My Head Feels "fuzzy"

[ButterflyPEI]

I suffer from major depression, PTSD and OCD. I am currently not taking any medications except for sleeping meds at night. I find a lot lately that my head feel "fuzzy".

I can not find any other way to describe it. The only way I can explain it is I feel like I felt when I was on a lot of morpheine for a physical illness a few years back. It also feels like you feel right after you have had a major panic attack and you are starting to calm down and your head feels very cloudy.

Does anyone else experience this? Does anyone have any thoughts as to what may cause this? It's driving me crazy. I have a hard time driving because I can't focus. I can't read or watch tv because I can't zone into what is going on. Its stressing me out! It is no worse at any time of the day, just there about 6 out of 7 days a week. Any thoughts?

Thank you.

 

[Reclusive]

It could have to do with the sleeping meds - some of them can stay in your body for 48 hours instead of the 8 they're supposed to last. I find I experience this though with stress and sometimes if I don't get enough good sleep. After a certain point in the day I just feel fuzzy altogether, but that has to do with my medication.

 

[ButterflyPEI]

Thanks Reclusive. I'm not sure if its the sleeping meds or not. I can't sleep without them though and sometimes even with them!! I even took something extra tonight because I can't slow my head down and it's almost 3am and i still can't relax. I think I'm losing my mind!

 

[Reclusive]

I understand. I'm exhausted and took my sleeping pills and gave up after an hour and a half of just laying in bed. :(

 

[ButterflyPEI]

Hope you were able to get some rest. I finally fell asleep as the birds were starting to sing and then had tog et up to drive hubbie to work. Layed down when I came back home but it took a long time for sleep to come. I am so worked up and really don't know why. My stomach is in knots. I hate this!

 

[Weapon]

I know exactly what you mean I feel like I’m in a cloud and its all “fuzzy” or like I’m looking in on the situation. Its like an out of body experience seems to happen when I’m in deep thought or totally stressed.

 

[Daniel Wer]

I feel this "fuzziness" all the time. Its not too strong, but Its kind of like auto pilot mode. I function fine, but time goes by and its like im not really living it, im just going with it. My wife says that Im paranoid, but it just feels different. I have felt like that for years now. The best I can explain is that it feels like when I used to smoke pot 15 years ago, right in the begining of the buzz.

 

[ButterflyPEI]

I still can't explain it Daniel but it has gotten less severe. I've never smoked pot so can't make the comparison. It really bothers me though!

 

[pd117]

Did you ever get this figured out? I am going through the same problems. Hard to think and talk. "Fuzzy" nailed the feeling btw

 

[Notsowild]

I get this... I assume its from the dissociation. I also have a hard time driving but then my last trauma was a car accident. When I'm driving I do lots of grounding plus abdominal breathing.