The Encephalitis Fear

[cardiochondriac]

My brain feels broken. At one point on Wednesday, it felt like I was enveloped in a huge fog. My mind went blank with a major head pressure. This continued off and on throughout the day and the next couple of days. I've become exhausted--waking up physically sore without having done anything, wondering why I am so sore. I figured, I slept stiffly. My short term memory is off, when usually my memory is gradiose.

My fatigue is great. I fell asleep for nearly 12 hours last night and woke up still exhausted and feeling foggy. In my search for what could be wrong, i found results for a rare type of encephalitis, autoimmune, which can progress quickly and lead to fatal issues. This is frightening. Now, I'm a relatively healthy 19 year old, save for PCOS. Ovarian tetaromas can cause this, which is another cause for concern. In any case, this progresses quickly.

Should I be concerned?

 

[Rinka]

Hi @cardiochondriac have you any updates on your symptoms?
Have you ever been diagnosed with depression? Some of the symptoms you are describing can be triggered by depression.
Please go to your doctor and have yourself checked out.

 

[cardiochondriac]

Hey--my brain fog's improved but over the weekend I was hit with a loss and I'm dealing with a lot of grief.

 

[janemariesayed]

Sleeping too much can also make us feel tired and groggy just as much as having too less sleep. Try to go to bed at a reasonable time and set your alarm for 7 or 8 hours hence. Drink a bedtime milky drink to help you sleep and hopefully you will wake up feeling refreshed.

 

[Concernedgal]

My brain feels broken. At one point on Wednesday, it felt like I was enveloped in a huge fog. My mind went blank with a major head pressure. This continued off and on throughout the day and the next couple of days. I've become exhausted--waking up physically sore without having done anything, wondering why I am so sore. I figured, I slept stiffly. My short term memory is off, when usually my memory is gradiose.

My fatigue is great. I fell asleep for nearly 12 hours last night and woke up still exhausted and feeling foggy. In my search for what could be wrong, i found results for a rare type of encephalitis, autoimmune, which can progress quickly and lead to fatal issues. This is frightening. Now, I'm a relatively healthy 19 year old, save for PCOS. Ovarian tetaromas can cause this, which is another cause for concern. In any case, this progresses quickly.

Should I be concerned?

There is so so much more to encephalitis than fatigue. You will have blinding headaches, seizures, and coma. It's a serious brain infection. You have nothing to worry about. I would look more at sleep apnea. And depression is another reason for constant fatigue. I never feel rested.

 

[cardiochondriac]

I just got back to this thread (no notifications for some reason). Today's a strange, strange day with this fear. I've had really horrid forgetfulness (forgetting what I just did and leaving stuff at home, uncharacteristic of me), and chills--severe ones. This could be the onset of a cold or something. I just got a tattoo yesterday, but I've been doing my best to keep it clean. Had a rough headache last week too but I thought it was just a sinus thing.

Thank you all for your help. We'll get through this anxiety.

 

[Sunshineeee9]

Hi, I’m sorry to hear about your symptoms, I just saw your post, I’m new here. I hope things are better now. All these symptoms seem to be explained by anxiety. Have you been on any medications? The headaches seem like tension headaches also caused by your muscles tensing up in your neck. It wouldn’t harm to get a check up though. If the tattoo isn’t looking infected and you don’t have a fever , I wouldn’t worry about it. I hope that helps