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My grandfather got tired and sat down. We thought he was taking a nap. He had sunglasses and a hat on so we couldn’t tell he was unconscious until he didn’t respond when we checked his eyes. They had rolled back and we thought he was having a stroke. Then he woke up and was slurring his words and threw up twice. The paramedics came and said it was most likely because of low blood sugar or something to do with his triple bypass surgery that he had 6 months ago.
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Reasons for your eyes rolling back while passing out may include orthostatic syncope, vasovagal syncope, or generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Read below for more information on causes of passing out and relief options.
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Vasovagal syncope is one of the most common causes of fainting. occurs when the body overreacts to certain triggers, such as the sight of blood or extreme emotional distress. The body coordinates a sudden drop of heart rate and blood pressure, causing reduced blood flow to the brain and a brief loss of consciousness.
You do not need treatment for this condition, as it is normal and not a cause for concern. You may require medical attention if during the fainting episode you fell and injured a body part.
Orthostatic syncope refers to a type of loss of consciousness caused by rapidly standing up from a sitting position, and not enough blood reaches the head. This can cause a person to pass out, but then come back to consciousness without lasting effects.
Losing consciousness can be scary, but your case seems to be benign without any long lasting effects. However, it might be good to consult a doctor over the telephone to discuss whether a visit is needed.
Top Symptoms: lightheadedness, brief fainting episode, dizziness and lightheadedness before passing out, fainting after standing up, fainting for the first time
Symptoms that always occur with orthostatic syncope (fainting): brief fainting episode, fainting after standing up
Urgency: Phone call or in-person visit
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Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle, also called the myocardium.
It is a rare complication of any viral, bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infection. Reaction to drugs, medications, chemicals, or even radiation can bring about myocarditis.
Anyone with a weakened immune system or pre-existing heart condition is susceptible.
Symptoms include fatigue, chest pain, and shortness of breath, especially following a viral upper respiratory illness. Swelling of the feet and legs from poor circulation may be seen.
If symptoms are severe, take the patient to the emergency room or call 9-1-1. Myocarditis weakens the heart so that it cannot pump blood as it should. Blood clots, stroke, heart attack, abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia,) and sudden cardiac death can result without treatment.
Diagnosis is made by electrocardiogram (ECG,) chest x-ray, MRI, echocardiogram, and blood tests.
Short-term treatment is with rest and medication, depending on what kind of illness brought about the myocarditis. Sometimes, devices to support the heartbeat may be surgically implanted.
Long-term treatment may involve medicines such as ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta blockers, and diuretics.
Lennox-Gastaut is a severe form of epilepsy, which is a disorder characterized by frequent seizures. Seizures are bursts of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. Most people with this syndrome experience some impairment in intellectual function and information processing. Developmental delays and behavioral disturbance are also common.
You should visit your primary care physician who will coordinate care with a nerve specialist (neurologist). This condition is managed by prescription medication to control the seizures.
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) begins in childhood or adolesence, usually between ages 8 and 20, and lasts into adulthood. The most common type of seizure in people with this condition is myoclonic seizures, which cause rapid, uncontrolled muscle jerks.
You should visit your primary care physician to confirm the diagnosis and discuss treatment options for managing symptoms.
A seizure is a short burst of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. A generalized tonic-clonic seizure affects both halves of the brain, and comes in two phases (tonic and clonic). The tonic phase is characterized by rigidity of all muscles and loss of consciousness. Saliva may escape the mouth, and the bladder may contract, releasing urine. The clonic phase follows, when the body appears to shake. This may last from seconds to minutes. The person gradually regains consciousness. A seizure may be caused by an underlying disease such as epilepsy, or by triggers such as heavy drinking, drugs, or anxiety.
Top Symptoms: being severely ill, brief fainting episode, confusion/disorientation after returning to consciousness, not having protected the body during the fall, eyes rolling back while passing out
Symptoms that always occur with generalized tonic-clonic seizure: being severely ill, loss of consciousness without remembering, confusion/disorientation after returning to consciousness
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eyes rolling back and jerking eye movements article

Eyes rolling back and jerking eye movements can be present with different types of seizure disorders . These symptoms may warrant medical attention. Access emergency medical care if the person has never had a seizure before, or if the person has trouble breathing or regaining consciousness. Talk to your doctor at any time you are concerned about your symptoms.

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Fainting, also referred to as blacking out, syncope, or temporary loss of consciousness has many causes. Often a person will have signs or symptoms prior to the fainting episode. Diagnosis and treatment depends upon the cause of the fainting or syncope episode.

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ELI5: Why eyes roll back into the head as a pleasure reflex
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Why do our eyes roll back in our heads when experiencing extreme pleasure?
Contrary to the above below answer, here's the real one. (It's partially correct, as you'll see, but the mechanism is all wrong.)
When you faint, your body experiences a loss of muscle "tone," also known as continuous postural tension. Your eyes are naturally rolled up, and it's just the tone of the oculomotor muscles that keeps them down. Yes, this happens even while sleeping. (Same for your eyelids -- fully relaxed = 90% closed, not 100% closed. That's why syncope caused by drugs has the distinct half-lidded look rather than other forms of fainting, which reflexively tighten the eyelid muscles to keep them shut.)
Fainting and experiencing extreme pleasure activates similar pathways, as the body starts to ignore or shut down certain parts of the body to focus on pleasurable sensation. Your eye muscles lose tension (since you don't need your eyes to orgasm), so your eye naturally rolls back.
Watch someone blink in slow motion when they're not focusing intensely on something. You'll notice their eyes roll back slightly as the oculumotor muscles relax during the blink. (Intense focusing can overcome this reflex.)
Sidenote: parasympathetic innervation is involved with sexual intercourse (it's nicknamed "feed and breed," after all) but it doesn't cause the eye roll reflex since it doesn't innervate the oculomotor muscles. The parasympathetic response is in full force on the initiation of coitus anyway...
Edit: change "above" to "below" since the other answer got downvoted below mine.
parasympathetic innervation is involved with sexual intercourse (it's nicknamed "feed and breed," after all) but it doesn't cause the eye roll reflex since it doesn't innervate the oculomotor muscles.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I think you're saying that, although these muscles relax at orgasm, they don't during intercourse in general, and that's in spite of parasympathetic innervation going on. So why doesn't 'regular' coital innervation affect the oculomotor muscles while 'orgasmic' innervation does?
Just realized most times i can't sleep is because im constantly moving my eyes and not letting them rest.
Any idea how to relax them? I can't seem to be able to manage such a thing.
When experiencing extreme pleasure, our nervous system is under complete parasympathetic (rest and digest) activation. so not only do our skeletal muscles relax, but the muscles that control our eye movements also. When our eye muscles are NOT active, eyes are not being pulled into their normal resting position, so they roll back Into our head until we regain some sympathetic activation of our nervous system.
No. There is no sympathetic or parasympathetic innervation of your ocular muscles. This is just wrong.
I'm pretty sure this is incorrect. Do you have a source?
As other have said there is not significant autonomic innervation to extraocular muscles. Added to that, something pretty similar to what you're describing (unopposed activation of parasympathetic system) happens in things like organophosphate poisoning (AchE inhibitor toxicity), and you don't see eyes rolled back in that scenario.
Oh, so that's it? Back in highschool I kissed this girl and her eyes rolled back into her head every time we would make out like the exorcist or some shit. I thought it was really creepy and it really put me off dating her. Wish I would have known this back then.
Do they roll back when I'm sleeping?

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