Another terrifying thought is his last moments. When he felt that final bit of life leave him and for the first time in so long he finally felt himself dozing off, he had to have realized that it wasn't sleep, but death.
Yeah, but imagine how peaceful and relieving that must've been to finally get that rest, I'm not sure if I'm religious or what, but I hope he's getting all the rest he needs on the other side
Thebuffcroissant ! Yeah but honestly in the moment he probably COULDN’T even think about his son. He probably just felt that sweet sensation of sleep arriving and just accepted it. I really don’t know, just captivated by his experience. So sad
What a tough guy, he realized he’d die soon so he tried reaching out to doctors for them to monitor him to research the disease, to help treat it. Can we have a moment of silence for this man
He seemed to be a talented artist and loving father. He suffered till the end. Whatever you believe I will take a moment of silence as well. I truly hope he is in a wonderful place
@sam 7 If you are talking about Richard, note how he had no clue he had a prion disease - in fact, most people don't unless there's some sort of pattern in the family. Judging by the video, the onset/trigger was the antibiotic. There's no way he could've known about this disease before he had his son. People don't normally get tested for prion disease - I dont even know if there's such a test (maybe for CJ disease but I'm unsure). If you're talking about his son, remember that Richard didn't have fatal FAMILIAL insomnia. There's a large chance his son won't have FI. Researchers, at the moment, have said that sporadic FI isn't genetic. Prions can be spontaneous. So if his son grows up and wants to have kids, he can with probably the smallest of worries.
I dunno if I would call someone going from artistic sensitive guy with a son who talks about his life to a rambling conspiracy theorist is really something I'd consider lucidity. He is articulate though.
@Rodrigo Da Silva talk what you want friend.. I'm sleeping finally normal, and tons of people who actually seeked for help instead of trusting everything they see on internet.. ✌️ Peace
Ricard said himself that what he had wasn't fatal insomnia or sporadic insomnia. The cause.. Is or seems to be just because of Cipro. He had.. 2 hours of sleep. Which is a poor and low time of sleep. But unfortunately.. ( because I imagine that.. It become really frustrating to sleep badly for you at a certain moment) he still had these 1 or 2 hours or sleep. So.. The body is fascinating isn't it.. But yea, you can't die of insomnia. Even if you just sleep 1 or 2 hours per night for months or years. You survive, yea. But if you still have the third and fourth phase of deep sleep, you can't die. Your brain fight every day to keep you awake, the body struggle to kill the cells who can make you sleepy (which is a sign of "simple" insomnia because when you suffer of ffi, your body or brain doesn't even fight for your mental health because the prion is affected), the body fight for your heart rate, temperature etc. So according to the case of Ricard, his body kept fighting every day. Harder and harder. His body fought because of his insomnia.. And his body fought against the toxicity of Cipro. But, the cipro he took was toxic and severely damaged his state of health. Indirectly, so, he didn't die because of insomnia (he said he didn't have ffi), but of the complications of the meds.. The body couldn't support it, anymore.
It reminds me of the final stages of Dementia - Where the mind was previously sub-lucid, it suddenly goes into a hyper-lucid state - thus, unlike alzheimers, the victim doesn't even gain the benefit of ignorance.
I have it every now and then and it’s scary as fuck I’d be laying there feeling wide awake but I can’t move anything and like I’d see my door push open with a shadow walking to me and I’m literally freaking out and then all a sudden it just disappears my door was open the whole time and I’m freaked out
4 months without sleeping?! My God. My anxiety induced insomnia lead me to 4 days once without sleep and I had to be hospitalized. The absolute torture of being on the verge of sleep just to be jolted awake endlessly is nightmare fuel.
After lockdown I had to return to work and had been off my meds. My anxiety made me not sleep for 2 days and when I tried to, I was awake and hallucinating demons in my room and crawling all over me. It’s crazy what happens to our mind without rest. I jolted too and sweat so much
I have a insomnia too. go see a psychiatrist and ask for Seroquel and trazodone medication these 2 medication saving my life, before that I haven't sleep about 3 month straight up. I almost die. I can't eat or taste...but right now I can sleep like 8 hour or 6 hour sometimes I sleep 10 hour so I feel good and I can eat food again the food taste good now........ Seroquel and trazodone saving my life now. other Sleep medication will not work for insomnia, my psychiatrist saving my life. if anybody outer there have a problem with insomnia don't go see your family doctor or regular doctor, go see a psychiatrist doctor they have the right medication to put you to sleep good.
what breaks my heart is that he was aware that surgeon might have been able to treat him, and he didn't reach his money goal. that's awful. I can't imagine the hopeless feeling.
There is no treatment for this disease. The neurologist he was referring too was just another person foolishly thinking if they just throw stem cells at a otherwise un-treatable disease it will somehow help. Which it never does and the idea in the case of a prion disease like fatal insomnia is especially foolish. He can only offer this in countries which have little to no overlook on efficacy of medical treatments. It would have just been wasted money.
why? he has a super rare condition which probably no one or an insanely low amount of people have. sure, it's fine to appreciate life and the small amount of years we have but that is not a good reason to think that.
This is one of the reasons to NEVER take medication without consulting a doctor first. Something that might work for someone else may not work for you at all.
70s man my bad I was talking about the part where he explains doctors prescribed the medication that left the others explained in the video, paralyzed or with neurological damage.
*correction: Unless it is over the counter (example: Tylonel), NEVER take medication without consulting with a doctor first. (And even when it’s over-the-counter, ALWAYS follow the directions on the label. PERIOD.)
I feel this man's pain. I have severe insomnia. Some times I won't sleep for 6-13 days. One time, I began to hallucinate and was hospitalized (against my will) for a week. My worst fear is that I'll lose the ability to fall asleep. I can't imagine the hopelessness this man felt. May he finally rest in peace 🙏
I never slept more than 4 hours since I was 14 years old. I am 34 and still never sleep more than 2-3 hours a night:( Only once I got more than 4 hours, but I was in a operation so they put me to sleep
@@NinjaPoohtan Idk about you but If I go without sleep for even 24 hours I cant properly think, paranoid sometimes, irritable, and just out of it. I Couldnt imagine for being awake for 4 months
This was my dear friend and teacher. I miss him every single day, but I am grateful for the artwork and tattoos he gave me. Love you forever brother Chay.
The fact that he could have been helped, but lacked the funds to receive the care is absolutely infuriating. Very rare cases like this should be treated for free. Medicine should be about saving people, not profit.
@@IMAGE_NT_HEADERS It is treatable, but not curable. Also this condition has only had a few documented patients so every time someone does actually get treated it usually helps researching a cure by a great amount.
@@mousedits I am a conservative and this video has changed my mind on universal healthcare. If I have to pay extra taxes at least it's going to go to people who need it. This guys death was so preventable and only because some greedy fucks don't wanna pay more taxes people like him will continue to lot get the help they need rip.
Apparently when you are falling asleep, your brain starts to shut down the same way as if you were dying. In these instances, the brain will send a signal to the body to make sure its not shutting down completely. Hence why we sometimes jolt ourselves awake just as we start to doze off. Or get that sensation of falling. It's crazy to think, but you may be right there.
@@humanlybeast8530 sorry, I mean as the brain is preparing for sleep, everything slows down the same way as if you are dying. Like, your heart rate drops, and breathing slows. Sometimes when we are over exhausted our body does this quickly, the same way your body does when preparing for death. The brain then sends a signal to the body resulting in a hypnic jerk. Or at least thats one theory I've read.
Sad?Yes. Horrifying?No. Because when you can't sleep, when you start to suffer so much from it...maybe death is the only way for someone to get truly away from it. Not the best choice, never the best choice, but sometimes the _only_ choice.
@@litchtheshinigami8936 as for the guy in the video he could not afford the treatment to save his life as it was not the prion disease FFI. Had it be FFI, there would be no chance of treatment. Diagnosis- sad
I've experienced minor insomnia. I wasn't able to sleep for almost 5 days and I became anger, depressed and extremely suicidal. This is so heartbreaking. Rest peacefully Ricard.
@Danny BoyoI think they meant "painting in the skies" as in he went to heaven and is painting and is at peace. No need to devalue people's religious beliefs
@@azaria.gutierrezofficial6045 universal health care won't prevent this, making information available to people would affect the shift of medicine and research priorities
Ghettobible Maybe, but they would have done a urine culture, and they will see if he is allergic to the antibiotic and which one will kill the bacteria he might of had.
There's a person in this comment section legitimately trying to convince people that he should have drank some coconut water and it would help him sleep. I don't think they understand that this isn't just a regular "aw man, I feel tired, but I can't sleep :(" situation
What’s sad is that After a Long time he finally was able to “Sleep” I really do wonder what was going through his head in his last seconds when he realized he was finally Able to Doze off.
Nothing could've been done anyway, unfortunately. There is still no known cure for fatal insomnia. It would probably take decades of research to come up with a solution. But hopefully his body has been able to help doctors and scientists get a better understanding of this terrifying disease.
It’s unfortunate. Not a lot of people realize just how small the Internet was in 2016. Good luck reaching any gofundme goal in 2016, nobody cared. Now all you have to do is just make a tweet about it and thousands of good people want to help
having a sleepless night sucks so bad, everyone knows that. imagine laying in bed, 24 hours a day, without catching some sleep. Time must've felt like it stopped. poor guy
This poor man couldn't afford to go to a doctor so he took an antibiotic that he shouldnt have been given. The saddest thing is if he had health care, this couldve been mediated a lot earlier. My heart is broken for this man and his family and anyone else who died because they couldnt afford treatment.
Negic Nikola No I am not slow. If you could read, you’d understand that I meant he took an antibiotic FOR A UTI, but it wasn’t given to him by a doctor, it was given to him by his boss because he could not AFFORD TO GO to the doctor. Are you slow? Please practice reading comprehension.
Although like Scare says, this is still prescribed quite easily, so who knows, even if he had gone to a doctor himself he might have ended up taking that. At first I thought that it caused a bad effect to him cause of some other conditions and that if he had gone to a doctor it would have never happened, but after hearing that, he might have been prescribed the very same thing regardless. But this is a good example of why people should never taken antibiotics not prescribed by the doctor for the current condition, even if someone was given some for an illness and then the same illness comes back and they still have some, they should always go back, because it might actually be a slightly different form of that illness and requires a different meds. It's indeed sad he couldn't even afford to get to the doctor for a UTI, and even sadder people didn't pick up on his case and managed to donate enough.
