Anyone have an idea what's wrong with me?

Dazza101 · ‎29-05-2019

Hi all,

First time posting here but I have read a few posts prior to joining the forums.

In essence I have what I am pretty sure is some form of stresss/anxiety issue that I am looking to at least try and put my finger on so I can go about fixing or managing the issue.

To put some back story to my issue, about 6 years or so ago I was at a course which went for two weeks, now it was almost at the end of this time. I noticed around the middle of the day when I went to get up my body didnt really respond, I had placed my elbows on the table to push up off but as I pushed up, my body essentially refused and I lost all strength. Now I thought nothing of it and continued through the day. I still felt fine but had little "episodes" where I felt a bit wonky and weak. I even went to the bathroom and tried to do a pull up (usually nonissue for me) across the beam of the stall, started but again, body went weak and I felt all fuzzy. I got into the car with my partner and propped my self up on an elbow on the centre console as I get in and the weak and fuzzy feeling happened again and I sort of slumped in.

We went to the doctor who thought I was having a stroke, I wasn't and he had no idea on what was going on, I was able to squeeze my hand into a fist which by this point would cause me to feel weak and fuzzy and in essence pass out without losing consciousness etc. Very strange I know. As we left the doctor I collapsed fully conscoius and my body just refused to move. We went to hospital where the same thing happened (collapsing). Once at hospital my motor functions virtually went out the window, I couldn't get up, move, stand walk etc for about 6 days, talking was hard as was eating. Anytime I did anything that exerted myself I would "pass out". Now when I passed out I mean my body stopped, I couldn't really move apart from my fingers a little, but I was still fully concious and could hear and breath etc (this was the same the whole way through). After 6days I started being able to move and get around very slowly. I still had episodes where if I exerted myself too much, or laughed or got really excited then I would have another episode. I started seeing a psych and had a few appointments which I think maybe helped even though no one knew what the issue was. After 6 weeks of taking it easy I was back to normal, like nothing ever happened.

Dazza101 · ‎29-05-2019

About three years after that I started having similar sensations again BUT I haven't experienced any loss of strength or passing out "episodes" since. I have had them ever since then sometimes often other times not for weeks or so then bad times where I have then 5 times a day. My fear is that I'll obviously go back to passing out again, which was really hard on my family. I do take comfort that if I do get to that point and it does happen again I will get over it but i dont want to get there.
I will say I really didnt take very good care of myself originally from a MH point of view. Now I talk to my partner about issues and things that bother me. I have booked appointments to start seeing a psych again and to see the doc to see if medication is a possibility.
I will say i work in emergency services and have then and now. Before the first incident I had a few serious things I was involved in. Since then I have also been involved in a fair bit of stuff, and a few things recently have obviously caused me stress. It appears to be the more stressed I am the more prelevant the symptoms are. This is also true for being tired, if i am really tired it exacerbates it as well.
I really would like to put my finger on what it is or if someone else has had anything similar and how to go about treating and managing it.
Thanks for reading,

Regards
Dazza

Dazza101 · ‎29-05-2019

I forgot to add, I had all sorts of tests done and they couldn't work out what the issue was, I was essentially released from hospital with nothing and no way forward. I had all sorts of bloodwork and tests done and all were normal. Even metallic imblanaces etc were covered.

Dazza101 · ‎29-05-2019

Also if it helps, lately I have worried alot about being sick or getting sick, things like cancer, heart attacks etc. I'm only in my late 30's and I'm very fit and exercise alot, so no real reason to be so worried about it.....