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What is happening to me?

Sun, 08/05/2018 - 22:13
I can say this is something I never thought I would find myself doing. But after my experiences I did some research, found vague answers and now I’m seeking help from the community before I seek help from my General Physician and risk having a label made with my name on it. Let me attempt to explain what I am experiencing. Whenever I have an episode it is usually late in the day. I usually have lightheadedness/dizziness, along with a headache/migraine and ringing in the ears that has been ongoing for hours. I become drained of energy and extremely tired. If I fight the tiredness, I will get this electric like feeling that surges almost like a wave through my head. This happens in small and short spurts that continue to repeat until I eventually lie down to rest. That is when it takes over you could say. That electric rush surges and intensifies, like a loud buzzing inside my head. I feel my muscles lock up, and my lungs fight extremely hard to take in air. I typically feel muscles in my neck and back tremoring and for the duration of the episode I am unable to control myself at all. The strange thing is that I still hear my surroundings suggesting to me that I am conscious. Yet I cannot open my eyes, or make any movements. Coming out of the “episode” I’m disoriented and exhausted. I often fall asleep for hours afterwards. This is the best I can describe what happens. As for my personal history, Since I was a kid, I can remember having “Deja Vu” events. I would find myself extensively lost until I could process what I was doing. My parents always said it happens and was not a big deal. Throughout my childhood that was the only thing I recall significantly experiencing. Moving on to my late teens. I’ve been on depression medication since I was 13 for Major Depressive Disorder. I never had any ill side effects and I never experienced episodes like I described until I was 17. Now I am 21. In comparison to now, the episodes were very “light” and uncommon in the past. Which is why I never really paid much mind to it. A handful of short spurts a year didn’t seem concern worthy. Now as of the last year I’ve had at least one of these episodes a month. Growing greater in intensity. I spent my first night alone with my fiancé, and had an episode. My arms around her, she said she felt me tense up and tremble. She stated that my breathing was very deep and you could hear the trembling interrupting my breathing (which I assume is why I feel my lungs fight so hard). She tried to wake me and couldn’t. Needless to say she was very uneasy after witnessing such a thing happen. Her concern alone is what has brought me here to post this. Is there anyone here who has ever experienced anything like this? Should I feel safe speaking to my doctor? I don’t want to risk losing my drivers license over this.

Comments

Ask yourself  a question and

Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2018-08-07 - 12:24
Ask yourself  a question and be truthful. Would I rather have my drivers licnse revokes for a period of time or would I want to have a wreck in my car which can injure or possibly kill someone including me?Understand that if your license is revoked you can get it back after going a period of time without  seizure. Each state is different in that length.Now if your experiances have increased and gotten stronger  then you do need to see a neurologist, All of the things you posted could be seizures or parts of seizures. When I have  seizure I know what is happening. I can not control what is happening. I can not talk. I can not respond to questions. I can't do anything until that seizure is over, At tht time I can respond and start doing things. But your being tired and slow in doing some things is a post ictal state (the time needed for your brain and body to get back to normal).Your general physician knows more then you think. They know the doctors that can treat you and can refer you to them. You need to see a neurologist preferably one that specializes in epilepsy.I hope this helpsJoeP.S. A person can do a lot without driving. For me personally I have never driven. I have worked in many difference fields and was part owner of a business.

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