Heat Stroke

This weekend I had a heat stroke. It was a very scary experience. I was at the beach with my family. We live in Florida. It was extremely hot, but worse than that it was humid. I did not know that heat could cause all the problems I had. I was drinking water, however I was on a decongestant. When on a decongestant, dehydration can occur more quickly. I went from feeling fine to being passed out. I have two boys ages 5 and 8. They were present,and very upset obviously. Thank goodness my husband was there, and the fact that he works in the heat helped him to help me. He immediately grab hand fulls of ice and stuffed them down my shirt. He continued to talk to me the entire time. I could hear his voice, but it was fading in and out. When I woke up I was more alert, but very dizzy. The ambulance arrived about 5 minutes after this incident happened. The fact that I had help, and loved ones there with me saved my life. I was rushed to the emergency room. While in the ambulance the literally forced the IV fluid in me. I was released from the hospital the same day. I feel much better now. When I was first released I was very weak, and still had dizzy spells. I still have sensitivity to the sun, but for the most part I am back to normal. The fact that a person can be lively and alert in one momemt, and passed out the next moment made me feel I had to share my story.