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What Causes Dizziness Leading To Unconsciousness After Smoking?

I was at a friends house this past Sunday night. We had been sitting on the couch, watching a movie and talking. We dozed off for about 20 minutes and after waking, I decided it was time to go home. Before leaving, we went into here garage to have a cigarette. I smoked mine, put it out and was talking to her while she was finishing hers. I started to get light headed and dizzy. At first, I just thought it was from the cigarette. Next thing I know, she is trying to wake me up. At first, I thought I was in bed asleep and someone was trying to wake me. A minute or so later, I realized I was laying on the concrete floor of here garage. She said that I had stumbled and fell over. My body went stiff and my eyes were open, but I was unresponsive. After a few minutes, I felt fine and have been ok since. This is the first time anything like this has happened to me. Any thoughts? Siezure or did I just pass out?
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
This may be the first sign of an intracranial problem.
You need to consult a Neurologist and undergo tests of MRI brain , angiography, EMG and so on.
Do not take this is a trivial matter. this can be just a small indication of a larger problem and should be ruled out.
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What Causes Dizziness Leading To Unconsciousness After Smoking?

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. This may be the first sign of an intracranial problem. You need to consult a Neurologist and undergo tests of MRI brain , angiography, EMG and so on. Do not take this is a trivial matter. this can be just a small indication of a larger problem and should be ruled out.