Was this some form of meltdown/breakdown?

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From a previous thread, I have been unusually unwell. It lasted a short while, I've had something similar as bad but that was worse.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt233384.html

I explain it as some form of meltdown of thought, I couldn’t get words down on paper what so ever. Trying resulted in sentences looking like bad Dyslexia, non-understandable and mixed topic and lacked comprehension, complete garbled mess.

The experience was weird as well… full of thought, voices, auditory and visual hallucinations as well, symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia and paranoia became much more worse than normal. Everything became extremely random I swear I was going mad. I do have imaginary friends, but I did here them and feel their emotions during that time like I never did before.

Fortunately recovered with rest, doing nothing and sleep, eat properly, hydrate and take a break from work, school, the Internet and stop everything I usually did, including hobbies. In a few days was recovered and well enough to continue things.

What the heck was that.... Was it an unusual meltdown?

That sounds more like some sort of psychotic episode.
I'd be inclined to share it with someone you love and can trust, and have them go with you to a psychiatrist to see if it warrants diagnosis and treatment, or is just some reaction to something.
Definitely something you should not disregard; usually if your brain does something like that to you it's trying to urgently let you know there is something wrong and you need to listen.

You don't want something like that happening to you when you're supposed to be working or studying so you want to get that checked out and treated if possible.

Yeah, I am keeping that in check it was the most bizarre experience of my life. I am still seeing my psychologist, for which could happen more commonly with aspergers than the general public. Plus it isn't something schiz... related as it lasted such a short time, nor at the time lose contact with reality.

It's something I should bring up for my next appointment, for now, I do hope that was a one-off.

Not at all uncommon from what I understand for people on the spectrum to have some sort of breakdown in their teens or early to late twenties, or both.
I've had a number of breakdowns but only one that was anything like what you had, and it resulted in me spending a couple of weeks in hospital.
A couple of years later I had something less severe, but still worrying and went to hospital of my own choice - the first time I had been 17 and was admitted by my parents - against my will.

So long as you stay in contact with a caring health provider that can monitor and guide you I'm sure it will turn out fine.
Just don't be surprised if it's followed by a bout of depression, as that seems to be a common pattern too.

You're in good company and certainly not alone, so don't feel like you're in this by yourself.