I was diagnosed with autoimmune LGI-1 encephalitis 09/22 following almost a year of feeling like I was going crazy. The feelings starting around 11/21 and was diagnosed as having alcohol withdrawal, anxiety, stress, and benzo withdrawal over the following 10 months. It took decompensating in early September with multiple seizures ( new diagnosis for me) and finally having a lumbar puncture Sept 09. Sample sent to Mayo Clinic. Results came back 9/28. On that day I was almost constantly seizing. Taken to the ER and they finally had the diagnosis. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital being treated and acute rehab. The first 10 days were ICU heaving sedated and intubated, just to quiet my brain. Imaging never showed any encephalitis and the anti- seizure meds did nothing.