"Trip Report": Weirdest thing happened to me [non-gambling]
Anyway, I think nothing of it. And a few minutes later, everything is getting really distorted looking. Like tunnel vision. Then my vision starts to look like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgbYd1wDsJs but not all over, just in patches. Like straight ahead there'd be a square that'd look like that, then another one that's up and to the left, another up to the right, and another down and to the right. Now I'm starting to get a little worried. Worst part is, I still got another 25 minutes or so before I go on break. Uh Oh.
A few minutes pass and all of a sudden I'm in this weird almost out-of-this-world state, like I'm on acid, shrooms, or super duper baked out of my mind. Like if someone's talking to me, I hear them talking but I'm not registering what they're saying. And now I'm thinking what the f*ck is going on? I'm in no position to be on a table right now dealing. Of course, I should'a asked a floor person or a dealer standing floor (dual-rate I guess you call them) to tap me off the table so I can go to the bathroom or get some water or something. But in whatever mental state I was in.....it was like I couldn't form a sentence or talk to someone. Feels like I'm trapped in my mind -- like I'm paralyzed and want to say "Help me!!!" but I can't say anything. [I wasn't paralyzed, though.] Oh yeah, I also got really hot and started to sweat a good amount [not like dripping wet, though].
Finally it's break time and I'm still feeling all f*cked up. Ten or fifteen minutes later, everything is back to normal.....and it's like nothing ever happened.
I haven't been feeling stressed out, depressed or sad, nothing like that. Haven't done any drugs for a few years now. I hadn't drank any alcohol before my shift or taken any medication or nothing. Wasn't sleep deprived either. Just totally, out of the random, not explainable.
So now here's the weird part. A few years ago (2 or maybe 3?) when I was in college, a very similar thing happened to me. I was watching The Walking Dead on Netflix in my dorm room one night and all of a sudden I start to feel really hot. Had a little water, but that didn't help. A few moments later, I get sick to my stomach and I head toward the bathroom. Throw up in the toilet a good amount....and all of a sudden I go into this weird crazy state (like the one described above) where it feels like I'm on acid/shrooms, I go into some mental trip state thing and all hell breaks loose. I don't remember the specifics, but, probably 30-45 minutes later, everything winds down and I'm back to my normal self and everything is A OK.
So yeah, that's my "trip report".
As long as you don't start carrying around golden monkeys everything is probably fine, other than that brain tumor.Quote: RSSo a few days ago I was at work, dealing. Nothing happened earlier that was memorable or out of the ordinary. Anyway, I'm on a dead table (no one playing), and I notice one of those weird eye-fuzzies floating around. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9I2JJTfaw0 ) You know, the things that show up when you just wake up, or you stand up too quickly, or you push on your eyes for a little while and open 'em. Yeah, that.
Anyway, I think nothing of it. And a few minutes later, everything is getting really distorted looking. Like tunnel vision. Then my vision starts to look like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgbYd1wDsJs but not all over, just in patches. Like straight ahead there'd be a square that'd look like that, then another one that's up and to the left, another up to the right, and another down and to the right. Now I'm starting to get a little worried. Worst part is, I still got another 25 minutes or so before I go on break. Uh Oh.
A few minutes pass and all of a sudden I'm in this weird almost out-of-this-world state, like I'm on acid, shrooms, or super duper baked out of my mind. Like if someone's talking to me, I hear them talking but I'm not registering what they're saying. And now I'm thinking what the f*ck is going on? I'm in no position to be on a table right now dealing. Of course, I should'a asked a floor person or a dealer standing floor (dual-rate I guess you call them) to tap me off the table so I can go to the bathroom or get some water or something. But in whatever mental state I was in.....it was like I couldn't form a sentence or talk to someone. Feels like I'm trapped in my mind -- like I'm paralyzed and want to say "Help me!!!" but I can't say anything. [I wasn't paralyzed, though.] Oh yeah, I also got really hot and started to sweat a good amount [not like dripping wet, though].
Finally it's break time and I'm still feeling all f*cked up. Ten or fifteen minutes later, everything is back to normal.....and it's like nothing ever happened.
I haven't been feeling stressed out, depressed or sad, nothing like that. Haven't done any drugs for a few years now. I hadn't drank any alcohol before my shift or taken any medication or nothing. Wasn't sleep deprived either. Just totally, out of the random, not explainable.
So now here's the weird part. A few years ago (2 or maybe 3?) when I was in college, a very similar thing happened to me. I was watching The Walking Dead on Netflix in my dorm room one night and all of a sudden I start to feel really hot. Had a little water, but that didn't help. A few moments later, I get sick to my stomach and I head toward the bathroom. Throw up in the toilet a good amount....and all of a sudden I go into this weird crazy state (like the one described above) where it feels like I'm on acid/shrooms, I go into some mental trip state thing and all hell breaks loose. I don't remember the specifics, but, probably 30-45 minutes later, everything winds down and I'm back to my normal self and everything is A OK.