I went to the doctor for a UTI two years ago and he tried to give me Cipro. A few months before a friend told me about Cipro and it's family of antibiotics and how they cause central nervous system damage in people. Told him to give me a different family of antibiotic medicine. I have a delicate nervous system so Cipro probably would have damaged it. How fortunate I was to learn about this!
ScareTheater said that doctors last resort should be that specific medicine. but they are prescribed too easily. implying that doctors also just give it out freely, thats probably how his boss got it in the first place. no matter what even your doctor could be wrong, it doesn't hurt to search the side effects and the medicine and whats going on
I completely agree with zinch, even if your doctor prescribed it you need to check out the little paper that says side effects, as well as if you start feeling something uncomfortable or different around the time you start a new medication then you should tell the doctor, look up info on the med or stop taking it. I honestly feel for the people and don't know what I'd do if I were in that situation so I'm not discounting them or what happened to them
As an insomnia sufferer, I can truly attest to it being pure torture as the narrator described. It is debilitating. My body hurts constantly from lack of sleep and my once brilliant mind has been reduced to what I call quicksand. Anyone who also suffers from severe insomnia knows what I'm talking about. Thank you for the excellent video. I hope more research will be done in the future for people who suffer. PS... I too was prescribed Cipro many tunes in my life for UTIs and I do have peripheral neuropathy despite being only 123 pounds. Blessings to all who suffer from this dreadful condition.
"Hey boss, I need to see a doctor but don't have insurance. Can you help me out?" "Well I can give you health insurance, but I'd rather not. Here's something I have laying around. Good luck!"
American healthcare is stupid enough to cause this situation. Now you have a dead man and a man who feels like a murderer for providing a medicine he thought would help.
Where I come from, you are automatically insured when you are employed or registered at the job centre. It's so sad that it's not like this everywhere.
And here I am, pulling all nighters almost every night while this man is willing to sacrifice his two legs for 3 whole hours of sleep. I really need to appreciate things more.
As a person who's having troubles in getting proper sleep, this condition brought me anxiety It's been years, no matter how tired i am, i cant bring myself to sleep for full 8 hours, always 4-6hrs
I had insomnia for 3-4 days while withdrawing from benzodiazepines. It was an experience that shattered any sense of well-being and indeed my own sanity. I can’t imagine such a prolonged state. RIP
I get bouts of insomnia due to anxiety, but I always end up getting sleep eventually, even if it's after a few days. The idea of never being able to get the relief of sleep at the end is terrifying.
That jolt he experiences while trying to fall asleep looks like a hypnagogic jerk, or myoclonus jerk which can happen during periods of extreme stress and sleep deprivation. So in a way, his insomnia exacerbated and triggered the hypnic jerk which in turn continued to exacerbate his sleep deprivation. Basically a terrible feedback loop. Just awful stuff.
Yeah, whenever im extremely stressed i got this lol. But instead of jolt on my back it's my head that will got extreme ringing sound. Its painful and infuriating. The absolute worst
this actually happens when you fall asleep "too fast." your body basically thinks you're dying because your heart rate is lowering too quickly for comfort so it sends you a rush of adrenaline.
@@aw0420 His didn’t reach the goal, but some girl that put super glue in her hair did, and got way to much, yet this man died unable to get to his goal to get possible treatment and possibly survive
My heart sank midway through this video when I saw the antibiotic he took was ciprofloxacin. Years ago I got a uti and was given this antibiotic by a senior doctor but soon after I started getting side effects and he simply said I was allergic to it. I'm so glad I didn't take it for a long time 😰
@@bottle3124Yeah. Calling for its ban as I’ve seen other people say is pretty mad. I’d probably just treat them like TCAs in depressed people. Use them after 1st/2nd line meds don’t work.
The scarriest part about this is that he literally ended up thinking himself to death Sure all the physical stuff was terrible but in those last moments there must have been so many unfiltered thoughts that had to have drove him mad On top of that he was fully accepting of the fact that he was going to die,that already fucks with your mind
Accepting you’re gonna die is peaceful not maddening. All things die. Including the universe we exist in, death is natural and honestly I haven’t feared death moment to moment for a few years now. I know you can find the same peace. Stay up brotha
@@darrenp428 what they mean is knowing you are not going to live long since i was little i knew i was going to die and it was peaceful but now i know exactly when its going to happen and its driving me mad. i have only 2 months to live and i hate the fact that illnever be able to do what i really want to
the screaming llama in a way, it’s a blessing to know when you’ll die, of course I don’t mean you’re lucky. But you have a chance to truly be at peace with yourself and live what time you have left to the fullest, it’s all up to perception. I hope you the best of luck in your endeavors friend 🙏
So basically, he gave him an antibiotic - one that could be prescribed if he had seen a doctor. So basically, his mom killed him - if he wasn't birthed, he would not have died. So basically, don't oversimplify things - removing detail doesn't make the story more interesting.
@@aidankhaos7687 I do, I'm the type that can't do naps. So I'm asking whether they CAN nap (have the time/ability) or whether they sleep in a 6-8/9 hour chunk like me.
I've struggled with getting a healthy amount of sleep my whole life. But this guy... I feel so blessed now. It sounds like Ricard went through an intense hell before his death, and to think it was all because he took a single drug... absolutely crazy and heartbreaking.
This is so similar to opioids withdrawal. I used to be an addict, so I know what suffering he went through. The insomnia, how your mind wouldn't let your body rest at all, the jolts when you are finally about to fall asleep,and the nightmares. God rest his soul.
@@Aconitum_napellus i went to read the replies of this coment hoping no one would use it and the death of a human being to forward atheism, land an edgy joke or whatever else, and i feel incredibly sad people can be senseless enough to act like this fuck it if i am escalating the situation, i can't keep ignoring people doing shit like this everytime someone says "god bless his soul" or something of the kind i'll not be replying to any comments further down
@High Commander Squealer stop being a douchebag, will ya? Someone died due to insomnia and he was SUFFERING while documenting his illness. And you, being a total douchbag? Grow up.
Poor man, I just hope he’s happy now that he could have his endless sleep, and happily watching his son from the other world, it’s heartbroken to think that these kind of people usually get in some serious crap that no one think of
im seeing some people “self-diagnosing” themselves. Please stop doing that. Normal insomnia and pulling all nighters and having jolts sometimes is not a sign you have this. Please..PLEASE stop.
The whole thing is a scam. He never once saw a medical professional, the disorder he claimed to have is extremely rare but can easily be diagnosed, and is genetic and he claimed his disorder was not. He was never professionally diagnosed, or did he meet with a medical professional about this disorder. He also claimed to suffer from MSG and sickness overexposure to fluoride which were both never seen or diagnosed by a professional. For something so dangerous he did not seek any kind of medical care. Instead he set up a go fund me to fly to a biomedical experimental treatment center in China... its a scam and literally makes no sense
I have mild insomnia, I start getting paranoid, muscle aches, and start seeing shadows after two days of not sleeping, I usually end up passing out after 3 or 4 days. I couldn't begin to or even want to imagine the hellscape of fatal insomnia that these people are forced to live in. *Didn't realize how many people would see this, please don't worry I am okay. My heart goes out to all of you also dealing with any amount of insomnia.*
Guys if you haven’t tried it please try getting into meditation. I don’t mean try it once and fail and not try. Give yourself the time to get into it. It stopped mine and couple of other friends insomnia
I hope this poor man rests in peace, I couldn’t imagine being in the amount of pain he was. He seems like he was a really nice guy. The fact that he decided to try and help others by donating himself to science is something a lot of others wouldn’t do.
I recently found out about entire communities of people online who have been floxed by fluoroquinolones like cipro and it's absolutely heartbreaking. This video and someone I'm talking to on Reddit potentially saved me from getting floxed, myself, as the doctor I'm going to prescribed me cipro ear drops for a minor ear infection. ScareTheater, if you want to, I think it would be very beneficial to these people who have had their lives ruined if you follow up on this video by interviewing some people who have been floxed. I'm asking you because you're the one who originally brought this to my attention, and I think you can use your platform to help these people. I hope I don't sound pushy or anything, and I'm honestly not even sure if this will reach you, but I've talked to the people who have been affected by stuff like this, and I'm incredibly passionate about helping them in any way that I can. Right now I think the best thing to do is get the word out about how harmful these drugs can be. Thank you for making this video, as if I had not seen it and learned about the dangers of fluoroquinolones, I could have potentially had my life ruined.
am i the only one who understood what he was trying to say about conspiracy theories? like he was trying to say the phrase "conspiracy theory" is a conspiracy itself and was created to downplay thoughts and opinions made by the public.
You are not the only one .... he knew exactly what he was saying. When ever something is done that is under handed or evil and brought to light the term conspiracy theory is attached to it so it becomes a case of a crazy person making an accusation. So yes the term conspiracy theory becomes a conspiracy itself because that is how they want people to see it. So that the subject at hand goes away and any thought or any opinion is pushed aside with a simple shrug of shoulder. It is what’s happening with this covid 19
The thing that got me was when he was contemplating suicide, he sounded so... Happy when the thought of suicide crossed his mind. He knew he was going to die, and he knew he was heading there. The only options left were to wait it out or shorten the experience. Rest In Peace Ricard.
I had a manic episode where I was up for nearly 8 days. Literally went crazy. I was in the hospital, but was convinced that I was actually dead and in purgatory. This is interesting, as I was raised catholic but am now largely irreligious. I was having very bizarre hallucinations. I was seeing an alien in the door to my room. Crazy shit. I mean, I guess with bipolar crazy shit comes naturally, but yeah. Sleep is essential! RIP. I hope this video will push people to learn more about sleep disorders and how to solve them, especially this one.
same, but was never religious at the time, so I was in panic more every day knowing that nothing could help me, you'd assume science could help for this, multiple days in a row no sleep you realise you are 100% alone with this my anxiety was too high to let me sleep, now because of that I am 100% religious
If you have Bipolar then they never should've given it to you. Heck, people have had literal fucknig symptoms of full on schizophrenia...without even being schizophrenic at all.
So a girl that's puts glue on her head get enough money from a gofundme to remove it but and man dying for this disease can't get help needed. Sad what this world is coming too
I've gone 4 full nights with 0 sleep, that experience was terrifying. I can't imagine going a year with no sleep. Poor guy, hopefully he's resting peacefully.
