dumping or seizure???

I had my Gastric Bypass surgery 2 years ago, and have been doing well.. I've had a few occasions of dumping syndrome, and a couple cases of food that got stuck.. but nothing major. Usually if I have too much sugar, I get a little jittery and sometimes mild heart palpatations.. Last night however - I went out to dinner with some girlfriends to celebrate my birthday. We went to a mexican restaurant and I had tortilla chips, and chicken fajitas and maybe a 1/3 of a margarita.. All of which I have had SEVERAL times before, without any reactions. Well - after we were done eating, and we had sat there talking awhile, I started feeling hot.. I got up to go outside, and then started getting the feeling of everything starting to get black - where you know you need to sit back down.. so I sat back down.. and then next thing I know I'm waking up with 15 people staring at me and an ambulance waiting for me. Evidently when I sat back down in the booth, I started sweating profusely, my head rolled back against the booth, my eyes rolled back in my head, and I started breathing very strangely and loudly.. (according to my friends).. Not sure how long it lasted, but it was long enough for them to call 911 and an ambulance to show up. After I woke up i felt better within 10 minutes or so.. just a little tired.. So I'm trying to figure out if this was related to the gastric bypass surgery and something I ate - or if it was a seizure (never had one before).. I never got a stomach ache, and never had to go to the bathroom - which is what normally happens if I dump.. so I'm a little confused.. I have an appt with my doctor on Monday - but just curious if anyone has experienced anything like this before. Thanks! Heather

Hi Heather Oh my goodness, you poor thing. What a frightening experience. I haven't had anything like that happen. Did the paramedics take your blood sugar levels, or do any other tests? Were you admitted to hospital? I hope you get some answers on Monday - please let us know how you get on. hugs, Ruth

Hi Ruth, Thanks for your reply.. No the paramedics didn't really do much.. they took my blood pressure and heart rate and then asked me if I thought I needed to go to the hospital.. I said.. "not really".. so they let me go.. but when I talked to the on-call doctor this morning - they said anyone that has anything resembling a seizure for the first time should go to the hosp. and get an eeg and a neurological exam.. so I guess I'll be going in Monday to do that..

I am surprised that the paramedics didn't automatically take you in. Glad you are getting checked out though. Don't settle until you get some answers (and treatment if needed...) hugs

WOW this scares me in a deeply primal way! If this should ever happen again will you promise me you'll go with the paramedics, you can tell them no lights/sirens if it's not an emergency. I don't drink so I can't say if it was the alcohol or not, i know margaritas have a ton of sugar in them so they are a bad choice for us. Go with G(D and go check this out. ANDI

that is about what happens to me from dumping, it could have been more sugar in something you ate this time, margaretta's are full of sugar. It has happened to me one time and not another as well.

the only time that has happened to me was after i had 8 oreo cookies. I can have 7 and be fine, but for some reason, 8 is the majic number and i go into a sugar coma, I sweat like a pig, lay down on the floor, wake up 3 hours later and feel fine.