So yeah, that's my "trip report".
Quote: rdw4potusWhat you're describing is almost exactly what migraine headaches feel like to me.
Didn't read but a few sentences before I was thinking the same thing.
See a neurologist. Seriously. Some people, like rdw and occasionally me, get inconvenienced by them. Just a spot of weirdness and then it passes. Others, like typical me, get them to the point that I'd kill myself if only I had the capacity to operate even a butter knife. I'm talking pain the likes of which you cannot comprehend and that I cannot describe. Pain that has caused me to create an entirely new scale and have to ask the ER nurse which scale to use. I say this as someone who bangs a dislocated shoulder back in place and keeps on playing.
Since you're a working man, in charge of items of high value, and, I assume, commute to work, you should have something available to address this. At the very least, it'll educate yourself and hopefully allow you to understand and avoid triggers. The ones you've had sound like mere inconveniences. Get one like I've had and it'll change your life.
Some people who have seizures have service dogs. Those dogs are trained to sense the aura and make you alert that the seizure is about to happen so that you can get into a seated or laying position to keep from other injuries.
Made me think of this
Quote: EvenBobSounds like a mini stroke or blood sugar to me.
Mini stroke for sure. Had a few myself. Finally a not so mini occurred. They don't do much for you at the hospital, just a CAT scan and give you baby aspirin, check your blood, tell you to eat healthy foods. It it's a tumor, the CAT scan will show it I guess. Best wishes for a continued healthy life. These things don't always happen again, so the Doctors told me.
RS: See a doctor. Get checked out. Don't make the mistake of ignoring what could be some sort of warning sign (I hope not). And don't make the mistake of thinking because you are young and seemingly healthy that you are invincible....your not.
Quote: kewljOne of the really bad things about the internet, is people start diagnosing themselves (I have been guilty of researching medical issues for both my partner and myself). This is even worse. You are taking medical advice and opinions from people that are on a message board.....a gambling message board. :/
RS: See a doctor. Get checked out. Don't make the mistake of ignoring what could be some sort of warning sign (I hope not). And don't make the mistake of thinking because you are young and seemingly healthy that you are invincible....your not.
You are correct of course.....however....over here we only have FOX News Channel....and they have these Doctors on daily plus a weekend half hour show....without fail, at the end of the segment(apx 60 seconds) or show, they say "discuss it with your Doctor"....if you did so, you would be on the phone or in the Doctors office every day. Each and every day. It's assumed by TV Doctors that their colleagues have time to talk with patients every day on the phone. That's reserved for the very rich.
Happened to my wife for the same type of thing. And getting the privilege back after 6 months took another year. Had to go before a Judge. A huge pain in the ass!
I'm not trying to discourage you from getting it checked out, just a heads up. We were blindsided with it so I'm trying to keep that from happening to you.
One of the stupidest things I ever did was, while having chest pains, I went on webmd.com
Bottom line, see a doctor.
2) What kind of drugs did you used to do? I've never done anything hard, but I always research thoroughly anything I would have tried in college, etc... I read and was confirmed (from a former acid user - although this is just hearsay) that you can have relapse trips years and decades later. If you used to do acid, you could be having a relapse trip (which from my readings in 2007-2008 may last the rest of your life). While apparently uncommon, and even uncommon among acid users (usually only the frequent users for years were most prevalent) I read that it was plausible for anyone who's even done acid once to have 1-X relapses randomly throughout the years for decades (which might explain why 2-3 years ago you had one as well). Interestingly enough though if I recall correctly they said they could last "up to an hour" at most, which would lead me to believe most were about 30-45 minutes...
Quote: Romes1) See a doctor.
2) What kind of drugs did you used to do? I've never done anything hard, but I always research thoroughly anything I would have tried in college, etc... I read and was confirmed (from a former acid user - although this is just hearsay) that you can have relapse trips years and decades later. If you used to do acid, you could be having a relapse trip (which from my readings in 2007-2008 may last the rest of your life). While apparently uncommon, and even uncommon among acid users (usually only the frequent users for years were most prevalent) I read that it was plausible for anyone who's even done acid once to have 1-X relapses randomly throughout the years for decades (which might explain why 2-3 years ago you had one as well). Interestingly enough though if I recall correctly they said they could last "up to an hour" at most, which would lead me to believe most were about 30-45 minutes...
He did say he used previously. Not what or how much, but I assume when he says "as if I was on acid, shrooms, or really baked", he knows what he's talking about.