If you ever feel like that again don’t be afraid to go sleep in with your parents be honest they’re gonna think you’re still very immature but it’ll be worth it, the warmth of your family’s heart will soothe you and help you
Chance of getting a prion disorder is 1/1,000,000. Chance of that being sporadic insomnia less than 15 percent of that one and percent of that being fatal insomnia is actually so low there are believe to be only two possible recorded cases in history. I don’t know this guys story but looked at his facebook, and he claimed over the three years of posting to have many different extremely vague and rare disorders. There’s no obituary on him. China can’t have cure based on diagnosis and their is no clear evidence that this whole thing even really happened.
I have had severe insomnia most my life because of a cyst in my brain and my health has suffered in some ways because of it. I CANNOT imagine how much mental anguish he was in, knowing how much distress my insomnia causes me. Rest In Peace
That "jolt" that he experienced was probably Hypnogogic jerks. If his nervous system was damaged they might have been stronger or even painful. No wonder he was afraid of falling asleep.
Poor guy. Sleep is one of the most wonderful things. I have excessive daytime sleepiness so I get extremely tired during the day and it feels so great to go home after work and rest. I love sleep and I cannot imagine what this guy went through. He seemed to be so talented and didn't have more time to improve. At least he's resting now
I knew it was cipro as soon as I heard “antibiotic”. It’s pretty scary to think of all the terrible side effects this particular drug. It’s typically idiosyncratic so either you’re completely okay, or some crazy shit happens. Worked well for me.
You were extremely lucky then. I took one just now and nothing has happened yet but it probably will. If I'm somehow okay after 7 days of taking this death drug then I'll tell you. Maybe I have a higher chance of survival because I like in the UK where our healthcare isn't as awful as the American one, although the Conservative Party have fucked it up so badly (I know I'm getting political but this shit literally is political. The government control this shit and need to do something about it. Whatever ideology you follow, people shouldn't be made to go through this crap).
Why can’t healthcare be affordable I feel like he could’ve gotten the surgery and lived a long life and did so many things as an intelligent artist. He was so kind and at peace with it and now he can finally rest
I went weeks without sleeping when I tried to jump off methadone after being on a very high dose for years. I ended up moving to an area where I wasn’t able to get it prescribed to me. so I had to detox off of it cold turkey. The insomnia was the worst feeling of all and those jerks that he was experiencing was the exact same as I had. I thought I was going to die. I was hallucinating and hearing things that weren’t there. I remember sitting in the bath for hours because that was the only time I felt good. Eventually my Dr finally felt horrible enough for me that he prescribed me medication to help me sleep a little. Insomnia is horrible. I cannot imagine how this poor guy must have felt daily. I’m glad that I got through that situation but it was just the worst feeling. My nerves would wake me and I was twitching and felt like I was falling and would jerk myself awake. I truly hope that they can find a cure for those affected with those kinds of diseases.
My doctors have been putting me on this antibiotic, my nerves in my back are fucked and have terrible pain everyday. This is my first time hearing about it.. I’m also loosing my sight at 19
Mr Smith I’m not currently on them, been trying to sue them for other things with my health also but they do their best to cover everything up and make me look like a total liar. I’ve seen a lawyer about it
@@tiskky7385 You can't sue if a drug has listed side effects and you get those effects while taking the drug. Doctors should warn you about side effects if you ask.. you have to ask though, also they are listed by the drug manufacturer as side effects. No one reads those thick packets of instructions or the little book that comes with the pills, or the inside of the cartons they come in. The information is there for every drug you are given, take, or can legally buy. As for Cipro antibiotics, I've never needed to take an antibiotic but the only drug a pharmacist and his brother have warned me against taking are antibiotics that can attack your joints or tendons.
btwbrand The doctor should still be obligated to explain any side effects to the patient even if they don’t ask especially for side effects as serious as he’s described
Damn I once stupidly stayed up a whole 24+ hours and when it was night again I couldn't sleep and I got incredibly worried, I could only imagine the amount of anxiety this guy got from him not sleeping for a year plus .
@@yungpm even with sleep i used to see that when i was 11 or something i see shadows move in the corner of my eye, i dont see them anymore and now i dont really care much about it
Bro this is how I feel right now. Tonight for some weird reason I just can’t sleep and it’s currently 6am and I am really worried especially after watching this video.
Yeah. It’s pretty sad. People will donate to a goal of 4 grand so some kid can get a gaming pc but won’t donate to someone who is literally dying and can’t do anything about it.
Another disturbing fact: an honest, working man cannot afford to see a proper doctor and is therefore in need to be "prescribed" medicine by his boss. Excuse me, what? Where I live, even a homeless person would be able to get the treatment they need for this kind of relatively banal infection.
Burger Andy When I was still a kid years ago I stayed up for 3 days straight. Not for any “good” reason, just because I was young I guess. I don’t remember why specifically. At day 3 I was seeing leprechauns (hallucinations) and eventually passed out in the shower. Luckily I was okay. As an adult I’d never go past 2. It’s just a sickening experience for me. This video in general though was scary as I suffer from insomnia, though extremely mild in comparison with this man.
It's so heartbreaking that he died this way. His art was inspired and wonderful and I can't imagine how much he had to offer to the world that he never got to give. If there is an afterlife I hope he is at peace
What sort of got me confused were the clearly *naked women* in his drawing ( 1:38 cited ) and just how it's on UA-cam, Hell I think the only reason it isn't taken down is because of how sad it is and how the only other archived footage of the man's final days would probably be on his phone.
This is terrifying, but I wonder: Is it possible to knock-out someone with this condition? What would they experience if that happened? I don't recommend trying it, but I am curious. May this man rest in piece.
He said early on when he was asleep from drugs prescribed by his doctor he had horrible nightmares, so I feel like no matter what way he was knocked out, unless it was able to both cancel dreams and was strong enough keep him knocked out, he'd be having a terrifying experience as long as he was asleep. Doesn't seem way too much better tbh.
Being unconscious does nothing in terms of restoring energy that actual, proper sleep does. Sleep is a cycle, most importantly including REM, which is where most of your energy refreshment comes from. There is no such cycle when one is just unconscious (including the use of anesthesia and "sleeping pills"), so it's effectively just skipping a bit of time with no benefit
Well he would pass out most likely, since passing out is usually due to a stronge hit to the head or lack of oxygen, he Will mostly pass out because of damage to the brain but there's I chance he would lay there and suffer
@@llallogen7380 Yeah that’s what I was thinking, I’m not even in the medical field and I was aware of fluoroquinolones potentially causing tendon rupture. I was prescribed cipro for a bad sinus infection after doxycycline didn’t clear it up and had no side effects. Like any medication, it has to be assessed on risk/benefit
@@giornoihaveyoutube2848 I agree. And if you are not offered counseling when picking up a prescription, tell the pharmacist you need counseling. Ask them about common side effect and rare ones. That's what we're there for.
Yeah I literally am gonna cry to sleep because of this. It's not even disturbing yet this has been one of the saddest if not the saddest things I've seen in his channel. He sounded so desperate too, all he wanted was draw and help people with their tattoos as his hobby, he didn't want it to be this :(
He looks so much like my dad. I haven't seen him in over twelve years now, and honestly seeing this poor man suffer so much just broke my damn heart. Honestly hope this guy's at peace now. Seeing him suffer like that is just so damn wrenching
I have severe insomnia, i get about 4 hours maximum per night but sometimes i go days without sleep. it’s hard, so hard i cry sometimes just because i’m sooo desperate for sleep. i’m soo sorry to this man, may he rest in peace. Just thought i should update everyone, my sleeping is slightly better at the moment, but i’m not sure it’s going to last very long.
@@patriciamunsch3920 I don’t know what to do, i’ve tried everything, i just can’t sleep. I think it’s because of stress, i stopped self harming a few months ago and i don’t know how to get rid of my stress anymore. i just want it all to stop. i need it to stop.
@@Rose-bi4je Find a sleep specialist. I have insomnia as well and it led me to the hospital because of the impact it was having on my mental health. There’s a lot they can do to treat insomnia so don’t lose hope
Ive had a few cases of insomnia because of my allergies and anxiety but not being able to sleep and the jolts of energy is sad. Sleep is one of the most important things a body needs to function.
Absolute unit of a guy, he tried to further the cure for a disease he didnt even know he had, that is a noble soul, R.i.p. Richard, really hope his family is doing well
I had an insomnia too once. I just said to myself: "No, Karen, you'll go to bed now!", drank a warm milk and went straight to bed. I hope this helps :-)
Yes I was thinking this, maybe if he just relaxed enough. I saw a video of a dog with the same recurring nightmares everytime he would try to sleep from abuse. The new owners made him a special room with violet colored lights and lavender essential oils and he fell right asleep.
I’m experiencing peripheral neuropathy. I can tell you that it isn’t something you’d even wish on your worst enemy. It’s extremely painful and debilitating, and the “burning” felt in the spine is unbearable and will quite literally make you freeze in your tracks if you’re upright and walking. You’ll be frightened to move and even to breathe. This can last anywhere from a minute to over an hour or even longer. I cannot even get out of a chair without assistance of some sort. My heart goes out to this brave man-if you haven’t been through this, trust me, you don’t ever want to. I hope his family and his son are coping with their loss. Although his is an extreme case, and he persevered as long as he could, I’m troubled to know that this could possibly happen to me since my peripheral neuropathy is ongoing. Thanks for uploading this, I appreciate you sharing this story, heartbreaking as it is.
Terreliv when you can’t sleep parts of the body feel warm for some reason when I couldn’t sleep for 4 days me shoulders started to feel like warmer and I had a head ache
Could be nerve damage. I had bad whiplash after a car accident and my body literally felt like it was set on fire to the point in which I had to be rushed to ER to be given stronger muscle relaxers than what I was originally given because the pain was too much. I was in pain for almost a year until physical therapy gradually made it fade away. And yes, insurance to pay for all of that is brutal. Had to appeal the amount several times.
The thing that scares me so much about this disease is not just what happens to you. It's that you know _exactly_ what's _going_ to happen to you. I can't _imagine_ what it must feel like to have a doctor sit you down and tell you that this is your fate...
The thing that makes me really sad that this guy is a fellow Indonesian, and I never heard this even from local news or else until today. God bless him, rest in peace.
@@Cybeldina no, it's sadder because we, as Indonesian eventhough we have different ethnicity, didn't know about him.. It's like when we have a family member that are sick and need help but we don't know because no one tell us and we only know after he's gone..
