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thissumbull

Updated 10mo ago

New Symptoms: Heightened Smell and Trances

I have two new symptoms. One, I have heightened smell, and everything makes me gag. And two, I get stuck in a trance, like a daydream but I blackout. I am not pregnant and double-checked. I have IBS and PCOS along with depression and anxiety. But what would randomly cause these two? Sometimes the gagging comes from nowhere. And the trances have been caught by my family. I don't recall all of them. Docs have no clue and I've been through so many blood tests.

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Ink789

2y

the heightened smell im not sure but the trance thing, the first thing to pop in my mind is mini seizures, how long are the trances?
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thissumbull

2y

not sure husband said lasted about 5 minutes once. Usually they can shake me out of it.
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GingerHair

2y

This absolutely sounds, to me, like a seizure. My daughter has epilepsy and presents with many different types of seizures from absent seizures to Grand Mal seizures. Absent seizures or petite seizures can look like a trance. I would definitely see a neurologist that specializes in seizures. Please don’t wait.
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cozybunbun

2y

The trance thing sounds like possibly disociation, I struggle with it a lot when my anxiety and PTSD are getting bad again.
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Ink789

2y

i would ask for a referral to a neurologist, see if they can find triggers if theres things that trigger these trances. see if they're mini seizures, it sounds alot like them which is concerning but hopefully youll get an answer. also try to see if your family can capture them on recording if they haven't already.
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MatchaBunn

2y

I noticed that my sense of smell has heightened since I’ve been medicated for ADHD; it’s like my autistic sensory sensitivities are on full blast if I’m taking a stimulant. It could also be an increase in stress that causes your body to go into hypervigilant mode. As for the trances, that also sounds to me like something that happens when my ADHD meds wear off. It’s like, as much as I want to move and do something else, I am trapped just staring at the wall or ceiling. It’s a feeling not unlike executive dysfunction, but you may want to seek some sort of testing to see where this is coming from for you.
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qveenofthecastles

2y

I would go to a neurologist
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Nat_Nat

2y

Woah this is crazy because I've gotten black outs, a heighten gag reflex, and now I have REALLY bad migraines along with new severe backpain. I'm not pregnant or have any New Conditions. I'm going to see a neurologist to see if there's something wrong. The best thing you can do is check your brain/nerve health.
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daydream.elf

2y

I get sensitive to smell before and after migraines, and these trances could be quite severe bouts of dissociation
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Anina

2y

Do you take any prescription medication for the depression and anxiety?

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