The question is in the title, and I'll explain more if people answer. I've had threads on here recently because through combinations of alcohol, kratom, weed, and the first time, Phenibut, i had some really fucked up scary shit happen that some people called akisthisia or glutamate surge but people did all kinds of debating in my several threads on this about what really happened to me and what the cause might be. I think all drugs played a role, I think Kratom may lower the seizure threshold, and I also think dehydration/low electrolytes and excitotocity could have played roles. I'll describe my symptoms and the scenarios surrounding them in more detail if people respond in here.
I've been led to believe that usually seizures mean you go unconscious or don't know what's happening, but is that just the worst kind/one kind of seizure? Because I didn't lose consciousness during these 3 "episodes", but I'm scared that I've been doing some drug combos that could potentially kill me from how scary these episodes have been, but unbelievably, I love kratom and alcohol so much, and don't love my life at the moment, that I have a hard time seeing myself entirely quitting one or both UNLESS I truly believe my life is in danger, which, it might or might not be...
I am considering seeing a neurologist to find out if I have brain damage, but IF I don't, does that mean these episodes weren't dangerous? They felt dangerous.
I generally experienced akisthisia/terror of being in my own body, followed by a sudden drop in body temperature and uncontrollable shaking and shivering. The first episode was over in a couple minutes, but the second lasted a half hour till Klonopin kicked in, which stopped it. The last one only lasted a minute or so and I was cold and shivering but it stopped on its own. I want to somehow believe these weren't dangerous, but they must have been. I want to believe i can keep drinking and using kratom, and MAYBE it's ok if I don't use one if the other ISN'T in my system? I don't know.
It's late so that's as much as I'll describe for now, but I can go into more detail later.
Do I need to see a doctor? Is there any possible (or LIKELY) way that this kind of thing ISN'T super dangerous and life threatening? Is the fact that I take Klonopin and have it on hand likely to save me?
I'm scared of going into a doctor's office and even using the words "kratom" or "phenibut", scared of getting a brain scan, scared of quitting kratom or alcohol (I think I have quit Phenibut...), but most of all scared of dying or having this shit happen again. Someone please give me some advice.
I've been led to believe that usually seizures mean you go unconscious or don't know what's happening, but is that just the worst kind/one kind of seizure? Because I didn't lose consciousness during these 3 "episodes", but I'm scared that I've been doing some drug combos that could potentially kill me from how scary these episodes have been, but unbelievably, I love kratom and alcohol so much, and don't love my life at the moment, that I have a hard time seeing myself entirely quitting one or both UNLESS I truly believe my life is in danger, which, it might or might not be...
I am considering seeing a neurologist to find out if I have brain damage, but IF I don't, does that mean these episodes weren't dangerous? They felt dangerous.
I generally experienced akisthisia/terror of being in my own body, followed by a sudden drop in body temperature and uncontrollable shaking and shivering. The first episode was over in a couple minutes, but the second lasted a half hour till Klonopin kicked in, which stopped it. The last one only lasted a minute or so and I was cold and shivering but it stopped on its own. I want to somehow believe these weren't dangerous, but they must have been. I want to believe i can keep drinking and using kratom, and MAYBE it's ok if I don't use one if the other ISN'T in my system? I don't know.
It's late so that's as much as I'll describe for now, but I can go into more detail later.
Do I need to see a doctor? Is there any possible (or LIKELY) way that this kind of thing ISN'T super dangerous and life threatening? Is the fact that I take Klonopin and have it on hand likely to save me?
I'm scared of going into a doctor's office and even using the words "kratom" or "phenibut", scared of getting a brain scan, scared of quitting kratom or alcohol (I think I have quit Phenibut...), but most of all scared of dying or having this shit happen again. Someone please give me some advice.