@@Cybeldina we Indonesians hv this "weird" way to relate w people w the same "nationality" or maybe in some cases w people who even only hv 1% of "Indonesian" blood or smth. Even for me, I share the same ethnicity with this man, hes Bataknese and so do I. For us Bataks, I can say that we share a pretty strong bond to each other, even though we're literally fro a different family, so like this example, he had that symptoms and of course its not a good thing, I feel even worse knowing that hes Bataknese, like me. That kind of feeling is not smth all the ppl in this world can understand, I must admit
Omg... im sorry for anyone who goes through this.. i could not imagine what its like to have this condition. Its really sad to watch this guys journey/experience going through it.. Thank you for sharing your story, and i really hope with your video and others suffering, can speed up the process of creating a cure for this. God Bless all of you
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Another terrifying thought is his last moments. When he felt that final bit of life leave him and for the first time in so long he finally felt himself dozing off, he had to have realized that it wasn't sleep, but death.
Yeah, but imagine how peaceful and relieving that must've been to finally get that rest, I'm not sure if I'm religious or what, but I hope he's getting all the rest he needs on the other side
At that point death is a release as sweet as sleep
I'm sure it was a peaceful thought. I would have been happy that my misery was finally ending.
@@Skellytor yeah but he is leaving his son behind and he was probably thinking about that as he went.
Thebuffcroissant ! Yeah but honestly in the moment he probably COULDN’T even think about his son. He probably just felt that sweet sensation of sleep arriving and just accepted it. I really don’t know, just captivated by his experience. So sad
What a tough guy, he realized he’d die soon so he tried reaching out to doctors for them to monitor him to research the disease, to help treat it. Can we have a moment of silence for this man
He seemed to be a talented artist and loving father. He suffered till the end. Whatever you believe I will take a moment of silence as well. I truly hope he is in a wonderful place
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May he Rest In Peace
He even tried donating his body to science to try to fix this for everyone. What a noble man.
Could somebody start a gofundme for this man's son? I can't imagine having to cope with losing a loved one from something as horrific as this
@sam 7 If you are talking about Richard, note how he had no clue he had a prion disease - in fact, most people don't unless there's some sort of pattern in the family. Judging by the video, the onset/trigger was the antibiotic. There's no way he could've known about this disease before he had his son. People don't normally get tested for prion disease - I dont even know if there's such a test (maybe for CJ disease but I'm unsure). If you're talking about his son, remember that Richard didn't have fatal FAMILIAL insomnia. There's a large chance his son won't have FI. Researchers, at the moment, have said that sporadic FI isn't genetic. Prions can be spontaneous. So if his son grows up and wants to have kids, he can with probably the smallest of worries.
@sam 7 Right...all the bears, and bees, and dolphins out there sure are narcissistic and arrogant.
@sam 7 lol, you sound like a big ol incel
He experienced something he believed no one should ever experience so he did what he could. Good guy
The guy is actually pretty lucid and very articulate in his speech. Especially considering the amount of time experiencing total insomnia.
I dunno if I would call someone going from artistic sensitive guy with a son who talks about his life to a rambling conspiracy theorist is really something I'd consider lucidity. He is articulate though.
@Rodrigo Da Silva talk what you want friend.. I'm sleeping finally normal, and tons of people who actually seeked for help instead of trusting everything they see on internet.. ✌️ Peace
Ricard said himself that what he had wasn't fatal insomnia or sporadic insomnia. The cause.. Is or seems to be just because of Cipro.
He had.. 2 hours of sleep. Which is a poor and low time of sleep. But unfortunately.. ( because I imagine that.. It become really frustrating to sleep badly for you at a certain moment) he still had these 1 or 2 hours or sleep. So.. The body is fascinating isn't it.. But yea, you can't die of insomnia. Even if you just sleep 1 or 2 hours per night for months or years. You survive, yea. But if you still have the third and fourth phase of deep sleep, you can't die. Your brain fight every day to keep you awake, the body struggle to kill the cells who can make you sleepy (which is a sign of "simple" insomnia because when you suffer of ffi, your body or brain doesn't even fight for your mental health because the prion is affected), the body fight for your heart rate, temperature etc. So according to the case of Ricard, his body kept fighting every day.
Harder and harder. His body fought because of his insomnia.. And his body fought against the toxicity of Cipro.
But, the cipro he took was toxic and severely damaged his state of health.
Indirectly, so, he didn't die because of insomnia (he said he didn't have ffi), but of the complications of the meds.. The body couldn't support it, anymore.
It reminds me of the final stages of Dementia -
Where the mind was previously sub-lucid, it suddenly goes into a hyper-lucid state - thus, unlike alzheimers, the victim doesn't even gain the benefit of ignorance.
But I don't understand why he would lie about the guy that lied him!! 😳
Losing the ability to sleep completely is one of the most terrifying things ever.
For real. I’m scared about when I turn 32
@@Hi-uv7nn why when you turn 32?
@Pale Rider Mo bamba
I have it every now and then and it’s scary as fuck I’d be laying there feeling wide awake but I can’t move anything and like I’d see my door push open with a shadow walking to me and I’m literally freaking out and then all a sudden it just disappears my door was open the whole time and I’m freaked out
Jorge Hernandez id not looking into the other prions then.. because holy shit
scariest things in history
This wasn’t even scary, just terribly sad.
yup
I was welling up, its just so sad.
Well, it's scary that it's going on.
Well, your mother :P
So, so sad but also kind of infuriating at the doctors who prescribe this and don't warn patients! They should have their medical licenses revoked!
"his cells dying" thats terrifying. He's literally wasting away.
Millions of your cells die everyday .
Exotic-Shooter
There exists *excessive* and *unprecedented* cell death, you know this, right?
I think we need to throw away the antibiotic he took
@@Dark-pz1mx Yes millions of cells die, but some of them are proteins/carbohydrates etc. used for energy not brain cells or deep-tissue cells
Our cells die and duplicate every second.
4 months without sleeping?! My God. My anxiety induced insomnia lead me to 4 days once without sleep and I had to be hospitalized. The absolute torture of being on the verge of sleep just to be jolted awake endlessly is nightmare fuel.
How did they cure it?
@Vanica Fuck...
If I ever get this illness i'll kill myself at the second i'll know this is it.
After lockdown I had to return to work and had been off my meds. My anxiety made me not sleep for 2 days and when I tried to, I was awake and hallucinating demons in my room and crawling all over me. It’s crazy what happens to our mind without rest. I jolted too and sweat so much
I have a insomnia too. go see a psychiatrist and ask for Seroquel and trazodone medication these 2 medication saving my life, before that I haven't sleep about 3 month straight up. I almost die. I can't eat or taste...but right now I can sleep like 8 hour or 6 hour sometimes I sleep 10 hour so I feel good and I can eat food again the food taste good now........ Seroquel and trazodone saving my life now. other Sleep medication will not work for insomnia, my psychiatrist saving my life. if anybody outer there have a problem with insomnia don't go see your family doctor or regular doctor, go see a psychiatrist doctor they have the right medication to put you to sleep good.
Try living with my husband. Keeps waking me up continually.
what breaks my heart is that he was aware that surgeon might have been able to treat him, and he didn't reach his money goal. that's awful. I can't imagine the hopeless feeling.
That part breaks my heart.
There is no treatment for this disease. The neurologist he was referring too was just another person foolishly thinking if they just throw stem cells at a otherwise un-treatable disease it will somehow help. Which it never does and the idea in the case of a prion disease like fatal insomnia is especially foolish. He can only offer this in countries which have little to no overlook on efficacy of medical treatments. It would have just been wasted money.
PowerPerPound I can’t wait for medicine to reach a point of surgery for prion disease
PowerPerPound He didn’t have a prion disease he had peripheral neuropathy
This world we live in is unbelievably unfair, it just makes me so sad. May this man's strong soul rest in piece
The fact that I pull a bunch of all nighters, and this guy is begging for sleep, I need to actually appreciate things more ..
princess same
@peroh lmaooo
peroh school
why? he has a super rare condition which probably no one or an insanely low amount of people have. sure, it's fine to appreciate life and the small amount of years we have but that is not a good reason to think that.
Stolen comment from internet man
This is one of the reasons to NEVER take medication without consulting a doctor first. Something that might work for someone else may not work for you at all.
FFI is a PRION, it cannot be caused by medication.
70s man the doctors themselves prescribe the same medication that kills you
@@SonnyVuitton this man was not prescribed his medication.
70s man my bad I was talking about the part where he explains doctors prescribed the medication that left the others explained in the video, paralyzed or with neurological damage.
*correction: Unless it is over the counter (example: Tylonel), NEVER take medication without consulting with a doctor first. (And even when it’s over-the-counter, ALWAYS follow the directions on the label. PERIOD.)
I feel this man's pain. I have severe insomnia. Some times I won't sleep for 6-13 days. One time, I began to hallucinate and was hospitalized (against my will) for a week. My worst fear is that I'll lose the ability to fall asleep. I can't imagine the hopelessness this man felt. May he finally rest in peace 🙏
Pretty sure you have no idea what his pain is like.
@@Jaxcash try not hating on all women dude. Get therapy
@@ichabodcrane9479 Easy there white knight. She has no idea the pain lol
@@Jaxcash easy there incel. You don’t know anything about this woman and started with hostility. Be mindful of that chip on your shoulder.
Have you been tested for FFI or SFI? I was hallucinating at 3 days. I can’t imagine 13 days
The fact of never being granted the gift of sleep and rest seems terrifying to me
I never slept more than 4 hours since I was 14 years old. I am 34 and still never sleep more than 2-3 hours a night:( Only once I got more than 4 hours, but I was in a operation so they put me to sleep
@@slaviaukraine6300 bro you need to smoke some good weed
It’s a horrifying thing to live with. I used to go days without being able to sleep. The things it does to your mind is horrendous.
@@NinjaPoohtan Idk about you but If I go without sleep for even 24 hours I cant properly think, paranoid sometimes, irritable, and just out of it. I Couldnt imagine for being awake for 4 months
@turvie doesnt hurt to try 🤷♂️ these people I'm sure would try even heroin to get ONE good night of sleep
This was my dear friend and teacher. I miss him every single day, but I am grateful for the artwork and tattoos he gave me. Love you forever brother Chay.
Sorry for your loss
Damn bro I’m sorry. Just know he’s in a better place now and he’s no longer suffering
Is he Indonesian?
@@nejsnek1410 the last thing he cares about is to somehow prove that he is telling the truth to a bunch of strangers.
Illuminati Is real, no it is not whether it is real or not why would he have to prove anything to anyone
The fact that he could have been helped, but lacked the funds to receive the care is absolutely infuriating. Very rare cases like this should be treated for free. Medicine should be about saving people, not profit.
Or at least be a payment plan
@@IMAGE_NT_HEADERS It is treatable, but not curable. Also this condition has only had a few documented patients so every time someone does actually get treated it usually helps researching a cure by a great amount.
