I have a 18 year old who fainted in school today while listening to a lecture on sexually transmitted diseases. He fell out of his desk and hit his head. Was only out for a few seconds. He was very embarassed about this. This is the first time he has ever fainted. A few years ago, I was in the car with him and I was talking about aids and blood and stuff and he turned white as a ghost and felt sick. I took him straight to the pediatrician and he said he had a vaso vagal attack. He said he thought it was from the conversation we were having. I know people can faint at the sight of blood but it seems unusual to faint just listening to someone lecture about it.
I was just wondering if anyone can relate to this? I didn't take him to the doctor today. Didn't find out about it until hours later when I asked him about the bump on his head. He recovered quickly and was very embarassed that he fainted. Anybody experienced this?