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Saw eye dr fri. all good. sunday seeing trails behind my hands n fast moving things. from having eyes dilated fri? anxiety?.25 xanax (alprazolam) i took lastnight?

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Suggest: To be safe, get MRI of brain with contrast. Although your symptoms are not fully classical, I might wonder about the symptom of "Palinopsia", which might be caused by brain problem. Get this pinned down and treated.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 6/11/2017

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