Any cases should be treated for free, fuck paying for living, America health care is retarded don't fall for capitalism tales
@@mousedits I am a conservative and this video has changed my mind on universal healthcare. If I have to pay extra taxes at least it's going to go to people who need it. This guys death was so preventable and only because some greedy fucks don't wanna pay more taxes people like him will continue to lot get the help they need rip.
Glad to live in Europe.
Poor guy man. He reminds me of my dad. That made it even more heart wrenching. Thank you for spreading awareness about the drug he took.
The fact that all of it could've been avoided from the start is just disturbing...
CockBlast i wouldve took this seriously, but your name... its plus ultra😐
Yeah
Not necessarily a fact, though, more like a maybe.
yeah okay CockBlast
Thank you, CockBlast.
What if he thought he was finally falling asleep when he was dying... that's horrifying and sad
That's horrible to think about...holy shit.
Apparently when you are falling asleep, your brain starts to shut down the same way as if you were dying.
In these instances, the brain will send a signal to the body to make sure its not shutting down completely.
Hence why we sometimes jolt ourselves awake just as we start to doze off. Or get that sensation of falling.
It's crazy to think, but you may be right there.
@@kimcumberful the brain never stops functioning for one's 'whole life' neither does it shut down like it would for a dying person
@@humanlybeast8530 sorry,
I mean as the brain is preparing for sleep, everything slows down the same way as if you are dying.
Like, your heart rate drops, and breathing slows.
Sometimes when we are over exhausted our body does this quickly, the same way your body does when preparing for death.
The brain then sends a signal to the body resulting in a hypnic jerk.
Or at least thats one theory I've read.
Sad?Yes.
Horrifying?No.
Because when you can't sleep, when you start to suffer so much from it...maybe death is the only way for someone to get truly away from it.
Not the best choice, never the best choice, but sometimes the _only_ choice.
I was expecting the usual, “This is fake and here’s why.” I sat up when I heard, “This is 100% real” poor guy.
TeamKillerCody I wish this story was fake. It's very sad.
he was indoneisan too like me:(
Are there seperate playlists for hoaxes and real facts analysis? If not, it should :(
Yep.. this is a very real and terrfying illness...
@@litchtheshinigami8936 as for the guy in the video he could not afford the treatment to save his life as it was not the prion disease FFI. Had it be FFI, there would be no chance of treatment.
Diagnosis- sad
I've experienced minor insomnia. I wasn't able to sleep for almost 5 days and I became anger, depressed and extremely suicidal. This is so heartbreaking. Rest peacefully Ricard.
He had the worst way to die,i hope that he rests in peace
dying must have felt really peaceful for him
Such a talented artist. He's painting the skies now. RIP.
@KRBizarre wh
as far as i know dead body cant paint.
@@gegenization as far as I know this was a metaphor
where are my berries? Theres always that one asshole who does that
@Danny BoyoI think they meant "painting in the skies" as in he went to heaven and is painting and is at peace. No need to devalue people's religious beliefs
He is Indonesian, So sad we never heard this man in our country news.
Such a sad story
I'm indonesian too and I never heard anything of him, this is just sad.
Nobody cares on the world we all live in a society
Gw mikirnya "Siagian" itu kaya nama dari Indonesia.
Oof, same
The scariest part of this video is that he took random pills from his boss rather than going to his doctor for uti because he didn't have insurance.
Yep, this. :/
This is why we need universal healthcare
@Ghettobible Bactrim is usually prescribed for a UTI, not cipro.
@@azaria.gutierrezofficial6045
universal health care won't prevent this, making information available to people would affect the shift of medicine and research priorities
Ghettobible Maybe, but they would have done a urine culture, and they will see if he is allergic to the antibiotic and which one will kill the bacteria he might of had.
i remember not falling alseep for 3 days and i quite literally cried, i cant believe he lived so long like that
The body is the most amazing terrifying thing
What's really heartbreaking for me is how talented and loving this man was. He didn't deserve this
And then these horrible people get to live long lives lmao
@@jonnysandwich8199 what why did u type "lmao" is it amusing to u that these people get to live longer than him
? No, I’m being sarcastic, sorry if it wasn’t obvious, plus I usually put lmao at the end of most comments, kind of just a habit, again, sorry
? Calm down
@@jonnysandwich8199 that happens to me except i put lol
There's a person in this comment section legitimately trying to convince people that he should have drank some coconut water and it would help him sleep. I don't think they understand that this isn't just a regular "aw man, I feel tired, but I can't sleep :(" situation
If he woulda put the lime in the coconut and drunk em both up he woulda felt better.
He had neurological issues. No oil can cure that. I mean, as he described it, there is no going back from that.
they're trying to scam poor people in the comments more likely.
John Stonik that gives me the idea just get black out drunk.
I genuinely hope they suffer through acute insomnia to get a taste of the experience of sleeplessness so they can understand.
What’s sad is that After a Long time he finally was able to “Sleep” I really do wonder what was going through his head in his last seconds when he realized he was finally Able to Doze off.
Era :((
He probably thought "finally"
This comment bout made me tear up
but he died
Dawidek, dying is just a birth into eternal life. He will be able to sleep however long he likes now.
So sad the Internet didn't come together and help this guy in time. Rest in peace brother we pray for your soul xxx
Nothing could've been done anyway, unfortunately.
There is still no known cure for fatal insomnia. It would probably take decades of research to come up with a solution.
But hopefully his body has been able to help doctors and scientists get a better understanding of this terrifying disease.
It’s unfortunate. Not a lot of people realize just how small the Internet was in 2016. Good luck reaching any gofundme goal in 2016, nobody cared. Now all you have to do is just make a tweet about it and thousands of good people want to help
having a sleepless night sucks so bad, everyone knows that. imagine laying in bed, 24 hours a day, without catching some sleep. Time must've felt like it stopped. poor guy
Right. I’m mostly just getting 3-4 hours of sleep at a time, but this man made me grateful I’m getting any sleep at all.
@@dachshund_gaming aye man get more sleep
@03 mee6 it’s hard to sleep
Im stressed because I haven’t been able to sleep in a week. I’ve slept a couple of hours & now this is stressing me out 😔 Poot guy it’s horrible
@03 mee6 i have chronic pain at night im up by 1am no matter what time i go to bed shit sucks
This poor man couldn't afford to go to a doctor so he took an antibiotic that he shouldnt have been given. The saddest thing is if he had health care, this couldve been mediated a lot earlier. My heart is broken for this man and his family and anyone else who died because they couldnt afford treatment.
Negic Nikola No I am not slow. If you could read, you’d understand that I meant he took an antibiotic FOR A UTI, but it wasn’t given to him by a doctor, it was given to him by his boss because he could not AFFORD TO GO to the doctor. Are you slow? Please practice reading comprehension.
Although like Scare says, this is still prescribed quite easily, so who knows, even if he had gone to a doctor himself he might have ended up taking that. At first I thought that it caused a bad effect to him cause of some other conditions and that if he had gone to a doctor it would have never happened, but after hearing that, he might have been prescribed the very same thing regardless. But this is a good example of why people should never taken antibiotics not prescribed by the doctor for the current condition, even if someone was given some for an illness and then the same illness comes back and they still have some, they should always go back, because it might actually be a slightly different form of that illness and requires a different meds. It's indeed sad he couldn't even afford to get to the doctor for a UTI, and even sadder people didn't pick up on his case and managed to donate enough.
I went to the doctor for a UTI two years ago and he tried to give me Cipro. A few months before a friend told me about Cipro and it's family of antibiotics and how they cause central nervous system damage in people. Told him to give me a different family of antibiotic medicine. I have a delicate nervous system so Cipro probably would have damaged it. How fortunate I was to learn about this!
He still would have died tho but ye I get what you are saying
Ok Tumblrite
RIP. Never take medication that isn’t prescribed by a doctor. Wish he could’ve been saved.
ScareTheater said that doctors last resort should be that specific medicine. but they are prescribed too easily. implying that doctors also just give it out freely, thats probably how his boss got it in the first place. no matter what even your doctor could be wrong, it doesn't hurt to search the side effects and the medicine and whats going on
Zinch Most medication is too easily given away because of big pharma
ESPECIALLY Antibiotics. There is a big reason Antibiotics are a controlled substance
I completely agree with zinch, even if your doctor prescribed it you need to check out the little paper that says side effects, as well as if you start feeling something uncomfortable or different around the time you start a new medication then you should tell the doctor, look up info on the med or stop taking it. I honestly feel for the people and don't know what I'd do if I were in that situation so I'm not discounting them or what happened to them
@@zinch8962 you are surprisingly smart for someone with a fortnite profile picture, I am surprisingly decent at english for a croissant.
As an insomnia sufferer, I can truly attest to it being pure torture as the narrator described. It is debilitating. My body hurts constantly from lack of sleep and my once brilliant mind has been reduced to what I call quicksand. Anyone who also suffers from severe insomnia knows what I'm talking about. Thank you for the excellent video. I hope more research will be done in the future for people who suffer. PS... I too was prescribed Cipro many tunes in my life for UTIs and I do have peripheral neuropathy despite being only 123 pounds. Blessings to all who suffer from this dreadful condition.
"Hey boss, I need to see a doctor but don't have insurance. Can you help me out?"
"Well I can give you health insurance, but I'd rather not. Here's something I have laying around. Good luck!"
Imagine those thing already being too old.
It might've made this guys experience way more horrible than it already would've been.
American healthcare is stupid enough to cause this situation. Now you have a dead man and a man who feels like a murderer for providing a medicine he thought would help.
Oh No did you even read what i said? Youre replying as if id said all medicine works for everyone which i clearly didnt
Where I come from, you are automatically insured when you are employed or registered at the job centre. It's so sad that it's not like this everywhere.
Joseph G this in indonesia, but america sucks in terms of healthcare too.
And here I am, pulling all nighters almost every night while this man is willing to sacrifice his two legs for 3 whole hours of sleep. I really need to appreciate things more.
Internet Man That doesn’t even make sense. So staying up all night is disrespectful?
Internet Man samee😭😭
Jayden S. He never said it was disrespectful all he said was he needed to appreciate sleep more because this condition exists.
same man, same
As a person who's having troubles in getting proper sleep, this condition brought me anxiety
It's been years, no matter how tired i am, i cant bring myself to sleep for full 8 hours, always 4-6hrs
I had insomnia for 3-4 days while withdrawing from benzodiazepines. It was an experience that shattered any sense of well-being and indeed my own sanity. I can’t imagine such a prolonged state. RIP
Been there, it's horrible. I'll never forget it.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal causes your brain to improperly function. Bad withdrawals can cause grand mal seizures
thts y u gotta wean off :( glad ur ok now :(
I get bouts of insomnia due to anxiety, but I always end up getting sleep eventually, even if it's after a few days. The idea of never being able to get the relief of sleep at the end is terrifying.
