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Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by tomcam »

centimeter wrote: post #168
tomcam wrote: post #56

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Man, I would like to hear any details on the situation at all that you are willing to provide. When it happened, what you felt like during the experience, what happened upon recovery… The whole thing.

I think this was around July 2017. Most prominent symptoms were severe brain fog and lack of attention (to the point where I could not perform basic tasks like reading multiple sentences), problems with balance, and loss of appetite. Secondary problems included irregular heartbeat, wildly varying sensations of body temperature (without necessarily having a fever), sensitivity to light and sound, and several others. O…

Well that's fricking terrifying. Thanks for the followup, and I wish you the best.

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by therealx »

phobosanomaly wrote: post #179
intricatedetail wrote: post #154

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I had a week course of Zolpidem and it only worked first two nights. The rest was what some describe as the visit of a walrus. I thought I was sleeping but I was doing things.

Could you elaborate on that phrase 'visit of a walrus?' I googled around and found that walruses sleep in some pretty weird positions. Is that what you're referring to? Super curious.

Op was most likely referring to the Beatles song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Walrus

Edit, just kidding, it's this: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ambien-walrus

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by therealx »

BuzzwordBingo wrote: post #175
bxtt wrote: post #44

I’ve been taking Zolpidem for about 13 years now and suffer from addiction. I’ve sought treatment for this but it doesn’t work as now I cannot sleep without taking something. If you haven’t taken Z-type sleeping aids, I would definitely suggest not to start, as from experience the consequences outweigh the benefits. I’ve lost a considerable amount of friends/reputation/etc. from the abuse. Every experience that you h…

Seriously, tell your doctor. They will stop prescribing these and help you find an alternative that works and has less potential for misuse.

Op should work with their doctor to taper off.

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by therealx »

centimeter wrote: post #168
tomcam wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Man, I would like to hear any details on the situation at all that you are willing to provide. When it happened, what you felt like during the experience, what happened upon recovery… The whole thing.

I think this was around July 2017. Most prominent symptoms were severe brain fog and lack of attention (to the point where I could not perform basic tasks like reading multiple sentences), problems with balance, and loss of appetite. Secondary problems included irregular heartbeat, wildly varying sensations of body temperature (without necessarily having a fever), sensitivity to light and sound, and several others. O…

Sounds similar to when I had a concussion. It was such a minor hit, I didnt even realized I had something that could cause those kinds of side effects. I'm glad you feel better :)

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by therealx »

nitrogen wrote: post #51
agency wrote: post #47

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Zolpidem is Ambien, which is notorious for its interesting side-effects https://www.healthline.com/health/side-effects-of-taking-amb...

I would never take Ambien myself after someone I know was prescribed it, and instead of sleeping they would black out, blast techno/dance music in their apartment, and scream at the top of their lungs while stomping up and down ("dancing"). Then post about it on social media. All without remembering it, or with only hazy memories.

Those people typically have not had any experiance with benzos and are over perscribed. 3mg is equal to 60mg of valium. Someone with no benzo tolerance getting 60mg of valium is going to blackout and act stupid too.

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by therealx »

mariopt wrote: post #138
uberduper wrote: post #41

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Ever tried Hydroxyzine for sleep? It's an anti-anxiety med that was prescribed to me for insomnia after zolpidem and the other popular non-benzo hypnotics had the opposite effects on me. Hydroxyzine works ok for me. Not great. Flexirol + hydrocodone work fantastic for me, but that's not a viable option.

The only one I tried was trazodone, half a pill is enough to induce sleep but falling asleep and waking up doesn't fells nice. 15 minutes after taking the pill I get a sensation that I can only describe as "being poisoned", in the morning I get a long lasting headache for 4+ hours. Antidepressants are prescribed as a "safer" alternative to zolpidem/dangerous medication but there is some controversy in the medical com…

Trazodone literally poisoned me. My body couldnt break it down, and I ended up with worse than double vision, very impared thinking, no balance, and more. It started getting better the next day but took a few days to really get back to any kind of "normal"

Re: Severe brain injury and paralysis temporarily reversed with a sleeping pill

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Post by phobosanomaly »

therealx wrote: post #182
phobosanomaly wrote: post #179

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Could you elaborate on that phrase 'visit of a walrus?' I googled around and found that walruses sleep in some pretty weird positions. Is that what you're referring to? Super curious.

Op was most likely referring to the Beatles song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Walrus Edit, just kidding, it's this: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ambien-walrus

Oh nice catch I never would have discovered that one.
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