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<blockquote data-quote="Pam R" data-source="post: 155935" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>I've had this for several years. It's lasted as long as 4.5 hrs. </p><p></p><p>Been to the ER twice with it. ER doctor wrote in record it's self limiting, but no idea what it is, so I can not go to ER again, as insurance will not pay for it, because it's self limiting.</p><p></p><p>When the first severe attack happened, I was awake but resting. Suddenly could not move, but could talk and see. Lasted about 3.5 hrs. Wore off gradually. Had no health ins. and doctor would not do house call.</p><p></p><p>Happened several times over the next few years, of varying severity. Then last year I woke to find I could not see or speak for the first 20 mins or so. And that scared the cr*p out of me. At least before I could communicate.</p><p></p><p>WORD OF WARNING!!</p><p></p><p>I was like you, just waited til it wore off, not too upset about it. Tried to remain upbeat about it. Doctors took this as some sort of mental aberration. And it was diagnosis;d as "somatization" of my mental state.</p><p></p><p>In other words, it was all in my head. I went to a big hospital in Boston, in hopes of some real diagnosis. That doctor was even worse. She out and out told me I was causing my body to be paralyzed, I needed to be on anti-depressants, and the only way to make it stop was electric shock therapy. Can we say "extremely angry"? She's lucky to have left the room with her face intact.</p><p></p><p>So I still have no real diagnosis and no place to look for one, on my insurance. Don't know what causes it, though it does get worse with stress. Don't know why I will go months with no attack, though it did at first seem to be tied to the equinoxes. So I suspected a day length connection. No one was interested in that observation.</p><p></p><p>It's not fun, and for me, has become downright scary. I don't know what to tell you, as you can see I've not gotten far with mine. I only knew one other person with ME, who also had these attacks. Hers were much the same as mine, and she was treated the same by docs as I was.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to hear you've joined our ranks.</p><p></p><p>Pam R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pam R, post: 155935, member: 108"] I've had this for several years. It's lasted as long as 4.5 hrs. Been to the ER twice with it. ER doctor wrote in record it's self limiting, but no idea what it is, so I can not go to ER again, as insurance will not pay for it, because it's self limiting. When the first severe attack happened, I was awake but resting. Suddenly could not move, but could talk and see. Lasted about 3.5 hrs. Wore off gradually. Had no health ins. and doctor would not do house call. Happened several times over the next few years, of varying severity. Then last year I woke to find I could not see or speak for the first 20 mins or so. And that scared the cr*p out of me. At least before I could communicate. WORD OF WARNING!! I was like you, just waited til it wore off, not too upset about it. Tried to remain upbeat about it. Doctors took this as some sort of mental aberration. And it was diagnosis;d as "somatization" of my mental state. In other words, it was all in my head. I went to a big hospital in Boston, in hopes of some real diagnosis. That doctor was even worse. She out and out told me I was causing my body to be paralyzed, I needed to be on anti-depressants, and the only way to make it stop was electric shock therapy. Can we say "extremely angry"? She's lucky to have left the room with her face intact. So I still have no real diagnosis and no place to look for one, on my insurance. Don't know what causes it, though it does get worse with stress. Don't know why I will go months with no attack, though it did at first seem to be tied to the equinoxes. So I suspected a day length connection. No one was interested in that observation. It's not fun, and for me, has become downright scary. I don't know what to tell you, as you can see I've not gotten far with mine. I only knew one other person with ME, who also had these attacks. Hers were much the same as mine, and she was treated the same by docs as I was. Sorry to hear you've joined our ranks. Pam R. [/QUOTE]
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