Can drug use cause bipolar disorder? DXM AND METHv

[Stimfreak2234]

Used Dxm heavily from 14-16. Then meth from 17-18. Can this cause bipolar disorder?

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

it can cause mania which looks like bipolar. stop using the drugs for 18 months and then reassess.

if you go to a psych to find out if you're bipolar, they’ll diagnose you bipolar.

 

[Stimfreak2234]

it can cause mania which looks like bipolar. stop using the drugs for 18 months and then reassess.

if you go to a psych to find out if you're bipolar, they’ll diagnose you bipolar.

So it wouldn’t be good idea to just do so after 4 months sober?

 

[Jbird11]

it can cause mania which looks like bipolar. stop using the drugs for 18 months and then reassess.

if you go to a psych to find out if you're bipolar, they’ll diagnose you bipolar.

Stay away from white coats!!!!

 

[falsifiedhypothesi]

What is supposed to happen, at least from what I understand, when getting assessed for a mental health diagnosis if there is a drug addiction that must be treated first before they can make an accurate diagnosis.

Drugs can mimic the symptoms of mental disorders, but at the same time drugs can also bring out latent mental disorders. Psychedelic/disso's and strong stimulant abuse can lead one to question their sanity and can bring out mental illness, but they don't really cause most serious mental disorders.

 

[Snafu in the Void]

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