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Originally Posted by amandalouise
here in NY when someone suddenly with in a few months start having episodes where they can not understand what is being said to them its usually a physical health problem not a mental health problem....
example one day I was sitting with my wife and suddenly I had trouble understanding what she was saying. I immediately got concerned because it had never happened before. I went to my medical doctor and discovered I had a medicinal problem that was causing my body to react as if I was having mini strokes. that medication was changed and with in a few weeks my brain was able to use its logic tools that brains do when taking words and putting them together and understand whats being said.
another example someone I know went months without notifying their treatment provider that they were having problems with understanding what was being said to them....turned out they were having minis strokes.
in other situations I know of it turned out people had Alzheimer disease/ cancer and other physical health problems....
my suggestion even though its happening during stressful times when you dissociate that may also point directly to something physical so if this was me I would be contacting my treatment providers so that diagnostic tests and treatment can be done whether its mental or physical.
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My paranoid fear is that it's something physical, but I have neither providers I can see, nor insurance that will cover much (gotta love state insurance in FL). My other problem is that my mental health issues are seen as trumping anything that may be physically wrong with me. About a year ago I had a small stroke while inpatient (likely due to the medication), but the doctor refused to follow up on it because I was on the psych unit, and therefore it must have been something I made up (his words). I didn't push the issue at the time because I wanted the hell out of there.
Back in February of this year, I started getting vertigo. I still don't know why, or what caused it. At about the same time, I started experiencing this confusion during times of stress. I also had trouble processing visual information. When I went to the er for the vertigo (it had gotten really bad), they did an mri and found nothing. Pary of me wants to go back and get myself reevaluated, but I don't see it as something needing a trip to the er at this time. Insurance won't cover regular doctors visit, so that's kinda out at the moment...
I am really hoping it's just a stress reaction to the increased depression and flashbacks. :/