First, let me apologize if this is in the wrong area. I looked around and this one seemed to be the best fit.
I'm scared and need some perspective from you guys. I know the general answer is go see a doctor, so there is no need to repeat it unless you really want to
Last night, I was on my computer when i started to feel weird. It was late so I shook it off as just being tired. Soon after I began to feel nauseous and had a weird tingling in my stomach like when you go down a drop on a rollercoaster.
I stood up and realized something was very wrong. My whole body was numb or tingling. I began to get double vision and also "choppy" vision (like trying to play a video that can't load fast enough and you just get one frame, miss a few, another frame, etc.). It also felt like I was in a fog.. Sort of like I was disconnected fom reality.
I was also shaky. Very very shaky. It felt like I was read to tense up and lose control at any second. I got these "electric shocks", especially if I looked at the tv that was on or looked around too fast. If anyone has ever had too much to drink, became nauseous and try to fight it, knowing that it you will throw up at some point whether you want to or not -- it was like that but instead of getting sick it felt like I was on the verge of convulsing. This feeling lasted at least 10 minutes before I don't remember anything.
I am prescribed klonopin and lamictal for reasons other than epilepsy, as well as wellbutrin. When I got the feeling that I might start convulsing, I ran to my medicine cabinet, grabbed some klonopin and chewed them, then sucked on another trying to get it into my system as fast as I could, since it is a benzo and can be used as an abortive. I also chugged a beer in hopes that it would rapidly lower activity in my cns while I was waiting for the benzos to get into my system. Then I don't remember anything. I may have convulsed or I may not have. I know before I lost my memory that it felt like if I were to lay down, I would instantly lose control and start thrashing. I also remember pacing around (it helped ease the shock sensations and random muscle tensioning, and gave me more "control"). Then the next thing I know I am waking up this morning. I don't know what caused the memory loss: klonopin (likely) or something else.
I also take about 100-150 mg of benadryl a night for sleep. It makes my stomach feel odd and lowers balance and coordination, but was nothing like this. This one instantly struck me with fear. I "just knew" this was bad.
So, was this a seizure of some sort? Would the fact that I take both lamictal and klonopin daily have been the only reason I was able to "fight" the sensation that I was about to start convulsing at any point?
I'm scared and need some perspective from you guys. I know the general answer is go see a doctor, so there is no need to repeat it unless you really want to
Last night, I was on my computer when i started to feel weird. It was late so I shook it off as just being tired. Soon after I began to feel nauseous and had a weird tingling in my stomach like when you go down a drop on a rollercoaster.
I stood up and realized something was very wrong. My whole body was numb or tingling. I began to get double vision and also "choppy" vision (like trying to play a video that can't load fast enough and you just get one frame, miss a few, another frame, etc.). It also felt like I was in a fog.. Sort of like I was disconnected fom reality.
I was also shaky. Very very shaky. It felt like I was read to tense up and lose control at any second. I got these "electric shocks", especially if I looked at the tv that was on or looked around too fast. If anyone has ever had too much to drink, became nauseous and try to fight it, knowing that it you will throw up at some point whether you want to or not -- it was like that but instead of getting sick it felt like I was on the verge of convulsing. This feeling lasted at least 10 minutes before I don't remember anything.
I am prescribed klonopin and lamictal for reasons other than epilepsy, as well as wellbutrin. When I got the feeling that I might start convulsing, I ran to my medicine cabinet, grabbed some klonopin and chewed them, then sucked on another trying to get it into my system as fast as I could, since it is a benzo and can be used as an abortive. I also chugged a beer in hopes that it would rapidly lower activity in my cns while I was waiting for the benzos to get into my system. Then I don't remember anything. I may have convulsed or I may not have. I know before I lost my memory that it felt like if I were to lay down, I would instantly lose control and start thrashing. I also remember pacing around (it helped ease the shock sensations and random muscle tensioning, and gave me more "control"). Then the next thing I know I am waking up this morning. I don't know what caused the memory loss: klonopin (likely) or something else.
I also take about 100-150 mg of benadryl a night for sleep. It makes my stomach feel odd and lowers balance and coordination, but was nothing like this. This one instantly struck me with fear. I "just knew" this was bad.
So, was this a seizure of some sort? Would the fact that I take both lamictal and klonopin daily have been the only reason I was able to "fight" the sensation that I was about to start convulsing at any point?
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