In need of serious help.

[darknecrotic]

Hello everyone. I don't know where else to turn, or where to start.

About three weeks ago, I was sitting around listening to music when all of a sudden I felt like something went wrong. It's hard for me to explain but I feel like my vision is off, like I'm in a dream. Like I'm not alert or focused. It's hard for me to watch TV or Movies and I'm having a hard time gauging how loud certain sounds are. Basically, I'm dazed and confused. Sleeping, eating healthy, drinking lots of water, etc. doesn't seem to make it go away.

Since I'm on Lexapro, I started out by seeing a psychiatrist. He told me he had no idea what my problem was, and that it shouldn't be linked to my medication. The only thing he could suggest was that I was oversleeping, but I changed my sleeping habits and nothing has changed.

Then I went to General Physician, who found nothing and suggested I go to an ENT and a Neurologist. The ENT told me that he found nothing, and the Neurologist had me take a c-scan that came out perfectly normal. The last place to go is a Ophthalmologist. I had blood tests taken for lyme, diabetes and all sorts of other things, which all came out normal. The ENT had me go to an audiologist to check my hearing, but ears came out grade A.

It's a good thing that I'm on break, because I'm positive I wouldn't be able to concentrate in class like this.

The day before this happened, I was screwing around and downed a bottle of Jack Daniels, but everyone tells me that wouldn't make me feel like this for so long.

I'm over all not a very depressed person. I take Lexapro for anxiety. The way I have been feeling though has seemed to have made me depressed, but wouldn't you be? To be honest, I'd rather be dead than feel like this forever.

I really don't know where else to post this, but my symptoms sound like they could be depression, anxiety etc.. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

[inneedofhelp82]

Can you talk to your allergist again to see if that will help. I say anxiety because i suffer from severe anxiety and i get like that and it really scares me.
Do you feel like that all the time or just sometimes?
In what way do you think your life is in danger?
I don't think you drank to make it go away, its very hard for anxiety suffers to drink as alochol makes anxiety worse.
I'm no expert but i do know that alochol only stays in your system for so long and an allergic reaction wouldn't still be there when its out of your system.
I hope you get some relief from it soon. Take care

[darknecrotic]

I do not believe it is anxiety. I'm pretty aware of what is anxiety and what is not. I also don't want people to this that I was drinking to make this feeling go away, I feel like drinking brought on this problem. I don't drink, but my friend bought a bottle of Jack Daniels, drank about 1/4 and for once I decided to down the rest.

Sometimes I wonder if it is allergy related. I took allergy shots for 4 years straight and the allergist basically told me that they weren't helping me and to stop coming back.

I'm just very afraid this problem will never go away. If I cannot shake this feeling, I fear my life is in danger.

[inneedofhelp82]

I agree with the previous post it sounds alot like anxiety to me i get like that sometimes where i feel not real not part of this world it is scary but its a symptom of high anxiety and you mentioned in your post that you already have anxiety. It will go away when you feel less anxious, as worrying about it seems to make it last longer.
I hope the anxiety forum can help.

[Jade59]

Hello, below is the link (I hope :) to the anxiety forum.  Put your post over there and EVERYONE will understand what is happening to you.  Your psych said he had no idea what your problem was?  How odd since this sounds like a classic anxiety symptom to me.  I've felt this dreamlike way of being my entire life.  Different levels of it and you're right, it's very hard to concentrate.  

Besides the obvious, it's not a good idea to drink on top on anti-depressants since it's counterproductive.  As Ginger pointed out, alcohol is a depressant and will only make you feel much worse so you shouldn't do that again.  

Here's the link and good luck!

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Anxiety/show/71?camp=msc

[ginger899]

You're welcome. And I hope this weird feeling goes away soon.

[darknecrotic]

I should have been more specific, I downed 3/4 of a pint of JD. Next time I go to the doctor, I will have my liver enzymes tested. Thank you for the response.

[ginger899]

Look I'm no WAY any kind of expert with mood disorders or anything like that.

But I'm just wondering if that (heck of a lot of) alcohol could have some bearing on this. That is a LOT of strong alcohol to drink in one sitting! Especially mixed with anti-anxiety drugs (or drunk while they are in your system) That amount could be enough to give most people alcohol-poisoning. No matter what anyone you spoke to says about it. They are just being "uber-cool" and not realistic.
OK you survived it! But it could have messed with your liver enzymes. Get them checked out.
If you drink lots of water of course it will do some good to flush your system. Peppermint or Spearmint herbal tea will also help (much as you might hate it...?)
But as alcohol is a 'depressive' (ie it depresses the nervous system) that could account for your weird and unpleasant mood.

That is only my opinion, and a thought I had while reading this. But as I said, I am really not in a position to give someone advice on mood-disorders. And my ideas might be wrong. Good luck anyway.