Strange type of panic attacks when concentrating too long

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Thanks to my autism and my ADD I always had trouble concentrating, but it seems like when do concentrate on something I'm really interested at for long, like shaping/producing sounds on the computer and working on them for like more than an hour without breaks, I always feel like I'm sort of slipping away in the process and my sight becomes smaller and smaller figurately speaking.

It gets to the point where I actually need to stop or something horrible is gonna happen to me, like I feel like I'm gonna get a stroke or seizure.

It also makes me INSANELY TIRED and not being able to think straight anymore.

I have to quit doing what I'm doing and just let my mind fly for like +- 6 hours before I can get in my normal self again.

Is this normal for ADD?

Do any of you aspies/autism people suffer of this too?

I feel like I just need to free my mind most of the time, avoid concentrating on anything to make myself feel at peace, which basically sets me back from common computer activities, like gaming or even watching a movie.

Working is also quite a hassle if I can't get my mind to fly 95% of the time.

I don't think it has to much to do with your ADD or something like that.. I think it's more the fact that you sit in front of the computer for a specific amount of time doing one thing. I think it's what's called 'computer vision syndrome' - You've been staring at the computer (which has a very bright light when you think about it) and after doing that for so and so long (especially if very focused and concentrated) you will experience some symptoms, like a few of those you mentioned. I'm not an expert or anything at these sort of things, but i think this is what happened to you.

I experience something sort of similar, but usually only when doing something outside of my special interests. I could only study or do schoolwork for about an hour at a time, for instance, before starting to feel overwhelmed, similar to how you describe it. When I had a lot of work to do, I'd have to break it up a lot and do something like play videogames to ease the tension inbetween working sessions. I assume this all just has to do with the over-stimulation aspect of Aspergers though. I should note here that I can focus on something that is a special interest for hours on end without needing to take a break.