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I had just finished the writing exams after my two years of preparatory class (a specific program we have in France to join the best business and engineering sc
by dlet 9y ago
I had just finished the writing exams after my two years of preparatory class (a specific program we have in France to join the best business and engineering schools). During the 2 weeks of exams, I was sleeping 3 hours a night on average.
When I woke up one morning, everything seemed really blurred. I could not precisely get where I was in the room and, when I tried to talk to my parents, they seemed really far away. I was also deeply tired and just wanted to sleep.
After 2 scary days like this, we went to a neurologist. He looked at me and asked my parents to leave the room. Looking at me, he told me: "I know you take hard drugs. Tell me anything about it so I can help you". I have never taken any drug. When he realized this, he did a lot of tests but found nothing. He just asked me to rest.
After 2 long weeks, I slowly got better and finally fully recovered. The neurologist told us it was probably some kind of burnout. It happened 2 other times few years after but it was less intense and I am now able to feel more precisely when I work too hard or sleep too little and that there are some risks.
- rikkus 9y ago> When I woke up one morning, everything seemed really blurred. I could not precisely get where I was in the room and, when I tried to talk to my parents, they seemed really far away. I was also deeply tired and just wanted to sleep. Things seeming too far away is called Teleopsia. I experience Alice In Wonderland Syndrome[1]. Last time I managed to get an audience with a neurologist - the top one in this hospital, because the others didn't have a clue what I was describing - he did the same to me: told me I must be taking lots of drugs. and that I was lying to him when I said I wasn't. Not useful.
- dlet 9y agoWhaou, really interesting. Sounds really like what I experienced. So maybe it was not a burnout. Thanks, you are better than my neurologist :p
- Xoros 9y agoThat's it. Talk of what happens to you wherever you can. You might be lucky to have someone heard about something similar. Of course it's the Internet and every advice must be taken with a grain of salt. But you never know. A close friend to my sister was getting more and more tired. She had multiples examination but her doctor could not find what she had. First luck she had, her father is a doctor, so she could talk to hers more easily that you or I could. Second luck she had, while one of those talks, another doctor passed by and heard them talking. It appears that she knew the symptoms from another patient she had in her own country and they finally could put a name on her illness (I can't recall what it was, and it's a very rare disease that explained no one knew about it) Third luck she had is that it was about time. 2 weeks later she would have die. So my point is, doctors are not as smart as they believe they are. And telling your story every time it's related to the conversation might result in a discovery like that. Hope your health stays ok !
- dlet 9y agoGreat advice, thanks :)
- drdeadringer 9y ago> Looking at me, he told me: "I know you take hard drugs. Tell me anything about it so I can help you". I have never taken any drug. I am so glad your doctor not only listened to you but eventually believed you. During non-drug but similar situations, I have found some doctors to be difficult in changing their mind on what is actually going on. "All patients lie" be as it may, but there's some "all doctors know what's right no questions asked" as well. Second opinions may save your life, or at least an uncorrected twisted spinal column's worth of suffering.