once in a while I'll just get incredibly lightheaded and I'm not able to talk or even think. I usually lose balance too and need to brace myself against something. It'll last like 30 seconds and then go away. They come on with no warning and I can't even say anything.

I've never been able to figure out what causes it. It happens rarely, like once every 3-4 years.