Dealing with brain fog, memory loss, tremors, and heart palpitations... help?

Maybe I slipped up, but honestly, I’m just on edge because of this whole mess, and I know my doctor gave me the right direction... I’ve got an EEG scheduled for Tuesday at 8:00 AM, and then it’s just another week of waiting for the results to come back...

crimsongull20 said:Look, I'm no doctor, but based on how things are playing out and those symptoms, Excess alcohol seems like a logical possibility. Did a little digging and found some info suggesting that hitting the booze too hard all at once can actually cause brain damage. Maybe a neurologist would have more insight on that...

http://scienceblog.com/community/old...200110264.html

That’s exactly why I wrote it to him—so he wouldn't just "skip over" the fact that he needs to settle down and get his act together like a grown-up (is that too blunt? 🙂). He's too proud to admit it himself. But honestly, this could be the turning point.

I didn't get completely wasted like an idiot. I definitely overdid it, but I wasn't so out of it that I lost control of myself... My main concern is what kind of lasting damage brain scarring can actually cause, and whether the brain even possesses the capacity to recover from it...

For the record, I don't touch hard liquor or anything particularly heavy. It’s usually just beer or wine—mostly wine. That said, I’m not drinking to the point of being drunk every single day. It’s more like twice a month when I head out... I look around and see plenty of people around me who drink far more than I ever have, and they seem perfectly fine...

It really depends on when it happens and how bad it is—which specific part of the brain we're talking about. It’s just like recovering from a concussion. You know how it goes: some people bounce back quickly, some struggle a bit, some don't recover at all, and a few almost get back to 100%...

Is there an actual medical treatment available, or is the brain just expected to find its own way back to a baseline on its own in a situation like this...

Jonathan Morris40 said:I know plenty of people who drink way more than I do and they're perfectly fine.

That’s a pretty weak analogy. Look at pro athletes—some deal with cancer, high blood pressure, or diabetes, while some overweight people have zero issues. We aren't all built the same.

There isn't just a magic pill to cure a stroke. The brain either recovers to some degree or it doesn't. And most people don't just suffer one stroke. Unless it happens to be their first and last.

So why the panic? Just wait for the test results. We've already gone over every possible condition. You can't expect to know everything instantly. You also have to be prepared for the possibility that they won't find anything—that happens more often than you think. People spend years seeing doctors without ever getting a clear diagnosis.

Jonathan Morris40 said:I didn't get trashed like an idiot. I drank too much, sure, but I wasn't totally out of it. What kind of lasting damage does brain scarring cause, and can the brain actually recover?

By the way, I don't touch hard liquor. Just beer or wine. Mostly wine. Not enough to be drunk every day, though. Just maybe twice a month when I go out. I know plenty of heavy drinkers around me who haven't had any issues...

Everyone has a different tolerance.

Ethanol is a serious toxin. Here, look at this: http://theneuronetwork.com/forum/top...xicity-and-the

Ethanol is known to elicit neurotoxicity characterized by ataxia, loss of coordination, hyperexcitation, convulsions, and paralysis. Excess alcohol consumption alters neuronal growth and causes striking neuronal degeneration and cell death in several brain regions, resulting in loss of memory and cognitive impairments.

Probably wise to cut it out, at least until you figure out what's going on with you...

I’m not trying to make any accusations here, I’m simply looking to have an informative discussion. I am interested in exploring every possible solution available to me. Is there an issue with that?

As far as I’m concerned, I have no trouble walking away from excess alcohol for good... especially if it's having such a direct impact on my health.

Jonathan Morris40 said:Especially when it hits my health directly.

It affects everyone. For instance, I can't handle even two glasses of wine, let alone anything stronger. I immediately get poisoning symptoms—vomiting, headaches... my old man was the same way. That's why I don't touch alcohol at all.

So, that kind of intolerance isn't actually that rare...

Jonathan Morris40 said:I’m not making any accusations. I’m just having an informational discussion. I want to look into every possible solution. Is that a problem?

It’s not a problem, it just doesn't make much sense. It could be something else entirely. If you're the type who stays calm and just gathers data, then fine. But most people just get worked up when they start reading stuff online.

Does anyone know of any pills that can help ease dizziness? It’s been making everything such a struggle for me over the last few days...

My grandma takes Betaserc, but you can't just pick that up off the shelf without a doctor's prescription. Honestly, I'm not even sure if it's doing much for her; she still complains about feeling dizzy all the time. 🤷

Jonathan Morris40 said:Hey everyone... I’ll try to be as concise as possible while explaining my symptoms clearly.

Basically, I drank quite a bit over the weekend (Friday, Feb 15th) and spent Saturday nursing a hangover. To be fair, I felt somewhat better by the afternoon, and later on, some friends gathered at my place. My head was pounding, so I took an andol 100. I didn't drink anything else on Saturday.

Around 10 PM that night, I suddenly felt a headache coming on along with some dizziness. I looked around at everything, and everyone seemed strange to me—it was almost like I was experiencing dissociation. I stepped outside for some fresh air, but I wasn't doing well. After a little while, I started shaking; my heart began racing uncontrollably, and I felt terrible—like I was about to collapse. Physically, I felt fine, but mentally, things were a complete disaster. Afterward, I sat down on the bed, turned pale as a ghost, developed dark circles under my eyes, and broke out in a cold sweat within about 15 seconds; I was literally dripping. I lay down, and a friend checked my pulse; it was around 82 BPM and irregular, with significant pauses between beats.

