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I guess I'm supposed to introduce myself here before I go posting in other areas. I've had a few incidences since buying a treadmill in April 2014. It started about 2-3 months after I started working out and had lost about 20 lbs.
The first few times:
Running on the treadmill with music blasting. About 40 minutes into workout when suddenly the music would mute and Morgan Freemans voice would be there (Clear as a bell and loud as my radio - or so it seemed). At that same flash of a moment I would see cartoons and very colorful vivid dreamlike things in view while still seeing my treadmill, couch - the real surroundings. A rush of panic would come over me because I know I'm running on the treadmill and suddenly seeing and hearing things that don't exist. This happened maybe 5 times - each time I had enough reaction time left to shut down the treadmill and sit down and the hallucinations would pass shortly thereafter. Leaving me feeling speechless and for some reason excited/sick/anxious/gleeful - too many emotions.
Then in August unrelated to using the treadmill - one morning I was getting dressed for work and suddenly started hearing Morgan and seeing colors. I turned from my closet to sit on my bed but I guess it was too late. This was the first time I blacked out. I woke up face down on the floor with a gash above my eye. I was brought to Urgent care a few hours after - had blood work taken, EKG done, pregnancy test, vitals. They found nothing and said it could have just been a freak thing and not to worry about it unless it happens again.
3 months to the day later also unrelated to the treadmill. I drove myself into work. Sat at my desk - I felt so alert and so effective that morning. About 2 hours in and I suddenly started hearing Morgan. I feel like I could still see the keyboard but not my monitor, I felt frozen and think I blacked out. When I came to I was slouched over my keyboard. I was driven home by a fellow employee and later brought to the hospital. The hooked me up to a 4 hour EKG, checked my vitals, more blood work. Nothing came back.
Follow up with a neurologist in the weeks following led to an MRI of my brain a sleep deprived EEG and a 48 hour holter monitor at home. Nothing showed up. My neurologist put me on 250 mg of Keppra towards the end of November 2014. I can only take 1/2 dose because it makes me too sleepy. Now I'm developing a rash which I think may be from the Keppra. My bills are becoming too much so I wonder if I stop taking the medication and stop seeing my neurologist would it be such a terrible thing? I'm 33 Female - single Mom to a teenage drama queen daughter. (Maybe these are stress related?!) I've since put off using the treadmill - but am putting a plan back in place to get on there again.
The first few times:
Running on the treadmill with music blasting. About 40 minutes into workout when suddenly the music would mute and Morgan Freemans voice would be there (Clear as a bell and loud as my radio - or so it seemed). At that same flash of a moment I would see cartoons and very colorful vivid dreamlike things in view while still seeing my treadmill, couch - the real surroundings. A rush of panic would come over me because I know I'm running on the treadmill and suddenly seeing and hearing things that don't exist. This happened maybe 5 times - each time I had enough reaction time left to shut down the treadmill and sit down and the hallucinations would pass shortly thereafter. Leaving me feeling speechless and for some reason excited/sick/anxious/gleeful - too many emotions.
Then in August unrelated to using the treadmill - one morning I was getting dressed for work and suddenly started hearing Morgan and seeing colors. I turned from my closet to sit on my bed but I guess it was too late. This was the first time I blacked out. I woke up face down on the floor with a gash above my eye. I was brought to Urgent care a few hours after - had blood work taken, EKG done, pregnancy test, vitals. They found nothing and said it could have just been a freak thing and not to worry about it unless it happens again.
3 months to the day later also unrelated to the treadmill. I drove myself into work. Sat at my desk - I felt so alert and so effective that morning. About 2 hours in and I suddenly started hearing Morgan. I feel like I could still see the keyboard but not my monitor, I felt frozen and think I blacked out. When I came to I was slouched over my keyboard. I was driven home by a fellow employee and later brought to the hospital. The hooked me up to a 4 hour EKG, checked my vitals, more blood work. Nothing came back.
Follow up with a neurologist in the weeks following led to an MRI of my brain a sleep deprived EEG and a 48 hour holter monitor at home. Nothing showed up. My neurologist put me on 250 mg of Keppra towards the end of November 2014. I can only take 1/2 dose because it makes me too sleepy. Now I'm developing a rash which I think may be from the Keppra. My bills are becoming too much so I wonder if I stop taking the medication and stop seeing my neurologist would it be such a terrible thing? I'm 33 Female - single Mom to a teenage drama queen daughter. (Maybe these are stress related?!) I've since put off using the treadmill - but am putting a plan back in place to get on there again.