unusual 'fast feeling' in my head

This has same thing has happened to my 15 year old son recently, and just as most of you have said it happened more often as a young child. I am looking this up to help him. I believe this "sensation" is a sort of high, could be something in your system that  your body is not cleaning out.

mmm... i never got shots as a child my parents didnt want any nasty side affects, (measels and mumps were fun !), except i did get the ones needed to go to india . and that was when i was 8 . i remember getting the feelings well before that. . .i think it could be some kind of mental seizing where your brain is jogged into it by excess of white noise of repetition , but it is week enough to; once it has started brake away from..... maybe idk

Wow I'm so glad I found this. I thought I was the only one also. I'm 22 years old and this has been happening for years. Usually when I'm just relaxing or concentration on something it happens. Everything just seems to move faster. Especially sounds and my thoughts. I also get a ringing in my ear when it's happening and everything sounds fast and monotone (like music or voices) . It JUST happened so I decided to Google it. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one this happens to.

*Also, I see some people say they suffer from migraines. I get really bad migraines a lot, but I never remember associating them with the "fast feeling" around the same time.

Have the doctors said anything? Youve scared me with tumor talk. Although im 23 and have had these since 5?

Racing thoughts is a different thing.

I get this too, it hasnt happened for a while but happened today, I was feeling super tired & drained so layed down for a nap at 3:30 & woke up at 6 was laying in bed for 10 minutes or so after I woke up then it wasnt until i got up that I get it.
For me its like i feel like I'm moving at super speeds, everything I do I feel like its too fast, getting dressed, walking or talking and have to think tomyself slow down then I start doing things in slow motion but it still feels fast.

I used to get it more when I was younger but not so much now (I'm 22) whenever I tried to explain it to anyone they wouldn't understand so I stopped telling people. It's a relief to know that I'm not the only one that gets this.

Seems to me from the reading I have done there is 2 different types of this though, there are the people who experience the same as me (self moving too fast but everything around is normal) and there are other people who get the opposite (everything around sped up and self normal pace) not sure what this means though.

Another thing is people have mentioned migranes, I used to get bad migranes however never associated them with the fast feeling although did wake up with a bit of a headache this morning so will pay attention to that next time. The other thing someone else said was that low blood pressure could be a cause, I do get low blood pressure although not sure if these 2 could be associated either but would love to hear if anyone else has similar?

I just put up a post but have been reading from other peoples experiences and remembered another thing when I was younger like 8 - 15 when I would lay in the dark in my room sometimes I would get a sensation that the room was really big or really small or that my legs or arms where really long and far away from my body not sure if this has to do with the same thing

Wow, i cant believe this is something other people get, i thought there was something wrong with me haha..

I usually get it once every 6 months or so, but when it happens, it reminds me of the feeling i got from when i had a dream, and i get that same feeling, and everything moves soo fast, i feel like i am on drugs, but my body isnt moving fast at all..

the feeling lasts for about an hour so so, then goes away, i just got it then and it just stopped, and finally got the courage to look it up and see what the hell was wrong with me lol..but after reading all these post, doesnt seem so bad..have read heaps, but any idea what /why this happens?

im 23 years old and have had this happen since i was like 15? I remember the dream being from when i was around 10-12.

Well, Sara (5yr old) had another pretty aweful attack last night. I put her to bed and within a few minutes she came out and said things are big and little. I gave her nurofen (as this is what the paediatrician said as she has been diagnosed with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome bought on by migraine). After about 20 minutes she was settled enough to go back to bed.

About 2 hours later she came screaming out of her room. Terrified.. running, jumping, falling over absolutely beside herself.

"Everything is big and small again.. help me mama... faster.. faster, it's just too fast" Whilst she is screaming at me she falls over and l guess thats due to the big and small. It took almost an hour to calm her. I have to take her into the darkest room l can find (so she doesn't have to focus), stroke her head and whisper in the most quietest voice l can, that everything is ok and go to sleep and everything will be ok. When these "episodes" happen, she is normally tired and noise is also a big issue for her. The smallest noise can trigger another hysterical bout, too me there is almost no noise but she says it sooooo very loud.

We go back to paeds next week, it's just so hard to comfort her... she gets so terrified

 

ajandj

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome

My son is nine he experinced this fast feeling inside his head while he was getting a tooth pulled. He said that it started after they put the thing over his nose and numbed his mouth. Then they took off the novicane mask and left him sit for a minute or two. He started to walk and get a prize it finally went away. Still weak from medicine but things slowed back down.

I am 43 years old and also have had these "fast feelings" since I was a boy, which diminish in frequency as I've aged. Not many in my age group seem to have these feelings, but I have recently had an episode and was surprised since it had been a few years since the last one. Now I am not referring to the spatial issues, although, I also had these when I was a boy. I am only referring to the fast feeling. Those who seem to favor the Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) are trying to link these two symptoms. I have not had a spatial episode since I was a young adult, but still experience the fast feelings. Also, AIWS seems to involve sight, but while I've experienced the fast feeling episodes, only hearing and feeling was affected.

well, the last few days have been hell. Been in and out of hospital. Finally, some help.

Sara had the fast things happening and it progresses to big and small. Then screaming at the man stomping in her head. The man counts to a million and laughs at Sara cause she is crying. From there it went on to no recognising family members and friends she played with a few days earlier.. Really scarey stuff.

After spending hours at the hospital and the stupid doc treating me as if lm nuts. Sent us home after giving her nurofen. Next day things were worse than ever. Got in to see paeds and played him recordings of the "episodes" of talking to the grumpy man in her head, the screaming and everything. He had us at the hospital in minutes and did an urgent CT. Admitted her into hospital. The results came back clear so therefore no seen tumor. As he was examining her 30 minutes later, she had another episode and he witnessed it for himself... thankgoodness.

Anyway, as it stands they say they believe she is having "Occipital Lobe Epilepsy" which is bringing on attacks of Alice in Wonderland.

She is booked into Monash to have a sleep deprived EEG and hopefully that will give a definate diagnosis. Once we get to that point and the results are back, she can start on anti convulsive medication. Unfortunately we just need to get thru the next few days because if she starts the meds now, it will mask the results of the EEG.

Thank god for good doctor.. There is light at the end of the tunnel - very dim at the moment but it is there.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! IM 14 and its good to know that I am not alone, im having an episode right know but it should go away in a couple of minutes... i tried explaining it but most people dont understand how this feels like.. thank you !