Ugh what a horrible feeling!
He’s rly brave for allowing others into his personal life with the videos as he was suffering
That jolt he experiences while trying to fall asleep looks like a hypnagogic jerk, or myoclonus jerk which can happen during periods of extreme stress and sleep deprivation. So in a way, his insomnia exacerbated and triggered the hypnic jerk which in turn continued to exacerbate his sleep deprivation. Basically a terrible feedback loop. Just awful stuff.
Cloudy Aperture extreme? I get 24 hours of wake time and can experience this jolt
@@paulkennedy8163 I get it without any stress or sleep deprivation, shits annoying
Yeah, whenever im extremely stressed i got this lol. But instead of jolt on my back it's my head that will got extreme ringing sound. Its painful and infuriating. The absolute worst
Yeah shit happen to me too before for like almost the entire night, so fuckin exhausting
this actually happens when you fall asleep "too fast." your body basically thinks you're dying because your heart rate is lowering too quickly for comfort so it sends you a rush of adrenaline.
Tbh.. The worst thing about this video is the fact his gofundme never reached its goal generally crushed me.
He could not get a loan to save his live with a tattoo artist salary.
The worst thing is the go fund me goal was not reached? Not the fact that the man died?
@@aw0420 His didn’t reach the goal, but some girl that put super glue in her hair did, and got way to much, yet this man died unable to get to his goal to get possible treatment and possibly survive
@@desireable9128 ahhh see thats fucked when you put it like that.. understandable.
That's because he wasn't "Woke" enough. (No pun intended)
Anyone else almost cry?
This is horrible he didn't deserve what happened to him
Muzzle Flash don’t say that, every illness is just as equal. I’m sorry that you have that illness. I hope you get better ! ☝🏽
Muzzle Flash I’m not trying to sound rude but I can’t tell if your joking or not
69 likes, nice
@@lamevalkyrie That's not funny.
I'm crying but only because I shoved a glass jar up my arse
My heart sank midway through this video when I saw the antibiotic he took was ciprofloxacin. Years ago I got a uti and was given this antibiotic by a senior doctor but soon after I started getting side effects and he simply said I was allergic to it. I'm so glad I didn't take it for a long time 😰
I'm gonna stop taking it as soon as I get any side effects.
ciprofloxacin rarely leads to death, he probably took Too much
Also every medication has side effects,
That antibiotic doesn't cause fatal insomnia 🤦🏿
@@bottle3124Yeah. Calling for its ban as I’ve seen other people say is pretty mad. I’d probably just treat them like TCAs in depressed people. Use them after 1st/2nd line meds don’t work.
The scarriest part about this is that he literally ended up thinking himself to death
Sure all the physical stuff was terrible but in those last moments there must have been so many unfiltered thoughts that had to have drove him mad
On top of that he was fully accepting of the fact that he was going to die,that already fucks with your mind
Accepting you’re gonna die is peaceful not maddening. All things die. Including the universe we exist in, death is natural and honestly I haven’t feared death moment to moment for a few years now. I know you can find the same peace. Stay up brotha
Unless you know something I don’t, we ALL are going to die. Nothing to be scared about. Just another adventure.
@@darrenp428 what they mean is knowing you are not going to live long since i was little i knew i was going to die and it was peaceful but now i know exactly when its going to happen and its driving me mad. i have only 2 months to live and i hate the fact that illnever be able to do what i really want to
the screaming llama in a way, it’s a blessing to know when you’ll die, of course I don’t mean you’re lucky. But you have a chance to truly be at peace with yourself and live what time you have left to the fullest, it’s all up to perception. I hope you the best of luck in your endeavors friend 🙏
@@thescreamingllama2234 woah mannn :( Loves and hugs from a random stranger
So his boss basically killed him? On accident but imagine the guilt they must feel.
No, the antibiotic killed him. His boss gave him a medicine to hell him in good faith that it was a well regulated and safe medicine
Rio Flores.
Don’t Defend him mate.
He still Killed him even if he intended to help him.
well the boss doesn't know he killed him he just thought he died of something else
*by accident, not on accident. Dummy.
So basically, he gave him an antibiotic - one that could be prescribed if he had seen a doctor.
So basically, his mom killed him - if he wasn't birthed, he would not have died.
So basically, don't oversimplify things - removing detail doesn't make the story more interesting.
When he mentions his son I'm just like aw man it hit different
Imma hit your ass different
Would it matter, if he had a son or not? No one should go through what he went through.
KevyReady shut up
KevyReady Yes, because loved ones are gonna have to see what he’s going through, one of which may be a child.
Rest in peace, may God bless his soul
i feel insane when i cant sleep for 4+ hours, i cant imagine his pain
Is that after you've been awake for at least 16 hours all day? Or do you take naps like my friends do because they're apparently sensible? XD
Roadent1241 You do know some people don’t have the time to take naps or always sleep much.
@@aidankhaos7687 I do, I'm the type that can't do naps. So I'm asking whether they CAN nap (have the time/ability) or whether they sleep in a 6-8/9 hour chunk like me.
c0unties your profile picture gives me so much nostalgia thank you for reminding me of the good old xbox 360 😔🙏🏽
Roadent1241 i sometimes nap but only for around 2 hrs, and its rare
I've struggled with getting a healthy amount of sleep my whole life. But this guy... I feel so blessed now. It sounds like Ricard went through an intense hell before his death, and to think it was all because he took a single drug... absolutely crazy and heartbreaking.
yeah and they say cocaine is bad for you
@@jazzabighits4473 I mean cocaine is also bad for you
Jake4923 he does fucking coke😂😂
@@Jake-hk1pr that's just not true
Medication cannot cause prions. Your statement is false, FFI remains dormant for most of a person's life until they are done with half of their life.
Could somebody start a gofundme for this man's son? I can't imagine having to cope with losing a loved one from something as horrific as this
Good idea I think that would be great
Good idea. 🤔👍
I bet nobody's done it
Can someone pin this comment?!
Sadly, He's died now,,
This is so similar to opioids withdrawal. I used to be an addict, so I know what suffering he went through. The insomnia, how your mind wouldn't let your body rest at all, the jolts when you are finally about to fall asleep,and the nightmares.
God rest his soul.
I feel so bad for the guy, Imagine not sleeping for months
I thought u die after a week
@@tomasvods8348 im pretty sure a few months. It takes 5 days until you start to hallucinate. You can also have a heart attack or have a heart disease
The longest months of your life
I have sporadic fatal insomnia and I'll die like this and want to go to the end of the life clinic
@@UrbanCarnageany updates ?
It must've been horrible for him to go through, may god bless his soul.
I don't think god is listening.
@@Aconitum_napellus i went to read the replies of this coment hoping no one would use it and the death of a human being to forward atheism, land an edgy joke or whatever else, and i feel incredibly sad people can be senseless enough to act like this
fuck it if i am escalating the situation, i can't keep ignoring people doing shit like this everytime someone says "god bless his soul" or something of the kind
i'll not be replying to any comments further down
There is no god
@@kingcogidubnus1508 have u ever heard of imaginedom?
holdupbruh Hurr durr I’m stupid religious person
I hope he is getting plenty of peaceful Sleep, now. Now that the pain has left his body. Rest In Peace, Brother. 💜
@High Commander Squealer stop being a douchebag, will ya? Someone died due to insomnia and he was SUFFERING while documenting his illness. And you, being a total douchbag? Grow up.
High Commander Squealer woah an edgy woke teen
@High Commander Squealer yep,
@ʏ.ʍ.օ ꐕ dont act like you didnt forget this guy a week after you saw the video.
Nope hes dead
Poor man, I just hope he’s happy now that he could have his endless sleep, and happily watching his son from the other world, it’s heartbroken to think that these kind of people usually get in some serious crap that no one think of
im seeing some people “self-diagnosing” themselves. Please stop doing that. Normal insomnia and pulling all nighters and having jolts sometimes is not a sign you have this. Please..PLEASE stop.
I usually sleep at 11:59 but i slept at 12 instead pls help I must have a rare condition!
Isaac Gile LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO 10/10 impersonation
@@saysikerightnow6300 lol
The whole thing is a scam. He never once saw a medical professional, the disorder he claimed to have is extremely rare but can easily be diagnosed, and is genetic and he claimed his disorder was not. He was never professionally diagnosed, or did he meet with a medical professional about this disorder. He also claimed to suffer from MSG and sickness overexposure to fluoride which were both never seen or diagnosed by a professional. For something so dangerous he did not seek any kind of medical care. Instead he set up a go fund me to fly to a biomedical experimental treatment center in China... its a scam and literally makes no sense
Michael Miguel maybe he didnt have medical insurance to go get pro help?
I have mild insomnia, I start getting paranoid, muscle aches, and start seeing shadows after two days of not sleeping, I usually end up passing out after 3 or 4 days. I couldn't begin to or even want to imagine the hellscape of fatal insomnia that these people are forced to live in.
*Didn't realize how many people would see this, please don't worry I am okay. My heart goes out to all of you also dealing with any amount of insomnia.*
This is me also! Horrible!
I started smoking weed. It really helps.
This is me. Struggling right now actually.
Guys if you haven’t tried it please try getting into meditation. I don’t mean try it once and fail and not try. Give yourself the time to get into it. It stopped mine and couple of other friends insomnia
@@answ0r weed doesn't do shit.
Humanity failed this man.. he literally begged for help.. no one cared.
Theres no cure for this disease. No one could have done anything to help him.
@@fsisrael9224 euthanasia is a solution if he wanted it..I mean better end it than get tortured like that
His boss killed him. He was not supposed to share his fkn medicine with anyone.
FlashEXE not on purpose. He was trying to help, while yes he caused his death, he was only trying to help.
Not that no one cared, but no one knew
I went through insomnia for a long time I prayed & prayed I think god for fixing me 🙏🏽 I sleep every night now
Btw this happened after I was taking drugs (Percocet & Xanax ) had long term mental problems but now I’m good thank god 🙏🏽 drugs are bad
This is probably one of the most painful ways to die, both physically and mentally
This is horrible and scary, I'm glad he's no longer suffering.
