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I was in an ICU for a week after a cardiac arrest. I don't remember much of it other than a lot of hallicunations. I had family there to advocate for me, but t
by dheera 4y ago
I was in an ICU for a week after a cardiac arrest. I don't remember much of it other than a lot of hallicunations.
I had family there to advocate for me, but there's no way in hell I would have been able to advocate for myself. I was literally seeing things around me in the ICU room that didn't exist. My family were probably the only ones that realized that that wasn't the real me.
The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery, and I have full working memory of that normal patient room.
- chki 4y ago> The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery To be fair (and this is also true for the article itself), it might be difficult to distinguish cause and effect here. Being moved into less intensive care means that you are more stable which might lead to other issues becoming better in the following days regardless of whether you are in the ICU or not.
- Sevii 4y agoHallucinations are one of the most common symptoms of sleep deprivation.