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Members responded to someone experiencing blackouts and collapses, with the overwhelming consensus being that this symptom needs immediate... Read more

Members responded to someone experiencing blackouts and collapses, with the overwhelming consensus being that this symptom needs immediate medical evaluation rather than being attributed to fibromyalgia alone. Several members shared their own experiences with similar episodes, including drop attacks since childhood, feeling faint with certain neck movements, and even blacking out while driving, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive testing like ECGs and tilt table tests. A recurring theme was the danger of dismissing serious symptoms by automatically blaming fibromyalgia, with members strongly encouraging medical follow-up and expressing relief when the original poster scheduled an appointment and began undergoing tests.