Passed out

[Sentio]

Another decidedly un-epic event in my life that I thought I would post about for no real reason, other than because I can. This may be long, so here is a brief summary for the lazy ones out there...

In brief:

I just passed out in my bathroom and woke up on the floor. True story (and I do have pics to prove it- see bottom of post).

Ok, longer version:

I've been feeling pretty lousy today- stomach ache, tiredness etc, which I had put down to lack of sleep and a dodgy mexican meal I had last night. That may well be the case. Anyway, I got up from my couch at about 1AM Denver time to go to bed, and walked into my bathroom.

As I was relieving myself, I began to feel extremely light headed, I remember a brief moment where my breathing felt restricted (like an asthma attack for anyone that has experienced that, as I did throughout my childhood), and the next thing I know I woke up on my bathroom floor about 5 minutes later, my pants around my ankles still...

I did say this wasn't very epic...

Anyway, my head must have hit the door as proven by the picture- I do have one of the other side of the door, where a good part of the lining has been pushed out and thrown over the floor, but it was dark and the pic hasn't come out too well, so I can't be bothered to post it. The picture I have posted clearly shows the damage my head did, and my head sure does feel it now.

Other than that my backside hurts a lot from hitting the tiled floor, and my neck is stiff from what I can only assume is mild whiplash from the impact.

So this is where you guys come in:

1) My head doesn't hurt too much now, and I don't feel like I'm about to pass out again. Should I contact a doctor (it is 2 AM here now, and I really don't want to unless I have to)? First aid training (I used to work as a pool lifeguard) tells me that I should as I was knocked out for a couple of minutes, but that may have been the passing out rather than the impact itself. I didn't bleed at all, it just feels sore, and I don't think I did any major damage.

2) Has anyone else randomly passed out before and woken up in a strange place? What was your first thought? Mine was that I thought I was back home in the UK, in bed- that is until I felt the cold floor underneath me and the pain in my head. While I was out I had a pretty weird dream that felt like it went on for hours, even though I was only there a couple of minutes. Anyone else experienced that before?

3) I'm going to try and stay awake for the next hour to be absolutely sure there is no damage- I don't feel concussed and my head doesn't hurt, but there is always a chance of internal damage etc, so I don't want to go to sleep just yet. As this is the case, anyone that has nothing sensible to contribute, please post something stupid that will keep me awake :D

I made it all the way through Friday the 13th as well (all be it with a badly busted foot from an incident with a fridge at work- that is another story).

[spamofdeath]

Did you pass out when you were still pissing, because then it's be all over the ground and stuff.

[BOZARTH187]

Hope u get better man

[Haruko-san]

At 4/14/07 04:22 AM, spamofdeath wrote: Did you pass out when you were still pissing, because then it's be all over the ground and stuff.

maybe he was taking a poo and fell off the toilet.

[FattPandaa]

Damn, you hit that door pretty hard. I`ve never fully blacked out, almost did a few times though. For a while my older brother kept blacking out, he almost pulled a fridge on top of him in one incident. As for staying awake, try playing some long game that will keep your attention for a while.

[Alphabit]

Meh, are you getting enough sleep?
It's SO important... I used to stay up to 1am every day and then I started getting hypoglycemic attacks during the day from irregular sleeping/eating patterns.

I only got 2 hypoglycemic attacks, but they're scary.
Sleep is important. Lack of it can cause fainting too.

[Toggle]

Sometimes I can just black out for hours at a time.
Sometimes i can end up back home, others at the other end of Liverpool. Good job this has only happened a few times, like 1-3.

I passed out drunk at my friends once, woke up with no pants on, and like, 3 girls and my mate.
Still don't know what the fuck went on that night.

[Sentio]

At 4/14/07 04:22 AM, spamofdeath wrote: Did you pass out when you were still pissing, because then it's be all over the ground and stuff.

A perfect example of option three there- that was intentional right? Although I guess I am asking for that question...

I was just finishing up, thank goodness, so no splash on the ground or anything. And thankfully I landed on my backside rather than my front- I imagine that would have hurt a lot more!

At 4/14/07 04:23 AM, esko-man wrote:

Fuck the doctor, just get some sleep.

Good suggestion :D. I hate doctors, so any excuse not to bother is welcome.

Yes, if it makes you feel better. Many dreams tend to do that.

Yeah, I know dreams do that- in fact most dreams last little more than a few seconds in reality, even though they feel like hours in your head. I was more interested in if people had had strange ones when passed out.

