unusual 'fast feeling' in my head

She definitely needs to be seen. I wouldn't hesitate to take her to the ER or A&E (or whatever you call it where you live)

I've never had it last more than 20 minutes- it sounds like she may have something very serious going on for it to either be lasting this long or happening this frequent. Good luck to you, I hope she gets better soon

You've probably been to the GP by now - but I think it's likely your daughter is having a seizure of some kind, probably epileptic in nature. This isn't as alarming as it sounds, but she does need medical attention ASAP. There are lots of kinds of epilepsies; this sounds like a simple partial seizure (when you don't lose consciousness). There are a number of childhood epilepsies, many of which have a genetic componenent and 'fade away' in adulthood, some of which are primarily nocturnal . The good news is what she's suffering now is almost certainly benign and fully reversible (though because of its prolonged nature she does need to be seen by a doctor) and that, if it carries on at such intensity ,there are medications which work well. The bad news is most general practitioners are very bad at diagnosing complicated, and fairly rare, neurological events. Tell your GP that you think it's a seizure, that you think there's an element of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (a recognised symptom of some forms of childhood epilepsy aura and indeed of seizure activity itself) and that you want to see a neurologist who specialises in epileptic disorders. Don't worry! This doesn't necessarily mean she'll develop full-on epilepsy with loss of consciousness. I strongly suspect most poeple on here have been experiencing seizure-type activity - or have a migraine condition - adn they seem to have got by just fine without medication (or medical intervention at all). Good luck. Let us know how you go.

All l can say is thank god for good GP's. I saw mine and just said 2 words.. "help me".. He saw the fear in my face and we spoke for only a few minutes of what been happenning, between fits of hysterical crying from both myself and my daughter. He took me to the nurse room and told her to call paeds and get an earlier appoint. She got off the phone and called doctor back in and said that Thursday this week was the ealiest. I just cried and told him l couldn't get thru the next hour let alone days. He picked up the phone and called Paeds direct. Within 30 minutes l ws sitting in the paeds office waiting for him. His office is closed on mondays and he see's no patients.. well we are the exception. We taalked and he examined DD. He has diagnosed her with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS). He says that she is having migraines as a symptom. He says that AIWS is generally caused by 2 main things (there are serveral more) glandular fever or tumour. We start testing tomorrow. He is contacting specialist tonight and will have answers 10am tomorrow on the best esting. We wants to do MRI but feels that she will not stay still enough but is hesitant about CT as the radiation is equal to 1000 xrays. Hopefully will know more tomorrow.

glad im not the only one i agree that it happend more when i was young, now 26, im having an episode right now tho, like im typing, reading ect really fast when my actions are quite normal you just cant rashinalise it with your self but it happend again to me recently several times any hard info would be apprechiated... :s

I too just had an episode a little bit ago.. I have had them all my life and like most have said more frequently when I was a teenager. I have searched this topic before and just today finally found others than can explain like I have. People that have not experienced this think of it as just your mind must be racing.. completely different from that!. I do notice it happen more if it is really quiet.. doing dishes ..taking a shower or just getting ready for work.. Almost like when there is nothing stimulating my brain like absence of sounds. I taught myself when I was younger it would not last as long if I began a conversation with someone.. sing a song.. or even just talk to myself about something. Would love to know what this is called and cause of it!. I read about the Alice and Wonderland syndrome but it basically talked about perception in how you see things.. when this happens my perception is never distorted.

Same here, I just search for this while I was in this feelings. It happens once a year or no..is there any remedy... is it due to anxiety...I used  to have these sometimes during exam...

I had these when i was growing up too! I kinda enjoyed them actually, it was as if I was slowing down and able to think and perceive more clearly. I was actually looking for triggers when I found this thread. I think people freak out because they think something terrible is happening, but it all seems to be pretty harmless though. Also, they seem to happen less as you get older.

This is amazing, I just had one of these episodes not 5 minutes ago (one of many for as long as I can remember) and everything that is being said, applies to me. Its a strange feeling of urgency and very hard to explain. I feel as if everything is sped up, my thoughts, movements also my muscles tense up, particularly my hands. And I have pinpointed what trigger my episodes..

It is usually when I am talking to myself in my head, but I am not making any audible noise. However I can hear noise from downstairs/outside. That's when things start to speed up. The feeling (as a child) was often accompanied by a reoccurring dream of collecting items and shouting/sirens/any loud noise would get progressively louder and as the items were dropped things would become silent.
I have found a thing that helps me is watching tv, it somehow regulates my mental state back to normality.

I am extremely keen to find out what this feeling is, whether its a mental problem that needs treatment or just to find out so I can put my mind at ease. It doesn't particularly frighten me, but it gets to a stage where as I feel like my head is going to explode if it gets any faster.

'it's like a battle between conscious and subconscious' It most certainly is, and that's a brilliant way to describe it. I try to describe this to my family friends and I come across as silly or a hypochondriac. But this is just not the case.

It is truly amazing that I'm not the only one to experience this, and I am so grateful for everyone putting their view and feeling unto it, it makes it easier for me to explain :)

Hi 2everyone. Yesterday, when I again experienced the same feeling you are talking about(I'm almost 18 now), I tried to search it in the net, and luckily I've found this website, and I am so glad as you all have said that I'm not alone. It usually happens when there is a repetitive sounds occuring in my head and may be the other reason we have it because there is a complete silence around us. It happened much more when I was younger and it doesn't last for more than 5 minutes or so. Hope it helps.

Finally! Other people with the same 'fast feeling'. I only get the feeling when I have a fever. I don't know what it is and used to freak me out.

I have had these since I was a kid. I called them "speed attacks."   My dad used to get them, but his stopped when he was in his late 20s. He was ecstatic when I told him that I got them, too. Turns out, so do my brothers.  I'm 30 now, and they've come maybe once a year for the past few, though I've had a couple in the past few weeks, which is strange.  I was thinking about it for a few weeks leading up to the most recent episodes, so maybe that had something to do with it.  It had been so long and I really missed it.

I stopped being scared of them when I was in my late teens and tried to take advantage of what was going on.  I would chase my dog, talk to people, try doing some kind of acrobatic something or other, but nothing was any different, the feeling didn't seem to give me any super anything, much to my dismay.  Until once I was able to pull on some headphones and listen to music - it was like I'd never heard music before. Every note was amplified yet blended together. I can't really explain it beter than that, much like I cant really explain the general experience other than saying that thoughts and sounds all get louder, clearer, faster and more urgent (sometimes sight is a little brighter, too). Anyway, its great to see that other people get it too and I dunno if its the same for the rest of you, but I recommend trying to grab some headphones the next time you're feeling overwhelmed by whatever this is.  I've enjoyed these speed attacks for years now, but listening to music was by far the most amazing experience I have ever gotten out of them. It seems to take the urgency out of the feeling and provide an enjoyable clarity and stimulation, fleeting as it always may be.

ive go one right now and it feels like ive just typed this sentence in a milasecond  my head feels like it has a lot of pressure in it but it doesnt hurt but does anyone else here have ADHD or a family history  of ADHD cuz my mom says she used to get them but i know it was never this fast ive notice them before and wanted to know more about them but never followed up on it but this one feels like im going mach 3 in a jet fighter and i cant keep my hands steady at all so now i cant barely type this message

Theck this out! 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome
I found this and i think that it's the thing! :O
I have the feeling myself so i know how you feel, and sometimes i get a bit paranoid from it, but read this! it's damn important...

My 10 year old son get this everything moving fast feeling, but a racing heart comes with it. what is the cause of this???????