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Intensive Care (ICU) | Last Active: May 22 3:02pm | Replies (598)

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@jaypoucher1

Hello all. New here. Had a lengthy stay at UofM ICU after a Cardiac Arrest on March 16, 2024 and have all of the ICU Syndromes. I just can’t get a grip on things and my sleep is almost non existent. I feel like I’m sliding into a very bad place. I’m not suicidal mind you, just feel like my symptoms are deepening. Any thoughts or recommendations?

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Hi, @jaypoucher, and Welcome to Connect. I want to say that, I think I know how you must be feeling because I had what sounds like a slightly similar experience 4 weeks ago after a visit to the ER with a fractured wrist that had to be set in place under sedation. I have never had such a frightening response to sedation before. In addition to the pain of the fracture, I could not sleep, eat, or rest because of the frightening hallucinations that took over for the following 3 - 4 days. I guess that I was lucky because this was only for a few days, but my entire body and mind were affected to the point where I feared for my health because I'm a transplant recipient and had never experienced anything like this. Fearing that my organs were affected, I contacted my doctor and my care team who ran tests and assured me that I was experiencing no damage to my transplant. Looking back, I think that the sedation plus me being dehydrated had messed me up inside. I still don't want to talk about it, and the sedation medicine has been listed on my 'Do Not Admimnister' list.
Jay, I have to admit that my story is likely not helping you too much, but you have been through a rough medical time. It is good that you are alive and able to join Connect and I hope that someone with a similar experience will see your post and respond.

Have you spoken to the doctors about this? If not, I do encourage you to do so. Sometimes the trauma of a situation can cause something like this, and a mild medication prescribed temporarily by your doctor can help you to get back on a steady course. You are not alone, and you deserve some assistance from your medical team. You have struggled long enough. Can you contact your doctor in the morning, before the weekend?