[Tucson]

A couple days ago, my body started to shake. This included the hands, arms, and legs. It also affected me emotionally allot. I managed to get in the car and drive to the ER. I passed the road I was to turn on, so this made me almost lose it emotionally. At the ER, they gave me a CT scan which showed nothing. However, as soon as they found out I am BP, they released me with the diagnosis of “conversion”. This means they think it was all mental. This diagnosis means that my anxiety manifested itself into physical symptoms like the out of control shaking of all my body. I do not understand this. I have never had such an experience except for one time where it was a side effect of my AP.

What do you guys think? Does this make sense to you? I do think it was my medication. However, I am feeling better now. So they may be right. I am going to force myself in to see my pdoc. This public facility does not allow a patient to see their pdoc in advance of their original appointment.

Did they at least test your blood sugar?

Bipolar doesn’t mean nothing else could be the matter.

I don’t know about shaking with AP or about conversion.

[SorryShaped]

I'd heard it called "nervous system" something(I can't remember the third word), but when it happened to me I was also in crash from three weeks of no sleep while I moved 8 people's things from one place to another, mostly by myself. The doctor that saw me, a GP, gave me something to sleep. Why nobody caught bipolar then is beyond me.

[Tucson]

They took a sample of my blood, but I do not know what they tested for.

[SorryShaped]

Originally Posted by Tucson

They took a sample of my blood, but I do not know what they tested for.

Probably toxicities.

[Victoria'smom]

That sounds so scary. Are you feeling better now? I hate when our issues are brushed off because of MI.

[Tucson]

I am not shaking as much. Yesterday I went to court in front of a judge. I shook in the same way there. I was to question the police officer over my citation. I apologized for what was happening with me. I got through it. Now my hands shake much more than normal, but my body is OK.

[tecomsin]

That sounds scary. It is good you came out of that ok. I think conversion means they didn't see anything wrong from the ct scan or the blood tests.

[Tucson]

Yes that may be it. I suspect they had to have some kind of diagnosis if at all possible. So they used that term. I may be a bit harsh here on the ER doctor. What is interesting is that even though the judge decided against me, I thanked him. He thanked me back using my name. I wonder why? Oh well. It did make me feel better.

I tell ya, if it is not one problem with me, there is yet another one just around the corner. Anyways, I am getting the impression maybe it was what they termed as “conversion”. I wonder.

[Wonderfalls]

I don't know why they had to put a label on it if they don't have any idea what it is. You're very brave to have faced the court down. Did you win?

[Tucson]

The judge sat there for several minutes in silence. I thought this was a good sign. Then he decided against me citing explicitly the relevant law. Maybe just maybe I came very close to being acquitted. So I am looking on this as a positive experience despite the added points on my driving record. Now I hope my new car insurer will overlook the points.

[passionfruit3]

Originally Posted by Tucson

A couple days ago, my body started to shake. This included the hands, arms, and legs. It also affected me emotionally allot. I managed to get in the car and drive to the ER. I passed the road I was to turn on, so this made me almost lose it emotionally. At the ER, they gave me a CT scan which showed nothing. However, as soon as they found out I am BP, they released me with the diagnosis of “conversion”. This means they think it was all mental. This diagnosis means that my anxiety manifested itself into physical symptoms like the out of control shaking of all my body. I do not understand this. I have never had such an experience except for one time where it was a side effect of my AP.

What do you guys think? Does this make sense to you? I do think it was my medication. However, I am feeling better now. So they may be right. I am going to force myself in to see my pdoc. This public facility does not allow a patient to see their pdoc in advance of their original appointment.

I have this symptom on and off I'm currently trying to be tested for psychogenic seziures I've had since I was 15 and at the time all they did is ask me if I wanted a muscle relaxer I twitched that majority of time in the er till it stopped never got the muscle relaxer I'm 25 now been having the same symptoms on and off since then but not often I also have conversion disorder including speech loss loss of hand movements ability to walk sometimes to see or move at all or lift my neck.sorry your going through so much

[Tucson]

Interesting. So the conversion disorder is real. This has never happened to me. I wonder if I will be more likely to have it happen again? The day before my court date it was absolutely terrible. In front of the judge, it was bad but not as extreme as the previous day. Maybe all of this was over the court date that I was stressing over some?

It was terribly embarrassing right there with the policeman and the judge with me apologizing for what was happening to me. It was obvious I was very distressed about it. I did not think it was because I was nervous, but maybe. I had to sign some papers in front of the judge. My hands were shaking. The judge and the bailiff told me to take my time.

[*Laurie*]

Conversion disorder is very real. Yes.

What happened to you sounds like conversion disorder...basically a reaction to severe anxiety. But it could certainly be med-related, too. Or both!

[Tucson]

OK It does seem like a conversion disorder. But what is wrong with me where this kind of thing can happen to me? I have had maybe two panic attacks over the past several years. My anxiety never gave me problems like this. Maybe it’s that I am getting older? What can I do to prevent this from happening? Can benzos help? I do not want to be drugged up, but I do not want that experience to happen again. I was so upset and a bit scared during this ordeal besides embarrassing myself in front of a judge. Not good. I am going to see my pdoc in order to rule out medication.

[passionfruit3]

Originally Posted by Tucson

OK It does seem like a conversion disorder. But what is wrong with me where this kind of thing can happen to me? I have had maybe two panic attacks over the past several years. My anxiety never gave me problems like this. Maybe it’s that I am getting older? What can I do to prevent this from happening? Can benzos help? I do not want to be drugged up, but I do not want that experience to happen again. I was so upset and a bit scared during this ordeal besides embarrassing myself in front of a judge. Not good. I am going to see my pdoc in order to rule out medication.

You have to seek counseling not drugs also sometimes biofeedback helps but it's very expensive most insurance don't cover it you'd be paying out of pocket

[luvyrself]

Originally Posted by Tucson

A couple days ago, my body started to shake. This included the hands, arms, and legs. It also affected me emotionally allot. I managed to get in the car and drive to the ER. I passed the road I was to turn on, so this made me almost lose it emotionally. At the ER, they gave me a CT scan which showed nothing. However, as soon as they found out I am BP, they released me with the diagnosis of “conversion”. This means they think it was all mental. This diagnosis means that my anxiety manifested itself into physical symptoms like the out of control shaking of all my body. I do not understand this. I have never had such an experience except for one time where it was a side effect of my AP.

What do you guys think? Does this make sense to you? I do think it was my medication. However, I am feeling better now. So they may be right. I am going to force myself in to see my pdoc. This public facility does not allow a patient to see their pdoc in advance of their original appointment.

——you have had to deal w a lot of stressful issues lately. It’s hard to get meaningful advice here when we don’t know the whole story and ALL your symptoms. Same w the docs at the hospital. I would say cut stress as much as u can, prioritize problems or decisions, break them down, and deal w one thing at a time as much as possible. Use that nephew that you trust as your sounding board if possible. Can someone drive for you? If not barter something like computer help.
Facing my partners medical mystery, I switched myself and my partner to an internist who is a brilliant diagnostician-probably saved my friends husbands life.
My partner has serious physical problems and I have mixed bp. You need someone like that to coordinate your care because things are so complicated for us bps. The mind body connection is very strong. People can become sick w physical ailments due to stress. it is good you will be seeing a neurologist to screen for diseases causing the blackouts, shaking.