Ok I need some serious medical advice right now

Kinja'd!!! "No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
05/13/2016 at 14:47 • Filed to: None

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Last night I was woken in the middle of the night and since I’ve been having severe insomnia for the past month I took some Zzzquil but I’ve only been able to get 5 hours of sleep off of that, now I have a massive headache, my head feels so cloudy and dizzy I can barely stand and no matter how much I try I can’t go back to sleep. What do I need to do? Should I call a doctor?

UPDATE: Stupid Kaiser voice-activated menu, I can’t even get through the first step to get to my doctor. I’m wondering if I need to catch an Uber or something and go to the office myself.

UPDATE 2: Since I can’t get a hold of Kaiser I just contacted my old primary care and they’re going to get in touch with them for me.

So yeah, got in touch with my doc - it’s serious enough that I do need to see urgent care but not serious enough that I need to be carted off by ambulance and go immediately. My doc said I can just pretty much go at my convenience when I can, it’s not something that’s going to need short-term attention and if it is it’s going to be a long-term thing so I have a little time at least. I called emergency dispatch and told them to cancel any emergency services if any had been dispatched, per my doctor’s instructions. Sorry about this whole mess, birthday or not if I wasn’t in a serious medical panic (and if I could’ve gotten a hold of a doc easier) I wouldn’t have need to do this.

As to why I’m “crying out for attention” on Oppo instead of calling my doctor 1.) I did and I can’t reach them (resolved as explained above) and 2.) well it’s my freakin’ birthday and I’d like to go through it without experience a literal headache throughout all of it. I’m sorry, but I am kind of desperate, but again I was able to find a way to get the help I need.


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 14:51

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Quit wasting your time on here and Call a doctor now. Don’t fuck around with this shit.


Kinja'd!!! Azrek > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 14:53

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Sounds like vertigo to me. I had a bad case of labryantitis one time that lingers with me which seems similar, but mine was obviously ear related.

Recommend a doctor, immediately.

Depending on what it is, could be stress induced, inner ear infection or a minor stroke.


Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 14:55

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Doctor please. Call your doctor. Or have someone call for you, but you should seek professional attention. You may have had an adverse reaction to the ZzzQuil


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 14:58

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There's always the ER. This sounds like something you don't want to mess with.


Kinja'd!!! $kaycog > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 15:14

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Get to ER......................NOW!


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 15:17

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Dude, go to a doc-in-the-box in a strip mall if you need to, or else an ER. Do not drive. Have Uber or someone else drive you. Just get seen.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 15:35

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Go to urgent care or Kaiser ER! Thank your lucky stars you don’t have BC/BS insurance.


Kinja'd!!! Cash Rewards > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/13/2016 at 15:40

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Seems like you’re on your way to getting the help you need, but for future reference know where the nearest urgent care is. Faster than a doc, less serious and sometimes faster than an er, but they can always escalate to a hospital if that’s what you need. Good luck, get well.