What can I do about passing out during injections/other procedures (vasovagal syncope)?

July 12, 2015
Asked By:Jen2458 in Raleigh, NC

I recently had dermafiller injections in my tear trough area. I have a history of occasional vasovagal syncope, and I had a horrible episode just as the injecting nurse was finishing - I passed out, my eyes rolled into the back of my head, I made gurgling sounds, and she thinks I even stopped breathing for some time - I turned purple! I came out of it OK, but I was tired for a few hours. Are there medications or special precautions Drs. can take for me, or am I just a bad candidate?

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