DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband (has seizures) throws up and passes out when he has a virus. He gets clammy and feverish, followed by throwing up and passing out on the bathroom floor. He has been doing this for about 20 years. (Of course, it only happens when he has a virus and throws up.)
This has never happened in the car but he is almost 60 years old and is not getting any younger. I’m afraid it will happen when he is driving with me or others in the car and he will hurt us or someone else.
He is very healthy and has high metabolism. He works as a packaging manager for a chicken processing company and then usually works on things around the house when he gets home. [Read more...]