I and my friends have had them. Forget physiological stuff like it being stored in the fat, brain, or spine and then being released. A'int never seen a shred of proof, and having beaten myself as bad as I have, I should've had at least one as the result of extreme weight loss, a bang to the head, or compression of spine. I haven't. Psychological, on the other hand, has happened several times, as well as to my friends. Sometimes it was a smell, often times a certain piece of music. The ones I had during my using phase were quite intense. I remember being on a parts run when "Feels So Good" by Sonique came on the radio. Suddenly, it was like a Skittles commercial and an Old Spice commercial had a baby, and I was driving through the results. Totally sober, yet totally geeked out of my mind. Since then, and not for several years, any I've had have been remote. Just a wisp of memories that may or may not catch my attention. The most extreme of these cause an increase in heart rate and perspiration, and not much else.
Most of the "experts" here (See also: random ass people) are pointing towards migraine or stroke. Both are serious neurological issues that need attention. Get thee to a sawbones, posthaste.
Never done acid. Did shrooms twice [within a few days of each other]. I think I did E like 6 or 7 times...probably averaged 2 pills each time. Smoked a good amount for about a year n a half I think. But that's pretty much it.
But now y'all got me all scared thinking I had a stroke/mini-stroke. A migraine I could deal with [doesn't sound as bad?]. But the experience wasn't painful.
So what do I do, call up my doctor, "Hey doc, I think I had a mini-stroke...." ?
In a way it's good to know this isn't completely uncommon. I wonder how common this kind of thing actually is. ?
Quote: RS...So what do I do, call up my doctor, "Hey doc, I think I had a mini-stroke...." ?
More like:
"Hi, I'd like to make an appointment with Dr. X"
"And the reason for the visit?"
"I was at work, got super hot/sweaty, and started hilucinating for about 30-40 minutes... and no I didn't do any drugs, I was sober."
"Does Thursday at 8am work?"
"Yep, see you then."
"Thanks, have a nice day."
Quote: RSSo what do I do, call up my doctor, "Hey doc, I think I had a mini-stroke...." ?
In a way it's good to know this isn't completely uncommon. I wonder how common this kind of thing actually is. ?
Do what Romes said.
Call your primary and explain briefly that you "weirded out" (use better wording than that). They'll bring you in to your general physician where he'll give a routine check (eyes, ears, heart stuff) and there you can describe in detail everything that happened and any pertinent history. After that, you'll likely be scheduled for a neurologist visit (specialist copay, but whatever. Do it.) There you'll explain in detail again, he'll ask more specific questions, and good chance you'll get an MRI or CT of your dome. A few minutes of banging and loud noises later, you schedule a follow up and you go home.
In the follow up, they'll show you the inside of your head and point out concerns, if any. And then whatever happens, happens. If stroke, I have no idea. No experience. If migraines, they'll educate you on what they are, ways you can avoid them, and likely offer you Imitrex to manage them.
Either way, the brain is everything. You are nothing without it. Nothing. So give it attention. There is zero further damage you can do by seeing the medic. Between peace of mind and early detection, there is unlimited gain you can receive by going to the doc. You're in gaming, you can see this is a good bet. And even if this was a silly, rarely occurring, and painless migraine episode, getting one while you're doing 80 in traffic makes it life threatening.
Go, and be well.
Quote: RSSo a few days ago I was at work, dealing. Nothing happened earlier that was memorable or out of the ordinary. Anyway, I'm on a dead table (no one playing), and I notice one of those weird eye-fuzzies floating around. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9I2JJTfaw0 ) You know, the things that show up when you just wake up, or you stand up too quickly, or you push on your eyes for a little while and open 'em. Yeah, that.
Anyway, I think nothing of it. And a few minutes later, everything is getting really distorted looking. Like tunnel vision. Then my vision starts to look like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgbYd1wDsJs but not all over, just in patches. Like straight ahead there'd be a square that'd look like that, then another one that's up and to the left, another up to the right, and another down and to the right. Now I'm starting to get a little worried. Worst part is, I still got another 25 minutes or so before I go on break. Uh Oh.
A few minutes pass and all of a sudden I'm in this weird almost out-of-this-world state, like I'm on acid, shrooms, or super duper baked out of my mind. Like if someone's talking to me, I hear them talking but I'm not registering what they're saying. And now I'm thinking what the f*ck is going on? I'm in no position to be on a table right now dealing. Of course, I should'a asked a floor person or a dealer standing floor (dual-rate I guess you call them) to tap me off the table so I can go to the bathroom or get some water or something. But in whatever mental state I was in.....it was like I couldn't form a sentence or talk to someone. Feels like I'm trapped in my mind -- like I'm paralyzed and want to say "Help me!!!" but I can't say anything. [I wasn't paralyzed, though.] Oh yeah, I also got really hot and started to sweat a good amount [not like dripping wet, though].
