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Can Stress Cause Fainting?

Can stress cause so much frustration that lack of speaking to stop the passenger s torment results in passing out while driving (in a 12 mph traffic jam)? She is a former employee & knew she was upsetting me and my service dog in the back seat had already alerted me to the migraine!
Tue, 1 Aug 2017
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the symptoms can be due to general condition like hypoglycemia if she is a diabetic.Also dissociative disorder should be taken into account.Seizure disorder and cardiac conditions should be ruled out.severe stress can lead to conversion disorder in vulnerable patients
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Can Stress Cause Fainting?

the symptoms can be due to general condition like hypoglycemia if she is a diabetic.Also dissociative disorder should be taken into account.Seizure disorder and cardiac conditions should be ruled out.severe stress can lead to conversion disorder in vulnerable patients