As I lay there, my right leg started twitching violently on its own. I just stared around at my surroundings as if they were imaginary; I had absolutely no sense of time or space. I lay there for five hours, yet it felt like I had only been in bed for ten minutes.

Additionally, whenever I tried to speak, I would stop mid-sentence because my brain would just freeze up, and I wouldn't remember what I was trying to say. It was simply as if my consciousness and my brain weren't functioning properly.

My vision and hearing were also completely distorted. What worries me most is that even though some time has passed since that evening—I managed to get some sleep and woke up the next day feeling drastically better—I am still having these gaps where I lose my memory; one day at work, I couldn't even recall what I had actually done that day.

To make matters worse, the condition isn't improving. My head still feels "off," and my spatial perception is heavily warped—it's similar to that disorienting sensation you get when you're jolted awake from a deep sleep and start pacing around the room. It's much like vertigo.

These symptoms are incredibly bizarre, and searching the internet hasn't yielded any helpful answers. I would really appreciate some guidance on what the smartest next steps might be.

Does anyone have a rough idea of what this could be, or what kind of tests I should expect to undergo at the doctor's office?

Thank you all so much in advance for your help and time. 🙂

P.S.: Please don't feel obligated to give me grim or dark prognoses. Honestly, I've already braced myself for just about anything. 🙂

I forgot to mention, I'm 26 years old. I haven't had any prior health issues, though I did have meningitis as a child.

I experienced these exact symptoms when my blood sugar crashed hard.. I don't have diabetes, but mine drops occasionally, and if I don't get it back up, it gets really nasty.. It's the worst feeling ever.

Megan Hernandez73 said:I experienced those exact symptoms when my blood sugar crashed... I don't have diabetes, but it drops on me every once in a while, and if I don't get it back up immediately, things get pretty nasty.. It's honestly one of the worst feelings imaginable..

I deal with these symptoms on a daily basis, though I've never actually had any issues with my blood sugar levels. 🤷

So you're saying Betaserc requires a prescription? Is there something more "over-the-counter," if you know what I mean, that I can just pick up at a pharmacy without one?

I honestly can't say I’ve ever experienced that at any point in my life... and even now, I don't really deal with much beyond the occasional stumble. Though, I have to admit—after that very first, rather drastic fall, it took me months to fully get back on my feet.🤷 But I've never actually had all those symptoms hitting me intensely for days on end like that.🤔

Jonathan Morris40 said:I deal with these symptoms on a daily basis. I've never had any issues with sugar. 🤷

So you're saying Betaserc requires a prescription? Is there something more "over-the-counter," if you want me to put it that way, that I can just pick up at the drugstore?

The instructions literally state it's prescription-only. My advice? Don't take anything right now on your own. No supplements, no random pills, nothing you hear about being "good for this." Just don't.

I get it. You're spooked, and it's frustrating not knowing what's going on. But messing around with supplements or meds before you actually have a diagnosis is a great way to make things much worse. Wait until you see the test results and hear what the doctors have to say.

melloworca6 said:The instructions clearly state this is prescription-only. My advice is to avoid taking anything on your own for now—not supplements, not "natural" remedies, nothing you’ve just heard might help...

I realize you're feeling anxious right now, and it's incredibly frustrating not knowing what's going on, but messing around with random supplements or medications before you have a diagnosis could easily make things much worse. Just wait until the test results come back and see what the doctors actually tell you...

Honestly, I'm not even that worried about whatever they might find; if it's my time to kick the bucket, then it's my time, and there's nothing to be done about it. It won't be the first time or the last. I'll just reincarnate (hopefully as someone more modern like Ava Karabatić 🤣 ) and move on... 😁

What really gets under my skin is this current state I'm in, especially because of this distorted sense of consciousness that simply won't let up. That's why I was looking for something to take the edge off. If you all say to stay away from everything, then fine, I won't take anything... 😍

There is one other thing I've noticed. I get restless in the evenings, which is something I've mentioned a few times now, and it's been my primary symptom over the last four days or so. I'll try to fall asleep, struggle for three hours, and then suddenly it's like I just black out into sleep. But leading up to that, my leg won't stop moving, my hand is twitching, I'm tossing and turning, and the dizziness just intensifies...

When I wake up in the morning, my body feels relaxed, and I feel a mild lightheadedness—the kind you get when you first wake up—but that distorted sense of awareness is still there, though it's relatively less intense than it is at night...

I've realized that as the day winds down, the symptoms seem to escalate. Also, I don't feel any mental exhaustion during the day, which makes me think this whole situation might actually be my body's way of manifesting some sort of deep fatigue...

I have the weekend off and I'm home alone, so I'm going to try to rest today, head to bed early, and stay in bed tomorrow as long as humanly possible. Perhaps some form of exhaustion truly did throw me off balance, and that's primarily why I'm feeling so low...

melloworca6 said:She does, my grandmother takes Betaserc, though you aren't going to walk into a CVS and grab it without a specialist's prescription. Honestly, I'm skeptical about how much it actually helps; she's still constantly complaining about that dizzy, spinning sensation in her head. 🤷

I managed to pick up some Betaserc at the pharmacy, so I guess $40.
Are you dealing with any issues in your cervical spine?

Sophia Moore38 said:I picked up some Betaserc from the pharmacy, though I'm not entirely sure about it$40.
Are you dealing with any issues in your neck or lower back?

Not specifically, but my lifestyle involves sitting at a desk for about seven hours a day on average for work, so lately my back has been giving me quite a bit of trouble...

My neck isn't really an issue, though...