I hope this poor man rests in peace, I couldn’t imagine being in the amount of pain he was. He seems like he was a really nice guy. The fact that he decided to try and help others by donating himself to science is something a lot of others wouldn’t do.
I recently found out about entire communities of people online who have been floxed by fluoroquinolones like cipro and it's absolutely heartbreaking. This video and someone I'm talking to on Reddit potentially saved me from getting floxed, myself, as the doctor I'm going to prescribed me cipro ear drops for a minor ear infection. ScareTheater, if you want to, I think it would be very beneficial to these people who have had their lives ruined if you follow up on this video by interviewing some people who have been floxed. I'm asking you because you're the one who originally brought this to my attention, and I think you can use your platform to help these people. I hope I don't sound pushy or anything, and I'm honestly not even sure if this will reach you, but I've talked to the people who have been affected by stuff like this, and I'm incredibly passionate about helping them in any way that I can. Right now I think the best thing to do is get the word out about how harmful these drugs can be. Thank you for making this video, as if I had not seen it and learned about the dangers of fluoroquinolones, I could have potentially had my life ruined.
am i the only one who understood what he was trying to say about conspiracy theories? like he was trying to say the phrase "conspiracy theory" is a conspiracy itself and was created to downplay thoughts and opinions made by the public.
And how often times conspiracy theories are popularized to drive the skeptic public away from the actual truth itself.
the CIA created this term around the time of jfk assasination, sounds suspicious right? and this is a fact
Ikr a lot of his “rambling” actually made sense to me 😳
You are not the only one .... he knew exactly what he was saying. When ever something is done that is under handed or evil and brought to light the term conspiracy theory is attached to it so it becomes a case of a crazy person making an accusation. So yes the term conspiracy theory becomes a conspiracy itself because that is how they want people to see it. So that the subject at hand goes away and any thought or any opinion is pushed aside with a simple shrug of shoulder. It is what’s happening with this covid 19
Senseless sense made for the senses..
I don't know what it is, but something about this video made me feel uneasier than anything else you've uploaded. It's genuinely terrifying..
Ghosts and sightings of unknown creatures are sunshine and rainbows compared to real suffering.
The thing that got me was when he was contemplating suicide, he sounded so... Happy when the thought of suicide crossed his mind. He knew he was going to die, and he knew he was heading there. The only options left were to wait it out or shorten the experience. Rest In Peace Ricard.
I feel the same way. Like I genuinely felt really uncomfortable and weak like I could feel only fragment of his suffering.
It’s that this could’ve happened to any of us following doctor’s orders. Truly frightening.
The fact that he couldn't get the money for something that could save his life is the saddest thing
@@novaangle2183 I think they need "post neurologist therapists" for how crappy some neurologists can make patients feel.
I had a manic episode where I was up for nearly 8 days. Literally went crazy. I was in the hospital, but was convinced that I was actually dead and in purgatory. This is interesting, as I was raised catholic but am now largely irreligious. I was having very bizarre hallucinations. I was seeing an alien in the door to my room. Crazy shit. I mean, I guess with bipolar crazy shit comes naturally, but yeah. Sleep is essential! RIP. I hope this video will push people to learn more about sleep disorders and how to solve them, especially this one.
same, but was never religious at the time, so I was in panic more every day knowing that nothing could help me, you'd assume science could help for this, multiple days in a row no sleep you realise you are 100% alone with this
my anxiety was too high to let me sleep, now because of that I am 100% religious
Feel your pain, mine was 6 days was an utter zombie and was hallucinating after day 4. Wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. ☹
If you have Bipolar then they never should've given it to you. Heck, people have had literal fucknig symptoms of full on schizophrenia...without even being schizophrenic at all.
It was real. The alien at your door was real. I'm not joking.
Omg I also thought I was in purgatory when i was hallucinating due to lack of sleep! Shit was crazy
So a girl that's puts glue on her head get enough money from a gofundme to remove it but and man dying for this disease can't get help needed. Sad what this world is coming too
For real.
Gorilla glue
@@WildVee okay so go fucking donate stop caring one situation with another
Honestly screw that stupid as scammer
She didn’t do it on purpose n she talks about the backlash she get it’s other cases like him out there go donate y’all money since y’all so worried
I've gone 4 full nights with 0 sleep, that experience was terrifying. I can't imagine going a year with no sleep. Poor guy, hopefully he's resting peacefully.
What made it terrifying?
@@connorfleniken3447 When going without sleep for 48 hours you usually start getting hallucinations
I'm on day three right now but that's more related to bipolar than insomnia
@Mike Sanders manic episodes be crazy. Been there my man.
If you ever feel like that again don’t be afraid to go sleep in with your parents be honest they’re gonna think you’re still very immature but it’ll be worth it, the warmth of your family’s heart will soothe you and help you
Welp anxiety has given me another thing to worry about in life
yeah I can agree
There's nothing to worry about.
The condition is ultra rare and pretty sure no one in your family has died being in an eternal state of wakefulness.
me too
Chance of getting a prion disorder is 1/1,000,000. Chance of that being sporadic insomnia less than 15 percent of that one and percent of that being fatal insomnia is actually so low there are believe to be only two possible recorded cases in history. I don’t know this guys story but looked at his facebook, and he claimed over the three years of posting to have many different extremely vague and rare disorders. There’s no obituary on him. China can’t have cure based on diagnosis and their is no clear evidence that this whole thing even really happened.
I used to worry about this disease alot, it’s a nightmare to think about
I have had severe insomnia most my life because of a cyst in my brain and my health has suffered in some ways because of it. I CANNOT imagine how much mental anguish he was in, knowing how much distress my insomnia causes me. Rest In Peace
That "jolt" that he experienced was probably Hypnogogic jerks. If his nervous system was damaged they might have been stronger or even painful. No wonder he was afraid of falling asleep.
I really hope everyone is doing well during this shitty time. Love you all
thank you
Thanks!
Yeah this virus is kicking our ass. But I can always just hop on Minecraft and Interact with the villagers instead
Thank you! Hope you're doing ok too
Love you to bro no homo
Poor guy. Sleep is one of the most wonderful things. I have excessive daytime sleepiness so I get extremely tired during the day and it feels so great to go home after work and rest. I love sleep and I cannot imagine what this guy went through. He seemed to be so talented and didn't have more time to improve. At least he's resting now
I knew it was cipro as soon as I heard “antibiotic”.
It’s pretty scary to think of all the terrible side effects this particular drug. It’s typically idiosyncratic so either you’re completely okay, or some crazy shit happens.
Worked well for me.
yeah, that shit was an experimental drug that kind of failed in the military. I can't believe they perscribe that shit
You were extremely lucky then. I took one just now and nothing has happened yet but it probably will. If I'm somehow okay after 7 days of taking this death drug then I'll tell you. Maybe I have a higher chance of survival because I like in the UK where our healthcare isn't as awful as the American one, although the Conservative Party have fucked it up so badly (I know I'm getting political but this shit literally is political. The government control this shit and need to do something about it. Whatever ideology you follow, people shouldn't be made to go through this crap).
@@bestrafung2754 You uploaded a few weeks ago so I'm guessing you're ok
i had it once for an ecoli infection during a trip to mexico and i just had a bit of diarrhea for a handful of days which is normal for a antibiotic
Don’t watch this if you have ocd
Dude was a hella good artist though.
I agree
Probably traditional art
Yo u take r34 commissions lol.
Daniel Wall
Me?
@@PixelPalettes nah not you. Nice pfp tho
I don’t know this guy, but I can’t stop crying bc of him, such a good man, boys let’s show some respect for this gentleman. Rest In Peace...
I can't take you seriously when you have that pfp.
@@Godsecution its also a guy btw
@@gamingthechicken1336 gross wtf!
Hugs xx
Why can’t healthcare be affordable I feel like he could’ve gotten the surgery and lived a long life and did so many things as an intelligent artist. He was so kind and at peace with it and now he can finally rest
It truly is insane that paper has a higher value than human life today.
You dont live in the EU that is why
@@berezovschililian4734 Uh oh, European spotted.
YeeterOfWorlds What he said is true tho. The American healthcare system (most American systems really) is a complete joke and an insult to human life.
There is no cure for fatal insomnia
I went weeks without sleeping when I tried to jump off methadone after being on a very high dose for years. I ended up moving to an area where I wasn’t able to get it prescribed to me. so I had to detox off of it cold turkey. The insomnia was the worst feeling of all and those jerks that he was experiencing was the exact same as I had. I thought I was going to die. I was hallucinating and hearing things that weren’t there. I remember sitting in the bath for hours because that was the only time I felt good. Eventually my Dr finally felt horrible enough for me that he prescribed me medication to help me sleep a little. Insomnia is horrible. I cannot imagine how this poor guy must have felt daily. I’m glad that I got through that situation but it was just the worst feeling. My nerves would wake me and I was twitching and felt like I was falling and would jerk myself awake. I truly hope that they can find a cure for those affected with those kinds of diseases.
My doctors have been putting me on this antibiotic, my nerves in my back are fucked and have terrible pain everyday. This is my first time hearing about it.. I’m also loosing my sight at 19
Why are you still taking them and not suing the fuck out of them? This is the only way they'll stop prescribing them.
Mr Smith I’m not currently on them, been trying to sue them for other things with my health also but they do their best to cover everything up and make me look like a total liar. I’ve seen a lawyer about it
@@tiskky7385 You can't sue if a drug has listed side effects and you get those effects while taking the drug. Doctors should warn you about side effects if you ask.. you have to ask though, also they are listed by the drug manufacturer as side effects. No one reads those thick packets of instructions or the little book that comes with the pills, or the inside of the cartons they come in. The information is there for every drug you are given, take, or can legally buy. As for Cipro antibiotics, I've never needed to take an antibiotic but the only drug a pharmacist and his brother have warned me against taking are antibiotics that can attack your joints or tendons.
btwbrand The doctor should still be obligated to explain any side effects to the patient even if they don’t ask especially for side effects as serious as he’s described
Adi Arora its your job.
Damn I once stupidly stayed up a whole 24+ hours and when it was night again I couldn't sleep and I got incredibly worried, I could only imagine the amount of anxiety this guy got from him not sleeping for a year plus .
SpaceSamurai I once stayed awake for 25 hours to help my sleep schedule (I know it was stupid). It only made it worse.
@@yungpm yea I did see something like that
@@yungpm even with sleep i used to see that when i was 11 or something i see shadows move in the corner of my eye, i dont see them anymore and now i dont really care much about it
poodle mask no. The only hallucinations I had was my cat sitting on my bed.
