My PANDAS Journey - Seizures, Delusions, Paranoia, Paralysis, Losing Myself….

❗️trigger warnings: hospitals, cannula’s, poor mental health, brief mention of self harm, seizure clips, upsetting footage, injuries etc…❗️
hey everyone, bit of a more serious video but i think it’s so so so important. PANDAS/PANS is such a silent and unknown disorder and can totally strip someone of who they were before.
so many children out there are undiagnosed & untreated because PANDAS mimicks just about every condition there is, OCD, anger management issues, anxiety, depression, tourettes, eating disorders and the list goes on and on…..
my aim for sharing this is to give PANDAS/PANS more of a voice. i didn’t even know what it was…and neither do most doctors.
if this disorder was caught much earlier on it would have prevented getting to the stages of catatonia & severe seizures.
but because i was brushed off for so long, my health slowly declined over the years until it got to where i am now💔
PANDAS/PANS: Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep.
following a strep infection, the body accidently attacks the brain, inflaming the basal ganglia.🧠🔥
the brain inflammation causes symptoms such as:
- food issues
- sensory difficulties
- OCD
- rage
- mutism
- separation anxiety
- tics
- personality changes
- nightmares/night sweats
- hallucinations
- paranoia
- delusions
- self injurious behaviour
- depression
- limb pain
- paralysis
- dystonia & muscle stiffening
- seizures
- cognitive decline
- difficulty in school
- dilated pupils
- hyper activity
- out of character behaviours
AND MUCH MORE….🧠🐼💚💪🏼