Finally it's break time and I'm still feeling all f*cked up. Ten or fifteen minutes later, everything is back to normal.....and it's like nothing ever happened.
I haven't been feeling stressed out, depressed or sad, nothing like that. Haven't done any drugs for a few years now. I hadn't drank any alcohol before my shift or taken any medication or nothing. Wasn't sleep deprived either. Just totally, out of the random, not explainable.
So now here's the weird part. A few years ago (2 or maybe 3?) when I was in college, a very similar thing happened to me. I was watching The Walking Dead on Netflix in my dorm room one night and all of a sudden I start to feel really hot. Had a little water, but that didn't help. A few moments later, I get sick to my stomach and I head toward the bathroom. Throw up in the toilet a good amount....and all of a sudden I go into this weird crazy state (like the one described above) where it feels like I'm on acid/shrooms, I go into some mental trip state thing and all hell breaks loose. I don't remember the specifics, but, probably 30-45 minutes later, everything winds down and I'm back to my normal self and everything is A OK.
So yeah, that's my "trip report".
Until you posted, I didn't know this wasn't normal? j/k
Does anyone else have those "floaters" in their vision? Like a single strand of lint that moves across your line of sight when you turn your head fast
I was laughing at myself the other day, I had such an intense floater coming across my vision I thought it was a cockroach scurrying across the floor.
As mentioned, see the best Dr. you can. Are you drinking enough water, like in dehydrating?
Quote: petroglyphAs mentioned, see the best Dr. you can. Are you drinking enough water, like in dehydrating?
Good point. I don't think I've been drinking enough water. That is one similarity (I think) between the event the other day and what happened a few years ago. I'll be sure to try to drink more water from now on. Actually, I've been meaning to drink more water lately, but for some reason I always forget. [The main reason is because I hate buying water at the store, because it's so heavy, I hate having to carry it up the stairs into my condo.....although that is a stupid excuse.]
Quote: petroglyphDoes anyone else have those "floaters" in their vision? Like a single strand of lint that moves across your line of sight when you turn your head fast
Quote: GWAEI get them but I am being treated for high blood pressure.
Couple things at play. Forgive my (lack of) terminology. I've been up 30hrs straight and it's been a long time since my last Bio class =p
Everyone has floaters. They eye forms early, when the fetus still has it's "weird" properties. Some of these things, while part of our code, are no longer part of our evolved form. Things like the third eyelid and that thing (can't remember name) in the mouth/nose that receives pheromone signals. Some, like the appendix, stick around. Others are absorbed in development. But since the eye is sealed tight and sealed early, remnants of early development have nowhere to go. They're just itty bitty pieces of your fetal body, permanently trapped in your vitreous humor (eye juice).
Floaters (the flashy kind) can be triggered by BP. I get them all the time in hockey, usually right as I reach the wall that signals I'm about to pass out. The eyes are crazy sensitive, as anyone who's pressed there hand against them and rubbed can attest. Pressure stimulates them, whether from exterior force like a rub or interior such as blood pressure.
Floaters can be a sign of bad news. I think it's called macular degeneration, or maybe detached retina, or maybe both. But it's basically your eye falling apart from within. If you've noticed floaters, you've probably been aware of them for a long time. If you're aware of them, you know what to expect. If those expectation begin to be exceeded, see a doctor.
http://www.sparkletts.com/Quote: RSI hate having to carry it up the stairs into my condo.....although that is a stupid excuse.]
Quote: AxelWolfhttp://www.sparkletts.com/
Excellent idea Axel.
RS, I have as many excuses as the next person. How about a water filter upstairs just one time and make your own? Most bottled waters aren't what we think they are.
I test my waters for ph, most of the store bought water is "hot" or very acidic, including Dasani [ with minerals added back in] and aqua fina. Distilled water isn't good for a person after a while either. Some is just bottled tap water, with just a bit of added BPA. It is actually a pretty deep rabbit hole that I went down.
I have been asked several times lately to rate myself according to this scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale It can tell you a lot about your digestion and hydration level. Either extreme needs attention.
Quote: RSI'm still alive, Axel.
Never done acid. Did shrooms twice [within a few days of each other]. I think I did E like 6 or 7 times...probably averaged 2 pills each time. Smoked a good amount for about a year n a half I think. But that's pretty much it.
But now y'all got me all scared thinking I had a stroke/mini-stroke. A migraine I could deal with [doesn't sound as bad?]. But the experience wasn't painful.
So what do I do, call up my doctor, "Hey doc, I think I had a mini-stroke...." ?
In a way it's good to know this isn't completely uncommon. I wonder how common this kind of thing actually is. ?
ecstasy pills and brain damage
