intense tingling/vibration

[mobrep]

The explanation for this could be any number of things. However, I am interested in any thoughts you guys might have seeing as I really do not know what psychic/life energy feels like or if this could possibly be it, or related some how. Though it could be as simple as food poisoning.


For better insight as to causes, I suggest reading the entire story but here is a quick summary.

The quick summary: I had an intense "tingling/vibration" feeling over my entire body, that I felt I had control over for a short time.

Note: For those that do not know, a Monster Lo-ball is basically a low carb/low fat energy drink plus coffee. Ie. A lot of caffeine.

The entire story:

Saturday night I was hanging out with some friends relaxing, after a normal simi-lazy Saturday when something a bit strange happen. After waking up around 11am Saturday morning, I picked up two Monster Lo-ball’s and drank one for a nice pick me up. A couple of episodes of the Frieza Saga with a Hot and Spicy McChicken, then a few intense games of Dbz bt3 after another Lo-Ball around 4pm we decided to leave the apartment to hangout at a friends place for a bit.

At this point it was about five or six in the evening, I was feeling like my normal self. We proceeded to smoke a nicely rolled joint, as is the norm for a Saturday evening. Not long afterwards I became, what you could call, cracked out. Possibly due to the two Monster Lo-Ball’s I had earlier, as I very rarely have two in one day let alone so close together.

As we sat in the living room, enjoying some conversation and heat from the toasty fire my mind started to race. It was like my mind could not stay on one topic for more than 2seconds before changing. During this time I did not speak much, but sat and thought to myself. A couple of minutes later I started to feel sick to my stomach, so off to the bathroom I went. *Note: From here things might get a bit detailed, but not too much on the gross side.

While sitting on the toilet my head and face started to tingle. A moment later this tingle moved down my upper body. Now, from my waist to my head, I had this really intense tingling/vibration that continued down to my feet. At this point my entire body started to sweat so I took off my long sleeve shirt and continued to sit there as motionless as possible. I am not sure why, but at this point I could not help but to think of Dbz (probably due to the fact I watched it earlier in the day) and the things I have read on “life energy” over the past few weeks. Once these thoughts raced through my mind, I decided I would attempt to control this tingling vibration I was feeling. As I sat there, head in my hands, I thought of nothing other than for this feeling to leave the core of my body and only be felt in my hands. Surprisingly, after what seemed like less than 30seconds, the tingling vibration had been isolated to my hands and the part of my face that my hands were touching.

Once I realized this, the sensation started to creep back up my arms onto my shoulders where I attempted again to push it down my arms, back into my hands. Relieved that I was able to control this tingling vibration I closed my eyes and at that moment, this is going to sound a bit odd, I saw a picture of Goku’s face smiling. (Goku is one of the main characters in Dragon Ball Z.) Then I threw up. A few minutes later, what was left of the tingling sensation went away and I felt like normal again.

To tell the truth, I don’t know if the cause of this was the amount of caffeine, the spicy chicken sandwich(s), the joint or just some crazy hallucination. I do know I have had this feeling a few times before, one after smoking and other time when I was not. Both prior times ended up with me being sick for hours and passing out soon afterwards. However, this time I felt completely fine after. I am curious as to what this was and what might have caused this. I know any number of things is possible, but if you have any input I am open to your thoughts.

I apologize for the lengthy story but felt it best to have the details listed.

Thanks in advance,
Matt

[Andrew Brunelle]

I would say that you had caffeine intoxication. I get the vibration in my hands all the time and to an extent the tingling. It could also have something to do with the joint you smoked. I've never done marijuana, but when I drink those kinds of energy drinks, they mess me up and I feel almost exactly the same as you described. Overdoses of caffeine can cause hallucinations. It was probably that, but I'm no expert.

Edit: I once had the tingling so bad I had to leave work. It was mostly in my hands. I wouldn't recommend drinking that much caffeine again.

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Paresthesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Parasthesia can be caused by anxiety, dehydration, heavy metals, hyperventilation(which I have myself experienced-this probably isn't it,) low blood sugar, menopause, and deficiencies in vitamin B5 and B12.

In this case, it was probably dehydration, as well as the anxiety produced by the caffeine. Make sure to always drink lots of water with coffee, as it severely dehydrates the body, not to mention that it's a diuretic...

[mobrep]

I appreciate the replies.

Now that I think about it, I didn't drink as much water as normal that day. So it would be safe to say it was more than likely the caffeine and lack of water.

Thanks again,
Matt