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What is wrong with me mentally?

For the past couple months, i've had recurring depersonalization (feeling disconnected from my body), and it kinda throws off my depth perception. It always starts in the afternoon and ends at night, no matter where i am. Whenever the depersonalization starts, i am hit with severe fatigue, i get very lethargic and struggle to keep my eyes open. A couple times i've had weird racing thoughts that made no sense whatsoever, i can't even remember or make sense of them to give an example. i'm also getting very bad bruxism (urge to clench/grind teeth. When my depersonalization fades, so does the urge to clench so i think they are related somehow. My short term memory has been getting increasingly worse. i'll be walking into a room and forget why i was going there in the first place. i'm having a hard time remembering certain phrases and words. At work today i almost misplaced certain items while walking to put them away, but i caught myself before hand and put them where they belong. But that never happens to me. i'm starting to get really scared, i feel like maybe i'm going crazy. i have no medical insurance and literally no money to see a doctor/psychiatrist. What could this be? Is there any way to prevent the depersonalization? And why do i feel so extremely lethargic when it hits?

Other info that might be helpful:

*i'm 20 years old

*i had my first child a year ago, immediately after his birth i was diagnosed with Post Partum Depression

*i take 20mg of Paroxetine (generic equivalent of Paxil) every other night

*i'm always stressed

*Also not sleeping well. i can easily fall asleep but cannot stay asleep

Can someone please help me? Has this happened to anyone else? Were you able to get it diagnosed and fixed? Is this possibly some kind of neurological disorder?

i'm just feeling off/weird in general. i feel like something is definitely not right with me. i feel out of it half the time.

Update:

I CAN NOT AFFORD A DOCTOR. Can you morons not read?!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Please don't call someone a moron, seeing a doctor is a very sensible suggestion. Your symptoms sound very problematic and complex and there's little anyone here can to help.

    Although, I suggest taking something to help you sleep. If you're not getting a good night sleep you're going to start feeling like this. Try melatonin or a similar vitamin from the pharmacy to help you sleep. Keep a good routine of sleep and keep your bed just for sleeping and sex.

    I doubt it's a neurological disorder, but then again no one can tell without an MRI or brain scan. It does sound like symptoms of depression which are exacerbated by lack of sleep.

    Your health should and needs to come first because you can't function or anything else without it. Make the most of support networks, such as friends and family.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Go to a doctor. It sounds like something is wrong.

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