Just get some shut-eye and you'll feel better in the morning ;)

I hope so :)

At 4/14/07 04:24 AM, MARINE wrote: Hope u get better man

Thanks, I'm not overly worried- I just felt like posting about it for the sake of it really :)

At 4/14/07 04:25 AM, Haruko-san wrote:

At 4/14/07 04:22 AM, spamofdeath wrote: Did you pass out when you were still pissing, because then it's be all over the ground and stuff.

maybe he was taking a poo and fell off the toilet.

Another great example of option three there...

At 4/14/07 04:25 AM, FattPandaa wrote: Damn, you hit that door pretty hard. I`ve never fully blacked out, almost did a few times though. For a while my older brother kept blacking out, he almost pulled a fridge on top of him in one incident. As for staying awake, try playing some long game that will keep your attention for a while.

Yeah, I'm amazed at the damage my head did actually, given how little it hurts now. My landlord is not going to like that when he sees it...

And the game suggestion is a good one, but for now posting will do :)

At 4/14/07 04:31 AM, Alphabit wrote: Meh, are you getting enough sleep?
It's SO important... I used to stay up to 1am every day and then I started getting hypoglycemic attacks during the day from irregular sleeping/eating patterns.

I only got 2 hypoglycemic attacks, but they're scary.
Sleep is important. Lack of it can cause fainting too.

Probably not- there are a lot of other things going on in my life that have been ruining my sleep patterns for over 6 months now- a combination of stress and depression can be a real bitch. I didn't think I was losing that much, and there have been no signs of something like this before, but it could be down to lack of sleep.

I guess I'll have to sleep all day tomorrow (oh what a shame...)

Thanks for the responses so far- keep them coming :)

[Sentio]

At 4/14/07 04:32 AM, Toggle wrote: Sometimes I can just black out for hours at a time.
Sometimes i can end up back home, others at the other end of Liverpool. Good job this has only happened a few times, like 1-3.

I passed out drunk at my friends once, woke up with no pants on, and like, 3 girls and my mate.
Still don't know what the fuck went on that night.

That's a whole different kind of blacking out there- I can safely say that this was not alcohol induced. I have been in similar situations to you in the past where I've woken up in strange places after having a lot to drink, and having large blank spots in my memory, but those incidents didn't leave the same kind of damage to my door or my head...

Anyway, I've decided to go to bed, as I am so damn tired now as I was probably sleep deprived before staying up until almost 3AM...

If I don't post tomorrow I'm dead- a happy thought to end the night there :)

[rottenmyscabies]

I get shit like that all the time. I ahd a nose bleed once got up to go to the bathroom, passed out and woke up with blood all in my face.Good times.

[smulse]

At 4/14/07 06:52 AM, rottenmyscabies wrote: I get shit like that all the time. I ahd a nose bleed once got up to go to the bathroom, passed out and woke up with blood all in my face.Good times.

Sounds like fun :)

[FIGMENTUM]

At 4/14/07 06:43 AM, TomsPulp wrote: i tried to get up from my computer chair and both of my knees didnt work, my face got rammed into the keyboard on the desk, bloody nose for 4 hours

That would make one of the funniest .gifs ever.

[PurpleHaze]

Oh yeah, i've fainted many time before..... it happeneds if your blood sugar is very low....

I fainted in public school atleast 4 times, and i even fainted at my best friends funeral....

I've had some fucked up moments.

[mfoot0]

dude were u drunk if not then call a doctor have your head check out if its fine tell the docotor to shove the bill up his ass if not get treatment then tell the doctor to shove the bill up his ass

[Sentio]

At 4/14/07 06:43 AM, TomsPulp wrote: i tried to get up from my computer chair and both of my knees didnt work, my face got rammed into the keyboard on the desk, bloody nose for 4 hours

Nice- I would have been a lot more pissed off if I had damaged my laptop with a well placed face plant! And at least there was no blood involved.

At 4/14/07 06:52 AM, rottenmyscabies wrote: I get shit like that all the time. I ahd a nose bleed once got up to go to the bathroom, passed out and woke up with blood all in my face.Good times.

I guess that was a combination of the nose bleed and getting up too fast that caused the passing out. That is one other thing it could have been, as I have very low blood pressure (100 over 60 last time I checked it) which can result in a lot of head rushes when I get up too fast. I'm usually very careful though, and I thought I got up safely last night.

At 4/14/07 06:55 AM, TomsPulp wrote:

one time after jacking off i tried to get up and all the blood went to my head so i woke up and my mom was in my room yelling at me to get up, i got up with my dick in had pants off, bloody nose, and a headace

Lol, now there is a tale of woe if ever I heard one! Thankfully I live on my own, so there was no chance of being caught with my pants down so to speak.

At 4/14/07 08:36 AM, PurpleHaze wrote: Oh yeah, i've fainted many time before..... it happeneds if your blood sugar is very low....

