anxiety from LSD

[Gerald92]

so im an 18 year old soon to be high school graduate. during my senior year, i discovered the beauty of drugs (id been smoking weed often since 10th grade, but other than that never did anything else until last summer). last october, i had my first acid trip. i did it alone, at night, and had an amazing experience. everything was so perfect, i felt like i was a god, man such an amazing night. so after that i didnt do acid until around the new year, when i met my current drug connect. this guy almost always had great tabs, and usually gave me deals on them. needless to say, i started doing a lot of acid. when the clock struck 12 and 2011 started, i was frying balls at my friends aunts house on two tabs, and i never looked back. at some points i was frying once a week, a couple times i even did it multiple times a week. i remember once i did something like drop twice and shroom once in the span of 8 days, idk some ridiculous shit like that. since the new year ive dropped like 10-15 times or something like that. around march, i was hurt really bad by somebody, and the past 3 months i have been extremely depressed and had horrible anxiety. i have also started physically hurting myself, as i discussed in a previous thread a month or so ago. after my last acid trip 2 weeks ago, which i did alone in my room at night, i am starting to think that acid might have really fucked with me emotionally. i spent the whole end of that trip crying. not in fear or any typical bad trip stuff like that, but just because i realized all the terrible feelings i have about myself, things i cant change. i used to love being alone, and felt at peace by myself, but now when im alone my mind wanders too much and i start getting horrible anxiety. i feel like maybe LSD has contributed to how i am now. i also feel like i have slight "hppd" because my vision is a little off, but honestly i dont give a fuck about that, i just want the fucking anxiety and depression to end. i was wondering if anybody on here has experienced anything similar to this from LSD?

 

[missinthizzin]

It seems to me that excessive/habitual use of any substance begins to create feelings similar to the feelings you describe. Drugs are fun, but it's easy to get carried away. LSD is interesting in that it seems to make you more conscious and self aware. In my experience, any anxiety or negative feelings brought on by LSD tends to have genuine roots in the way I'm handling my life. If I've been ignorant and haven't been on track with my path, I tend to really feel it while tripping. Sometimes even though these ever-so obvious truths are staring you right in the face, you still try to ignore and neglect them further, which in my experience creates a snowball effect on the negative emotions and makes it much harder to integrate the lessons learned on your introspective journey. LSD is a very powerful tool. If used responsibly and with respect, it can help you unlock and reveal great and amazing truths about yourself and the world around you. If used irresponsibly and not respected it can wreak havoc on you and and shatter your perception of yourself and the world around you. My advice, find some other hobbies and don't rely on drugs as your only source of entertainment. If you aren't tripping all the time, its a lot more special and fulfilling when you do. PLUR

 

[Legerity]

I have not had any lasting issues from LSD specifically although I have not used it many times. But having difficult experiences with psychedelics that involve fear/anxiety/sadness/panic seem to be part of the package. Honestly I don't understand how people trip and have fun every time because for me half of the time it's a terrifying introspective experience that I wouldn't consider close to recreational.

Anyways, I've heard many people say that they think they have experienced lasting anxiety from psychedelic use. Like missinthizzin said it's possible that you've become aware of certain things that you were not aware of before and that this is creating anxiety.

I would probably hold off on any further tripping and work on processing whatever difficult emotions have arisen. Whether your anxiety is caused by having been made aware of things that you were unaware of before, or whether it's just the result of too much drug use, doesn't really matter. You are where you are right now and can focus on working through whatever difficult emotions have made themselves present. Working through the hard times can leave you better off than you were before they started in the first place.

 

[TheLostBoys]

LSD is a very powerful tool. If used responsibly and with respect, it can help you unlock and reveal great and amazing truths about yourself and the world around you. If used irresponsibly and not respected it can wreak havoc on you and and shatter your perception of yourself and the world around you.

^^^^^^

Sometimes LSD reveals things about yourself that you dont like & thats where the anxiety/stress/depression sets in. LSD can be very beneficial but on the other hand, it can also destroy a mind.

 

[anterrabae]

I second TLB. I knew a guy who dropped LSD and then suddenly had new 'friends' that would never leave him alone. I have dabbled with DXM and mushrooms but will not try acid for fear of what it would do to my fragile psyche. I would recommend not dropping for a good period of time, or, for good.

