Hi. I've been having some scary issues since my last drug experiences, along the lines of panic attacks and dizziness/vertigo. I've never had anything like this and I'm not sure why it's happening, but I need it to stop, and I'd love some advice.
Shortening this a little to avoid TLDR, but: heavy/daily marijuana user, occasional and experienced MDMA/LSD user. Scary LSD/weed experience on June 16th involving dizziness and feeling faint, bad enough that I briefly thought 911 should be called. Quit cold turkey, had a week of insomnia, then felt fine! Until July 4th: took MDMA, then smoked weed, then felt dizziness and vertigo. Since then, that hasn't gone away. I keep getting panic attacks. Symptoms include extreme dizziness/vertigo, ringing/buzzing in my ear, shortness of breath, tightness in my throat, sense of fear/doom, and sometimes the floor looks sort of slanty (which is usually my first visual cue when I take LSD). Thinking about it makes it worse and looking at my computer screen makes me dizzy; this post is kinda difficult to write. The one thing that's helped is klonopin, which I don't want to overdo.
I had a physical checkup on 7/7 and seem to be in good health. Since then, it's been easier for me to cope with this by reminding myself it's all in my head and nothing bad's gonna happen-- but it still hasn't stopped.
I've read that people can experience dizziness/vertigo when they quit weed, but this far into it? It's been nearly a month aside from the 4th, and I was fine UNTIL the 4th-- so the timing seems suspicious. (I HOPE it's just weed withdrawal, since that means it'll pass.) And if that's the case, how long can I expect this to last for?
Could it be HPPD? Did my June 16th experience scare me so much while I was on LSD that I did some sort of permanent damage? And if so, why was I fine for the first three weeks or so?
Or could it be PTSD? Same deal except less permanent/physical? Am I just traumatized?
Or is this an anxiety thing? I've had anxiety issues before, but never anything like anxiety attacks; it's been more like ADD symptoms. I took Klonopin as needed and hadn't touched it in a couple of years until this started. Did I maybe trigger some latent issues and saddle myself with something that was always there but always more under control?
I'm scheduled to see a psychiatrist tonight, but would still love any input from Bluelight. This shit's real bad and I need it to stop. (And just to be clear: I'm avoiding all recreational drugs right now, and even caffeine. I don't want to give my anxiety anxiety right now.)
Thanks so much for any input.
Shortening this a little to avoid TLDR, but: heavy/daily marijuana user, occasional and experienced MDMA/LSD user. Scary LSD/weed experience on June 16th involving dizziness and feeling faint, bad enough that I briefly thought 911 should be called. Quit cold turkey, had a week of insomnia, then felt fine! Until July 4th: took MDMA, then smoked weed, then felt dizziness and vertigo. Since then, that hasn't gone away. I keep getting panic attacks. Symptoms include extreme dizziness/vertigo, ringing/buzzing in my ear, shortness of breath, tightness in my throat, sense of fear/doom, and sometimes the floor looks sort of slanty (which is usually my first visual cue when I take LSD). Thinking about it makes it worse and looking at my computer screen makes me dizzy; this post is kinda difficult to write. The one thing that's helped is klonopin, which I don't want to overdo.
I had a physical checkup on 7/7 and seem to be in good health. Since then, it's been easier for me to cope with this by reminding myself it's all in my head and nothing bad's gonna happen-- but it still hasn't stopped.
I've read that people can experience dizziness/vertigo when they quit weed, but this far into it? It's been nearly a month aside from the 4th, and I was fine UNTIL the 4th-- so the timing seems suspicious. (I HOPE it's just weed withdrawal, since that means it'll pass.) And if that's the case, how long can I expect this to last for?
Could it be HPPD? Did my June 16th experience scare me so much while I was on LSD that I did some sort of permanent damage? And if so, why was I fine for the first three weeks or so?
Or could it be PTSD? Same deal except less permanent/physical? Am I just traumatized?
Or is this an anxiety thing? I've had anxiety issues before, but never anything like anxiety attacks; it's been more like ADD symptoms. I took Klonopin as needed and hadn't touched it in a couple of years until this started. Did I maybe trigger some latent issues and saddle myself with something that was always there but always more under control?
I'm scheduled to see a psychiatrist tonight, but would still love any input from Bluelight. This shit's real bad and I need it to stop. (And just to be clear: I'm avoiding all recreational drugs right now, and even caffeine. I don't want to give my anxiety anxiety right now.)
Thanks so much for any input.