hallucinate any one????
 

for almost 2 years my drugs have been pretty consistent. but from time to time I have real life hallucinations. sounds and visions(no not psychic) and most of them happen during the day when I haven't taken anything. is this a normal thing.. its kind of freaky. So far I am capable of telling the difference. and my family knows when its happening just by looking at me. but still its creepy and scary. but I'm curious if any-one else has this and how they deal.

I had this problem last year and it was pretty scary...but mine ended up being the result of seratonin syndrome from the meds. The halluncinations stopped after I got off all my meds. None of the meds individually would have caused hallucinations but that seratonin syndrome was nasty business. I always knew that the hallucinations were not real at the time. For me, at least, the hallucinations were not caused by my RSD but a complication caused by the meds. I'm sorry you are going through this...I know how upsetting it can be.

ok so this is something my drs SHOULD be looking into????

I would certainly hope so! Hallucinations could indicate all sorts of serious conditions so unless you have had a VERY thorough work up I would think there is definitely some testing that should be in order. Like I said...mine were caused by seratonin syndrome...which can kill you. I didn't have it bad enough to be at that point but what if one of my stupid doctors that I had had increased one of my meds with seratonin (which...come to think of it they did and I was made violently ill after taking that med so I stopped taking it after two tries)? Not saying yours is the same situation but you should at least have peace of mind and get as much checked out as you can.

I had vertigo on and off for years, part of the problem did seem med related. I was definitely having "brain zaps." Do not decrease any meds before talking to your doc, since that can be dangerous as well... Depending on the severity of your episodes, you need to either have a plan set up with your doc on what to do, or go to the ER. I passed out several times and never went to the ER... In hindsight, the normal/smart thing to have done, would have to treated it like the emergency it was. I was so focused on my pain at the time, it was just another thing on my laundry list of body failing me.

its funny I have a habit of discounting certain things thinking it must be normal , I did have a full physical and blood work up 2 weeks ago and i get blood tested(used to be once a myth) now once every 3 mnths. drug test for state and work. but i never made mention of a lot of things. but i did mention hallucinations to PM dr spine specialist shrink and neurologist but they never seemed bothered by it. I guess i shod say something to my GP. maybe that will make a difference. thanks, glad i mentioned this otherwise I might make a real mistake (if i didn't already). thanks

Seroquel causes me low grade visual hallucinations and auditory as well. Unfortunately Ihave some pretty strong olfactory hallucinations which often are smoke. I'm getting to the point that I don't even investigate when I smellsmoke all the time. I'm even more careful with fire and combustibles though.

its a freaky thing when you smell something that doesn't exist.. the worst part is ..last year.. when the north east was hit by the earth quake.. my kids were down stairs and I was upstairs..all of a sudden i saw the house shaking and my gliding chair was rocking the wrong way.. I called them up and they didn't feel a thing.. (i thought that was the biggest hallucination i had yet) until i sw neighbors and put on the news.. one.. that was scary

What type of work up is done for olfactory hallucinations? An MRI? After 18 years of remission, I've had two recently at onset & during unexpected and severe RSD flare ups that landed me in the ER. I never experienced this level of extreme burning (10+ for 9 hrs) that burns/damages the skin or turpentine odor when first diagnosed.
I'm now trying to catch up research and new treatment protocol (if any) and welcome all suggestions.

I wish I did. It might make my life a little more interesting!

My big seizure
 

In the days that lead up to my grand mal in 2012 I was in hospital for 4 days and nights. While in there I was talking to people who no one else could see, this was happening while I was both asleep and while I was awake. At one stage I knew was talking to someone who couldn't possibly be there but he was and I was talking to him and asking questions. I was also seeing a cat and told my mother even though I knew a cat was not there in the toilet with me, it was still sitting there at my feet. I could also smell dog faecal matter, really really strong and bad faecal matter so strong it was like it was in the bed with me. The hallucinations were so very vivid also, my mum sat with me on the Saturday afternoon the day after I was admitted and she knew I was in a bad way. They got a neurologist to see me on the Monday at 6pm and he did all these tests and said all was ok, the hallucinations had stopped by Monday afternoon and the dog smell had abated. At 7.30 I had a grand mal, I remember nothing of that night between 7.30 and 10.30. A good thing I'm told as I sustained 3 thoracic fractures, 1 sacral fracture and 2 fractured ribs. Oh and I bit through my tongue completely, it took days and days to heal and was so very painful, gosh, I recall it being more painful than my ribs lol... Imagine that. They discharged me from hospital with all those fractures, the nursing staff didn't believe me when I told them I was in so much pain and didn't pass on the information to my doctor so it wasn't until a month later we learned about the fractures. They also told my husband I had suffered a panic attack on the Monday night and it was nothing to worry about. Needless to say, I have refused to be a patient at that hospital since.

Interesting is a new word for it.. just the other day I was sitting at my dinner table and i could swear I heard the ringing of a triangle..constant and rhythmic . also of late my visual hallucinations are getting worse I am seeing big dark shadowy figures duck and hide in my kitchen, behind couches, in my car..etc its a good thing I have very sensitive dogs.. otherwise I think I would be insane already..

A thought
 

If I could make a suggestion on your shadow figures, they may be just that..Let me explain sometimes people see figures that others dont such as spirits. I have a women who watches over me I know she is around I'm NOT the only one who has seen her either now, but she is always here w/me & when I'm having really bad days/nites she is right here w/me every time w/out fail we also have a lil boy who hangs around not sure he knows he has passed but he is playful & doesnt bother us ever just likes to mess w/things sometimes lol. I can always tell when spirits are near have some near me as I type this to be honest..I know not everyone believes & some of u may think Im nuts which is fine I dont mind lol but just a thought that u may have someone watching over u is all or a few someones not a bad thing but u can always do a house clense too to get rid of any bad spirits that maybe there too just a thought. I know I find comfort in knowing the lady is here w/me all the time watching over me ;)