 

[38slug]

Ya i can relate to taht actually my last LSD trip I spent the end crying over a "similar described depression" induced by Actually aslo being alone while tripping. After the trip i also experienced issues whit my mind wandering and "im alone my mind wanders too much and i start getting horrible anxiety" i started to have anxiety simmalar to this such to the point i breifly talked with my doctor about re starting an antipsychotic med but I didnt think in was helping me. What really made things worse though was the Weed because after the acid trip that would more than sometimes be the catalyst to start off these negative thoughts. What i did was take a break form substances and increase my Mood Stabilizer med for a duration of about 2 weeks. By then i had also got a lorazopam prescription and that really helps me avert getting into the mind set of these fucking negative thoughts. as of now i still take that as needed and i was able to come out of the depression and decrease my mood stabilizer dose as well as feel good smoking tree again. it just helped me to take that break though but the biggest thing was TIME it takes time to put like a buffer between the incident and after a while youll start feeling more comfortable and back to yourself again. LSD can use a lot of dopamine in your brain and after heavy use it could take time for your level to increase back to regular level but youll be agright
**highly recommend taking some sober time**

Im not gunna push you to take pharms and mood stabilizers but it helped me for a bit and it would probibly be good if you start feeling suicidal

 

[n3ophy7e]

since the new year ive dropped like 10-15 times or something like that. around march, i was hurt really bad by somebody, and the past 3 months i have been extremely depressed and had horrible anxiety.

Hi Gerald, I personally think that this is a pretty understandable thing to have happened to you, considering that a) you've been abusing LSD, a drug which is very powerful, and b) you've had some recent heartbreak, so you're in a fragile state of mind already. Acid tends to magnify our emotions like 100-fold so if you're already feeling sad and insecure before you trip, then take acid, chances are you're going to feel even worse about yourself while you're tripping, especially on the comedown!

I think what you need to do is give yourself a really good long break from LSD and any other psychoactive substances. The good news is that you haven't done any permanent damage but it might take a while for your brain to heal from the abuse you've done to it with LSD. It sucks because acid is so damn fun!! But too much of a good thing always has consequences, which you are experiencing now.

So, my suggestion is no acid for 5 or 6 months, at least. During this time, be good to yourself. Exercise at least 3 times a week, eat healthily and drink plenty of water. Go out and socialise, surround yourself with positive things, do activities that you enjoy (which aren't drug-related of course ). Over time you will begin to feel so much better.

Maybe then once you've recovered and you no longer have any anxiety or depression, you can enjoy acid again. But seriously, give it a rest for a while.

If during the next couple of months you are really struggling with depression/anxiety, and/or self-harm, please do not hesitate to seek professional help. Sometimes we can't get through difficult times without help and there is no shame in seeing a therapist.

Good luck, and keep us updated with how you're going

 

[38slug]

Hi Gerald, I personally think that this is a pretty understandable thing to have happened to you, considering that a) you've been abusing LSD, a drug which is very powerful, and b) you've had some recent heartbreak, so you're in a fragile state of mind already. Acid tends to magnify our emotions like 100-fold so if you're already feeling sad and insecure before you trip, then take acid, chances are you're going to feel even worse about yourself while you're tripping, especially on the comedown!

I think what you need to do is give yourself a really good long break from LSD and any other psychoactive substances. The good news is that you haven't done any permanent damage but it might take a while for your brain to heal from the abuse you've done to it with LSD. It sucks because acid is so damn fun!! But too much of a good thing always has consequences, which you are experiencing now.

So, my suggestion is no acid for 5 or 6 months, at least. During this time, be good to yourself. Exercise at least 3 times a week, eat healthily and drink plenty of water. Go out and socialise, surround yourself with positive things, do activities that you enjoy (which aren't drug-related of course ). Over time you will begin to feel so much better.

Maybe then once you've recovered and you no longer have any anxiety or depression, you can enjoy acid again. But seriously, give it a rest for a while.

If during the next couple of months you are really struggling with depression/anxiety, and/or self-harm, please do not hesitate to seek professional help. Sometimes we can't get through difficult times without help and there is no shame in seeing a therapist.

Good luck, and keep us updated with how you're going

Ya ya awell said and listen to what I said as well