# Someone is in my house. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613 "2015-01-12T08:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JLynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/1 "2015-01-12T08:17:38Z")
I always feel like I’m very empathetic to spiritual things but I have been on pain meds for about a week and there is someone pacing in the corner of my bedroom. I know it’s never been there before I’ve done complete prayer and sage cleansing of the whole house. Is it possible something came with me from the hospital or it’s just I’m seeing things from pain meds? It’s making me very depressed and scared. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/2 "2015-01-12T09:35:20Z")
Call your doctor ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/3 "2015-01-12T10:19:13Z")
How can you tell something/someone is there? Do you hear it too, or just see it? What does it look like? Are the pain meds opioids like hydrocodone/oxycodone/morphine/whatever? If so, it seems likely you are hallucinating from the medication, and you should definitely do as **Rachellelogram** suggests and call your doctor; it is possible that you could get your prescription changed to something you don’t have this extremely upsetting reaction to. ---
**Author:** ![JLynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/4 "2015-01-12T16:39:34Z")
I see them. Don’t hear them. It’s norco. I’m going to ask for something less intense. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/5 "2015-01-12T17:43:56Z")
**Moderator Action** Welcome to the SDMB, **JLynn**. The forum you have posted in is called the Barn House. It is for topics related to Ed Zotti’s book “THE BARN HOUSE: Confessions of an Urban Rehabber”. Since your post apparently has nothing to do with this book, let’s move it to a more appropriate forum. Medically related questions belong in our In My Humble Opinion forum, so let’s move it there. As the forum name implies, any advice you get there is just the opinions of some online folks and should not be taken as the equivalent of professional medical advice. Moving thread from the Barn House to In My Humble Opinion. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/6 "2015-01-12T17:51:22Z")
JLynn, you do not have a spirit in your house. You have a reaction to medication going on in your brain. Do call your doctor right away. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/7 "2015-01-12T18:18:35Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > JLynn, you do not have a spirit in your house. You have a reaction to medication going on in your brain. > > Do call your doctor right away. _And its not your fault._ Op- Its just a reaction. Either the dosage is wrong or the medicine itself is wrong for you. It just needs to be corrected ASAP. Please call your Dr & mention that the medication is giving you an awful side effect. He/she may just call in a diff medication to your pharmacy or he/she may just change the dosage, but please don’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![JLynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/8 "2015-01-12T18:30:32Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > **Moderator Action** > > Welcome to the SDMB, **JLynn**. > > The forum you have posted in is called the Barn House. It is for topics related to Ed Zotti’s book “THE BARN HOUSE: Confessions of an Urban Rehabber”. Since your post apparently has nothing to do with this book, let’s move it to a more appropriate forum. Medically related questions belong in our In My Humble Opinion forum, so let’s move it there. As the forum name implies, any advice you get there is just the opinions of some online folks and should not be taken as the equivalent of professional medical advice. > > Moving thread from the Barn House to In My Humble Opinion. I’m a total fuck up so far on this board. I’m much sad ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/9 "2015-01-12T18:33:45Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > I’m a total fuck up so far on this board. I’m much sad Forum moves are no big deal at all – they’re quite common, and nothing to worry about. Welcome to the Dope. Good luck and best wishes with your difficulties. ---
**Author:** ![JLynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/10 "2015-01-12T18:36:32Z")
I’ve been switched to Percocet. Sounds worse IMO but I’ll give it a shot. It’s been fun here being berated for my lack if knowledge on a conspiracy. Gonna go slap myself around or something ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/11 "2015-01-12T18:46:42Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Forum moves are no big deal at all – they’re quite common, and nothing to worry about. > > Welcome to the Dope. Good luck and best wishes with your difficulties. Yeah, what he said. Welcome to the SDMB. And, there’s no one there. Really. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/12 "2015-01-12T18:47:20Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > I’ve been switched to Percocet. Sounds worse IMO but I’ll give it a shot. > > It’s been fun here being berated for my lack if knowledge on a conspiracy. Gonna go slap myself around or something Nah, no need to do that. Go into the Pit and watch some heavy-duty berating. Take popcorn if you’re inclined to enjoy some schadenfreude. Also, a whole lot of people don’t know that opiates can make you see and think all kinds of strange things (and, as Blucher said, _it’s not your fault_). I had a friend recovering from surgery who passed a note to me saying, “I am going to die today”. He wasn’t remotely close to death; his brain didn’t like the painkillers. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/13 "2015-01-12T18:51:44Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > I’ve been switched to Percocet. Sounds worse IMO but I’ll give it a shot. > > It’s been fun here being berated for my lack if knowledge on a conspiracy. Gonna go slap myself around or something No one’s berating you. They’re just giving you common sense answers. There’s no shame in coming here to seek knowledge. That’s what we’re all here for, so don’t feel bad about not knowing. You took people’s advice to call your doctor and that’s the important thing. ---
**Author:** ![JLynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/14 "2015-01-12T19:03:26Z")
The doctors nurse always speaks to me like I’m the stupidest person alive. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/15 "2015-01-12T19:05:27Z")
You should speak to your doctor about that, then. His patients deserve to be treated with respect. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/16 "2015-01-12T20:11:41Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > I’m a total fuck up so far on this board. I’m much sad Meh. People who have been here over a decade still sometimes post in the wrong forums. No biggie. Don’t worry about it. Welcome aboard, and I hope you get your meds straightened out. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/17 "2015-01-12T20:31:02Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > Gonna go slap myself around or something Pics or it didn’t happen! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/18 "2015-01-12T20:41:31Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > No one’s berating you. They’re just giving you common sense answers. There’s no shame in coming here to seek knowledge. That’s what we’re all here for, so don’t feel bad about not knowing. You took people’s advice to call your doctor and that’s the important thing. (She’s actually referring to a different thread on Sandy Hook.) I’m sorry about your medication troubles. Once my dad was coming off of anathesia and thought he saw bunnies everywhere. Meds can mess with your brain. Hope the Percocet works out. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/19 "2015-01-12T20:44:50Z")
Medications can do weird stuff to you. I tried the ZzzzQuil tablets once and they made me hallucinate crazy things. I thought I saw a little girl in a white dress doing ballet in my kitchen. I thought I saw a sea turtle hanging out on my table. I thought I saw balloons zooming around on my ceiling. Each time when I got close enough to touch them they disappeared completely. I did some research online and found that severe hallucinations were a side effect of the tablet form of the medication and stopped taking them right away. Hopefully now that you’ve been switched to another medication your hallucinations will stop too. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/20 "2015-01-12T21:40:15Z")
Oooh, I gotta get me some ZzzzQuil! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613.md?page=2)