Hallucinations/ memory loss

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My BF of 2 years gave me a massive fright last night when he turned up unexpectedly at my flat and he was behaving absolutely out of character. I first thought he was drunk (he had definitely been drinking) until he eventually started to rant about things that weren’t even in the room. He was 100% hallucinating and I tried to calm him down because I was worried he’d panic or so. He didn’t panic, nor was he aggressive but the whole thing really freaked me out.

I eventually convinced him to go to bed and he slept like a rock and woke much later than he usually does. I spoke to him this morning when he eventually woke up and he couldn’t remember anything at all and thought I was trying to mess with him. The only thing I can think of is drugs but I have absolutely no knowledge of drugs and wouldn’t know what could cause this. He swears that he didn’t take any drugs and seemed really confused and uncomfortable as well, but he did say that he felt exhausted and drained despite having slept for so long. He was with at his friend’s last night and they had been drinking and the friend told him today that he’d just gotten up and left without a word at some stage, so even the friend was confused.

I did drive him home because neither of us are sure what happened to him last night, and he didn’t want to go to A&E today saying that he is hardly an emergency to be seen today. I’m just worried that this could happen again if we don’t know what caused it? Has anyone here experienced anything of this kind before?

He's definitely taken some type of drug and doesn't want to tell you.

It does sound like he might have taken a drug but if not, does he take any medication at all? I only ask in case whatever medication he takes doesn't agree with alcohol.

My mum had a psychotic breakdown last year and she was seeing all kinds of things but this was caused through the trauma of losing her partner very suddenly. Has anything happened to your BF to make him feel stressed or anxious?

Obviously, if this happens again I'd encourage him to speak to a doctor. If he refuses, I'd be thinking it's more likely that he's taken something.

If not drugs, there was a customer of a business I worked for who came in and began shouting and stumbling around. He eventually left of his own accord but was arrested later. Turned out he had an undiagnosed brain injury from a car accident earlier in the day.

Drink spiked?

Hes probably been spiked with something he drank. Has he asked his friends about last night? Do they have form for doing things like that thinking it's amusing?

Spiked drink, stroke or TIA could have caused this. If he is absolutely certain he wasn't spiked he needs to see his GP.

Thanks all. I know that he has tried some drugs in the past (long long time ago) and that he didn’t particularly enjoy them. I can’t imagine them having taken something because his friend that he was with is 100% anti drugs (bar alcohol).
He is not on any medication, but his friend said that he took an antihistamine while there because my BF reacted badly to his cats. But that’s also nothing new or unusual and he has done this in the past.
I agree that it sounds like drugs but he swears that he didn’t take anything.