I fainted in public school atleast 4 times, and i even fainted at my best friends funeral....

I've had some fucked up moments.

You ever thought to get that checked out? You may have an underlying problem like low blood pressure or even diabetes if you pass out frequently. I don't think it was a blood sugar problem in my case, but you never know.

At 4/14/07 08:42 AM, mfoot0 wrote: dude were u drunk if not then call a doctor have your head check out if its fine tell the doctor to shove the bill up his ass if not get treatment then tell the doctor to shove the bill up his ass

No alcohol involved- normally I go out on Friday night, but as I was feeling ill I decided to stay in. I probably should have called a doctor technically, as you are always supposed to when you pass out, and especially if you hit your head, but it was late and wanted to avoid doing that if possible.

I'm alive this morning anyway, so there can't be any major damage. Just a bruised backside and a headache to show for it. Oh, and a hole in my bathroom door.

[IrishLaddie]

One time, I was drinking with my friends, and, (as would be expected), I passed out, with my chin on my wrist veins. So my dumbass friends left me there and went back to their own houses. When I woke up, my hand was completely covered in blood. I rushed over to the doctor and he said that my veins had been blocked for so long that the blood in my veins in my hand had all burst out. Then I had to have my left hand removed and a mechanical one placed in (I'm in the army, so I can get access to some of the "new" technology.). It's okay not bein able to feel pain in my left hand anymore, and it's actually a lot stronger than my real hand was, but it has it's downsides.

[Ivanovitch]

I've only passed out once ever, but that was alcohol induced.
I was out with a friend of mine and I usually only drink beer, but he wanted some flugel so we ordered some. And then we started drinking flugel, then beer, then flugel etcetera, so when we went home I was totally fucking shitfaced drunk, it was just scary. I put myself onto bed, thinking "oh fuck, I gotta go downstairs", so I run downstairs, open the bathroom door and start vomiting all over the place. I slip, and fall into my own vomit. I puke into the toilet for a while, and stand up. Knowing I can't go to bed covered in vomit, I go to the shower where I take off my boxers and turn on the taps. Before I know it, I collapse to the floor and start puking again. I think I puked like six times before I pass out.

I don't remember what happened after that. I must have turned off the taps, went upstairs naked and put on some boxers from my closet before going into my bedroom where my friend was, and into my bed. When I woke up at eleven o clock next day, my dad had already thrown out my puke-boxers and cleaned up the bathroom, after having stood in my cold puke at six am.

[Ivanovitch]

At 4/14/07 01:59 PM, IrishLaddie wrote: Improbable story involving 100.000 dollar technology.

Pics please.

[CIA]

At 4/14/07 06:43 AM, TomsPulp wrote: i tried to get up from my computer chair and both of my knees didnt work, my face got rammed into the keyboard on the desk, bloody nose for 4 hours

fofl

I wish I saw somthing like that.

[Sentio]

At 4/14/07 01:59 PM, IrishLaddie wrote: One time, I was drinking with my friends, and, (as would be expected), I passed out, with my chin on my wrist veins. So my dumbass friends left me there and went back to their own houses. When I woke up, my hand was completely covered in blood. I rushed over to the doctor and he said that my veins had been blocked for so long that the blood in my veins in my hand had all burst out. Then I had to have my left hand removed and a mechanical one placed in (I'm in the army, so I can get access to some of the "new" technology.). It's okay not bein able to feel pain in my left hand anymore, and it's actually a lot stronger than my real hand was, but it has it's downsides.

Holy shit, that is quite a story you have there! I'm a lot more careful with alcohol now having had a few experiences of blacking out, but I never thought something as bad as that could happen (at least not without dying from alcohol poisoning, but I never came close to drinking that much). As the next poster said, some pics would be nice- it isn't that I don't believe you, that is way too messed up to be a lie, but I'm curious what a mechanical hand looks like.

At 4/14/07 03:04 PM, Ivanovitch wrote:

I don't remember what happened after that. I must have turned off the taps, went upstairs naked and put on some boxers from my closet before going into my bedroom where my friend was, and into my bed. When I woke up at eleven o clock next day, my dad had already thrown out my puke-boxers and cleaned up the bathroom, after having stood in my cold puke at six am.

It's amazing the things you can do when you are in that state. I once lots a whole three hours of a night when I had too much to drink, with my friends saying I was propped up in the corner of a club for most of it, and then was found throwing up in our apartment about 3 hours later. I have no idea how I got there, and what's more amazing is I woke up the next morning naked in bed, with my door locked from the inside- how I managed to lock it I will never know.

You go through a couple of experiences like that and you learn to moderate drinking.