Bro this is how I feel right now. Tonight for some weird reason I just can’t sleep and it’s currently 6am and I am really worried especially after watching this video.
I feel bad. If only he reached the needed money for the gofundme.
Stacey Pack I’m a teenager and I would have donated however much money I had.
It’s sad that that is even a thing. You have to pay for something you never wanted, do hospitals want to help you or take your money
Yeah. It’s pretty sad. People will donate to a goal of 4 grand so some kid can get a gaming pc but won’t donate to someone who is literally dying and can’t do anything about it.
It makes me think, how could it have all played out differently
Woudlnt of helped its uncurable
Thank you for spreading light on the harm of fluroquinolones and focusing on the lives of people who were hurt by them 💙
Another disturbing fact: an honest, working man cannot afford to see a proper doctor and is therefore in need to be "prescribed" medicine by his boss. Excuse me, what? Where I live, even a homeless person would be able to get the treatment they need for this kind of relatively banal infection.
USA is a joke.
@@thefirstchampster isn't he Indonesian though?
@@andriuhee2710 Indeed, but living in the US which failed him
Where you live
@@thefirstchampster for real
I can’t imagine being awake for more than 3 days
I remember being awake for 3-4 days and I started hallucinating badly already. I can't imagine what it must've been like to be awake for months.
@@21shanks why were u up for that long wtf?
I've done 7 and was hospitalized. Not fun.
Burger Andy When I was still a kid years ago I stayed up for 3 days straight. Not for any “good” reason, just because I was young I guess. I don’t remember why specifically. At day 3 I was seeing leprechauns (hallucinations) and eventually passed out in the shower. Luckily I was okay. As an adult I’d never go past 2. It’s just a sickening experience for me. This video in general though was scary as I suffer from insomnia, though extremely mild in comparison with this man.
Y'all are babies. I've gone 7 days
He was an amazing artist.
v
Fr. Shi is sad af.
Ehhhh
No doubt i saw that and was like fuck id love tl get him to draw me out a tattoo. I could only dream of having that tallent
@@zackmoore3456 you probably have other talents :)
This is so incredibly heartbreaking :(
At least he can finally rest 😞
It's so heartbreaking that he died this way. His art was inspired and wonderful and I can't imagine how much he had to offer to the world that he never got to give. If there is an afterlife I hope he is at peace
What sort of got me confused were the clearly *naked women* in his drawing ( 1:38 cited ) and just how it's on UA-cam, Hell I think the only reason it isn't taken down is because of how sad it is and how the only other archived footage of the man's final days would probably be on his phone.
@@Disciple_JK that's what you took away from this? grow tf up.
This is terrifying, but I wonder:
Is it possible to knock-out someone with this condition?
What would they experience if that happened?
I don't recommend trying it, but I am curious.
May this man rest in piece.
HallowedHero R.A. That’s what I was wondering
He said early on when he was asleep from drugs prescribed by his doctor he had horrible nightmares, so I feel like no matter what way he was knocked out, unless it was able to both cancel dreams and was strong enough keep him knocked out, he'd be having a terrifying experience as long as he was asleep. Doesn't seem way too much better tbh.
Being unconscious does nothing in terms of restoring energy that actual, proper sleep does. Sleep is a cycle, most importantly including REM, which is where most of your energy refreshment comes from. There is no such cycle when one is just unconscious (including the use of anesthesia and "sleeping pills"), so it's effectively just skipping a bit of time with no benefit
Well he would pass out most likely, since passing out is usually due to a stronge hit to the head or lack of oxygen, he Will mostly pass out because of damage to the brain but there's I chance he would lay there and suffer
It'd probably just cause more brain damage
“I’m not good with killing myself” that’s heartbreaking this whole thing is heartbreaking I hope he finally has some peace now 🙁
he’s sleeping peacefully in the afterlife :)
He's just dead. Poor guy.
@@HonorarySaiyan that is good cause he can finally rest
"Some of the most common side effects are tendon ruptures, organ damage, and paralysis"
Im sorry WHAT
FDA: BuT iT CuReD yOuR UTI rIgHt?
@@VicarAmelias What? Tendon ruptures are famously associated with FQs. I don't see how it is hard to find at all.
@@llallogen7380 Yeah that’s what I was thinking, I’m not even in the medical field and I was aware of fluoroquinolones potentially causing tendon rupture. I was prescribed cipro for a bad sinus infection after doxycycline didn’t clear it up and had no side effects. Like any medication, it has to be assessed on risk/benefit
@@giornoihaveyoutube2848 I agree. And if you are not offered counseling when picking up a prescription, tell the pharmacist you need counseling. Ask them about common side effect and rare ones. That's what we're there for.
That ain't no medicine, that's straight up poison.
Ironically enough: this is the only video from you that made me wanna sleep after watching it.
Yeah I literally am gonna cry to sleep because of this. It's not even disturbing yet this has been one of the saddest if not the saddest things I've seen in his channel. He sounded so desperate too, all he wanted was draw and help people with their tattoos as his hobby, he didn't want it to be this :(
yeah cuz crying
He looks so much like my dad. I haven't seen him in over twelve years now, and honestly seeing this poor man suffer so much just broke my damn heart.
Honestly hope this guy's at peace now.
Seeing him suffer like that is just so damn wrenching
same he looks like my dad, i cried seeing him suffer
K ._.
You do look like that man wow
I have severe insomnia, i get about 4 hours maximum per night but sometimes i go days without sleep. it’s hard, so hard i cry sometimes just because i’m sooo desperate for sleep. i’m soo sorry to this man, may he rest in peace.
Just thought i should update everyone, my sleeping is slightly better at the moment, but i’m not sure it’s going to last very long.
I do the same thing. When I was younger I never had this problem and even though I can't sleep I'm to tired to do anything
@@patriciamunsch3920 I don’t know what to do, i’ve tried everything, i just can’t sleep. I think it’s because of stress, i stopped self harming a few months ago and i don’t know how to get rid of my stress anymore. i just want it all to stop. i need it to stop.
@@Rose-bi4je have you tried cbd or just weed in general?
@@Rose-bi4je Find a sleep specialist. I have insomnia as well and it led me to the hospital because of the impact it was having on my mental health. There’s a lot they can do to treat insomnia so don’t lose hope
@@lit8027 no it’s illegal in my country
Ive had a few cases of insomnia because of my allergies and anxiety but not being able to sleep and the jolts of energy is sad. Sleep is one of the most important things a body needs to function.
Absolute unit of a guy, he tried to further the cure for a disease he didnt even know he had, that is a noble soul, R.i.p. Richard, really hope his family is doing well
I can already see all the people asking him if he'd tried melatonin and lavender tea yet
I had an insomnia too once. I just said to myself: "No, Karen, you'll go to bed now!", drank a warm milk and went straight to bed. I hope this helps :-)
Or Cbd
Chamomile tea, perhaps?
Yes I was thinking this, maybe if he just relaxed enough. I saw a video of a dog with the same recurring nightmares everytime he would try to sleep from abuse. The new owners made him a special room with violet colored lights and lavender essential oils and he fell right asleep.
@@daisy3869 we're being facetious 🙃
Me: Remember the word Ciprofloxacin.
I really hope I don't forget.
Horrible how it's still allowed to be used
This is exactly what I'm saying to myself. Very sad 💔
I will not forget
Dont forget bro
The name brand is called Cipro. It's big pharma so they don't like these things being heard.
I’m experiencing peripheral neuropathy. I can tell you that it isn’t something you’d even wish on your worst enemy. It’s extremely painful and debilitating, and the “burning” felt in the spine is unbearable and will quite literally make you freeze in your tracks if you’re upright and walking. You’ll be frightened to move and even to breathe. This can last anywhere from a minute to over an hour or even longer. I cannot even get out of a chair without assistance of some sort. My heart goes out to this brave man-if you haven’t been through this, trust me, you don’t ever want to. I hope his family and his son are coping with their loss. Although his is an extreme case, and he persevered as long as he could, I’m troubled to know that this could possibly happen to me since my peripheral neuropathy is ongoing. Thanks for uploading this, I appreciate you sharing this story, heartbreaking as it is.
Wishing you relief ❤
Side effects: burning. He said his spine burned.
Terreliv when you can’t sleep parts of the body feel warm for some reason when I couldn’t sleep for 4 days me shoulders started to feel like warmer and I had a head ache
@@mojojoji5493 sounds awful
Jay Ar tf why u take 12?
Could be nerve damage. I had bad whiplash after a car accident and my body literally felt like it was set on fire to the point in which I had to be rushed to ER to be given stronger muscle relaxers than what I was originally given because the pain was too much. I was in pain for almost a year until physical therapy gradually made it fade away. And yes, insurance to pay for all of that is brutal. Had to appeal the amount several times.
My heart broke when you confirmed his death. This poor man didn’t deserve any of this. At least he can rest now. Rest In Peace!
How do you know?
*We don’t know*
When did he die? After diagnosis and symptoms started, how long until before he died?
@@ImaginableHD it took him at the very least a year of no sleep till he died though potentially longer.
The thing that scares me so much about this disease is not just what happens to you. It's that you know _exactly_ what's _going_ to happen to you. I can't _imagine_ what it must feel like to have a doctor sit you down and tell you that this is your fate...
@@TrackpadProductions I’d absolutely kill myself. I wouldn’t be able to cope I can’t I can’t imagine
The thing that makes me really sad that this guy is a fellow Indonesian, and I never heard this even from local news or else until today.
God bless him, rest in peace.
omg yes!! this really breaks my heart.
It’s more sad because his ethnicity is the same as yours...? Wtf ?
@@Cybeldina no, it's sadder because we, as Indonesian eventhough we have different ethnicity, didn't know about him..
It's like when we have a family member that are sick and need help but we don't know because no one tell us and we only know after he's gone..
@@Cybeldina we Indonesians hv this "weird" way to relate w people w the same "nationality" or maybe in some cases w people who even only hv 1% of "Indonesian" blood or smth. Even for me, I share the same ethnicity with this man, hes Bataknese and so do I. For us Bataks, I can say that we share a pretty strong bond to each other, even though we're literally fro a different family, so like this example, he had that symptoms and of course its not a good thing, I feel even worse knowing that hes Bataknese, like me. That kind of feeling is not smth all the ppl in this world can understand, I must admit
Indonesian news is always about corruption
Omg... im sorry for anyone who goes through this.. i could not imagine what its like to have this condition. Its really sad to watch this guys journey/experience going through it.. Thank you for sharing your story, and i really hope with your video and others suffering, can speed up the process of creating a cure for this. God Bless all of you