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Drug related ptsd
Well here might a be a different story for you guys since this is a rare occurrence. I'm a 20 year old male. When I was younger 16 to be exact I dabbled in some drugs I've done pretty much every one of the known drugs out there except heroine and meth I'd never go into that. But one night I decided to try ectacy and I had a panic attack so bad that I clenched onto my friend for 3 hours and didn't let go. I'm convinced I had ptsd after that I couldn't eat I had blurry vision for months constant anxiety and tremors, incredible rapid heart rate and worst of all my depersonalization made everything unbearable. School was joke and going to work was even harder. I ended up coming out of it for a while actually a long while about 2 and a half years. It nook me about 7 months to understand and try and move on. That was when I was 16. I have dabbled in drugs a bit since but absolutely nothing extreme just mostly drinking and weed but I don't even smoke really. Well a few months ago I tried it again after my girlfriend broke up with me.. I was in a bad state of mind and was drinking and decided to give it a shot. Same exact thing happens when I was 16. Freaked out had a horrible episode and now I'm right back to where I started except now it feels more, and I'm even scared to say it but it feels more permanent. I'm scared of everything even drinking scares me sometimes now. I'm always alscared I'm going to have a panic attack when I go on trips when I leave the house even when I'm in my room I'm scared and I freak my self out and I don't know what to do about it now. I know this isn't the typical stories on here. But does anyone have any advice or kinda experienced the same thing? I don't think I damaged my brain at all. I just think I'm overwhelmed with anxiety and I want it all to go away again. And please don't say I need drug conseling because I'm not a drug addict, I just made some mistakes.
what triggers this?
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It can be absolutely anything
wow idk why it just postd repeatedly like that what the freak lol
It kinda sounds like u might be hyperactive. Its very common...typically associated with ADHD. Treatable with medications but with a history of addiction its a slippery slope to take adhd meds.. Also Anxiety and panic disorders can coexist with ADHD. Though meds for anxiety and panic can also be addictive...there are some that are not as likely to be addictive.
Good luck and dont give up :)
Good luck and dont give up :)
I'm not an addict that's not the problem k have. The problem is when I'm sober. I don't need to drink. I'm not addicted. I just can't seem to calm myself down and everything is different
you can learn to cope as I did I'm a alcoholic and drug addict I learn to cope with the absence of those chemicals in my body
Also I know it's not live, usually I get responses right away but I understand ptsd is a little different then what most people experience. And what do you mean I should see a doctor next time?
Will I ever come back though? Will I ever feel normal again or am I just gonna have to wallow though this life with constant panic and anxiety and a false sense or reality?
i abused LSD when I was 17 I became legally insane for ten years but I picked myself up joined the service during the first gulf war which I missed by one rotation ( babysit airplanes in ryadh Saudi arabia) and I started living a new life after that I abused alcohol and drugs I got myself clean now working almost 5 years of sobriety now. panic attacks involves intense fear I have this try seeing a doctor next time kk.
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