Life is but a dream...
 

I don't know if I can explain this properly, and maybe I'm just nuts. Sometimes I have 'memories' that I don't know for sure are dreams or reality, of fairly recent events. Some things that really feel like dreams, I know are actually reality because I have physical proof like surgical scars etc. Of course I was heavily medicated for that particular event!

I know that when I was doing neurofeedback, my brain waves while I was awake looked like a normal person's sleeping brain waves, so maybe my waking and sleeping states get confused in my memories?

I also "lose" time. I can be sitting doing nothing in particular, and next thing I know several hours have passed. My DH will come home and ask what I did today, and I have to say "Not much" because it only seems like a short time since he left. I have to work very hard to be on time for anything, which never used to be a problem.

Does anyone else have these issues, or is it just me?

Have you spoke to your doctor about this? It sounds like small attacks of Epilepsy or even TIA's (tiny strokes) Could it be your medications combined if you take any?

You need to talk ASAP to a doctor. JMO Good luck!

I find when I am over tired or over stressed I am more likely to do such things. I remember dreams that seemed so real but cannot prove it. I remember horrible things in real life, but others who lived thru it with me see it from a different angle and therefore dont see it as horrible, but view it as a time something horrible happened to someone they know. Perception is a funny thing.

Are you trying to sort thru and take a diary of your real life events, or are you having trouble sorting thru it all in general?

It's hard to explain, I just feel sort of disconnected all the time, like I'm never in the moment. I am on lots of meds and it could be somehow related. I have regular six month appts with a psychiatrist and one is coming up next week, so I'll check back with her again. I had mentioned it previously and she didn't think it was med related because I've been on the same things for a long time.

I've had MRI's pretty regularly, wouldn't they catch TIAs or absence seizures? I tend to think it may just be an MS thing, because of where a lesion is or something.

I don't know, I just kind of feel like my head is floaty!

I think of it as more of an MS thing. There are days that I will loose a couple of hours or so, usually when on the Computer. It is just Life.:rolleyes:

Definitely talk with your dr. about it. It can be an MS thing or it could be something else. Better to get it checked than not.

Medications, even if we have been on them a long time, can cause different reactions. So can switching from brand name to generic or even within the different generics. I recently experienced that when I went from one generic brand to another. I won't do that again and now only get my gabapentin from Northstar. Allergies to medications can do this too. You can take them for a long time and all of a sudden become allergic to them. Also, age is a factor too. Our bodies are constantly changing and what was a good dosage for us when we were younger, is not a good dosage for us now. Some adjustments to your meds may be needed.

And speaking of age, age related changes can be going on as well. I know a few women who had some bizarre experiences when they were going through menopause. According to them, they started experiencing a number of weird feelings including the disconnected feeling that you are describing. Well, I'm not sure if you are male or female so this may or may not apply to you. But, men have hormonal changes as well, generally around the age of 50 too. They call it andropause and it's real.

Additionally, seizures won't show up on an MRI. An MRI can show if something is causing the seizures. Again, talk to your dr about this. He/she may want to do an EEG. They're simple and painless. Just annoying because they want you sleep deprived. I have had "absent" moments and seizure activity as well. Although, I have never lost hours at a time unless, as Wkikta mentions, I am playing on the computer or involved in a book or something like that. Those are definite time losers. :p

Hang in there and let us know what the dr. says.:hug:

Hi, My husband has severe Bipolar disorder.He does things like this sometimes,He remembers things diff. from everyone else.He also invents things as I call it.But then his Dr tells me it's one of the symptoms of his disorder.Are u or could u be Bipolar???

No, definitely not bipolar! Depressed, yes. I hadn't thought of menopause....I'm a 42 yr old female so I guess it's possible. I had a partial hysterectomy several years ago so I don't have a period to go by. I don't really have any other symptoms like hot flashes though.

I may check into seeing the neuropsychologist again. This seems like something that would be right up her alley. I had to stop going several years ago because the cost was mounting up, but now that I have Medicare maybe they will cover it.

I had something similar and wondered if it was Absence Seizures. I'd sort of sit and stare and not really have any concept of time - but never sat for more than a few minutes. I was going to go to the Neurologist for testing but after I inquired about it the episodes sort of stopped. :confused: If they happen again I will probably go in and try to find out what's causing it.

On a lighter note.....ever since reading the title to your thread I can't get the song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" out of my head! :p

Let's face it, the Docs are right. It's all in our heads!!!!:mad: