Help...I feel drunk all day

[frustrated patient]

Dear Doc,

About 6 months ago, I was driving down the highway and had a panic attack out of no where.  I am not sure where it came from.  I have had heart palpations for a long time but nothing has come of it.  They became worse so I worried about them.  I have been a worry my whole time.  I have pre-hypertension blood pressure and about 6 months when the panic attacks started began taking blood pressure medicine.  Since then I have had ECG, EKG, MRI, CT, CCTA and multiple extensive blood work and lab test done.  I have tried multiple anti-depressants and recently taking Wellbrutin and Buspar for depression and anxiety.  I was recently diagnosed with an Anxiexty Disorder that lead to depression but my bottom line question that no one can answer is....ever since this started 6 months NO MATTER how many medicines I take or currently taking I have this feeling that I am drunk or having a buzz like I have been drinking.  This feeling will not go away and none of the medications have helped this.  Do you have any suggsetions?

Frustrated....

[sideways]

I wake up dizzy, and feel as if I'm rushing, my face feels plactic, and I feel as though I'm drunk 24/7.  Doc says its depression, I dont know.  Been to doctor for the past 1 1/2 years with no diagnosis.  I'm frustrated, scared and just wish I could wake to my day feel normal, I felt normal in the past, I really would like that on a daily basis.

always me.......

[bubss]

hey there sounds like depresonalization disorder i also suffer from anxiety and have the same thing. you feel like your in a dream not quiet conected to your body properly eyes feel heavy in weird like not focuseing. head feels weird fuzzy ears feel blocked things look almost plastic foggy like ur in a glass vase. look it up depersonalization disorder

[Ryb]

I have the same feeling. My eyes feel very tired and I can sleep for hours on end. Anyone find any answers from doctors?

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

The drunk feeling that you are describing could a result of extreme tiredness or exhaustion. It could also be due to diabetes or an allery.
I would suggest you to try taking an OTC multivitamin everyday and see if it helps.

[baconmom]

I know the feeling all too well and have gone for all the tests. But the one test that did give me some answers was an Ambulatory EEG. It is where you need to wear the devise with at least 16 probes or leads for almost a week, and everytime you feel it worsen you have to press a button and that records your brain activity during that time. My results was that I was having seizures. The drunken feeling that I had 24/7 was seizure auras or mini seizures. It has been several years now since the sudden onset and am still working with my neurologist to find the right meds. for me. The meds. I'm on now (Keppra and Zonogran) help alot but I still get that feeling occationally. Meds. I've tried were Topamax, Dilantin, Lemictal, and others that I can't think of at the moment. Good luck to all that is going through this.

[mikethemaster]

Wow, all of this sounds so familiar.I have been experiencing all this for 9 months now.

bubbs, you put it so well: "you feel like your in a dream not quiet conected to your body properly eyes feel heavy in weird like not focuseing. head feels weird fuzzy ears feel blocked things look almost plastic foggy like ur in a glass vase"

I've described it as unreality and light-dream (as opposed to darker dreams at night, as your eyes are closed), but I think that the term that really gets at its essence is drunkenness. All my senses are muffled, dull. It's also become hard to focus, and my mind always feels fuzzy, clouded and veiled. I'm totally spaced out, my attention is terrible. In a crowded room or a grocery store my attention seems to be diffused over everything. Moreover, my body feels disconnected from me, like the real me is this tiny figure inside my head, watching from behind one of those soundproof glass walls.

I've realized that I'm having trouble with both forethought and memory, too. For example, my memory of last night (for which I was completely sober) is exactly like a memory of a night of heavy drinking was in the past. As for forethought, i have lost the ability to be mentally prepared, feel organically that I have obligations.

For me it is pretty much a steady stream of this ********. But sometimes I have pretty intense bouts. Is it the same for you all?

In 9 months I have seen two physicians, 2 psychologists, and have a neuropsychological evaluation next week--no one knows what's going on. I have been on a gluten-free diet for the past month, and have been taking fishoil and men's one-a-day vitamins for 4 months now. Not one thing has helped.

How the hell do you deal with this thing? baconmom, have you been successful in treating it?