Doctors??

[Maxa2K]

Hey guys, so in July I got myself a classic case of DP/DR, or Depersonalization and derealization. Got it the usual way from getting a wee bit too high just to make it uncomfortable. Anyways, despite my efforts to quit smoking pot, I've continued due to the facts that I am in high school and it's all that ANYONE in my town does. I've actually smoked so often while DP'd that I'm beginning to enjoy it, I can get into a nice, nostalgic mood and just play some classic Black Ops on my Xbox 360. Anyways, I'm going to the Doctor's on Tuesday to get a prescription for my symptoms. My symptoms include the usual; anxiety, disconnection from reality constantly, and intrusive thoughts that relate to grisly movies I would watch in middle school. I'm afraid that if I tell my doctor he's gonna either blow me off and say that it's nothing and that it's normal, or he'll supersize it, if you will, and make it up to be something huge that it really isn't. I know I have DP, it's a no-brainer really. The two things I'm wondering are should I tell my doctor my true symptoms, or lie, and if I do end up getting a prescription, what kind of anti-anxiety would be best? I'd like to stay away from Benzos because the last thing I need is addiction and I don't have panic attacks. And also, what type of medication is generally prescribed for something such as this? Thank you guys so much for reading, have a blessed day

 

[smallengine01]

lol your "symptoms" is just what happens when you smoke weed. from what you said i dont think theres anything wrong w you at all no dp\ dr or whatever. anxiety attacks, or just increased anxiety happens all the time w pot... tell your doc the truth. as for scripts, you wont get anything, maybe a few colonidine but forget benzos theyre allll over that shit and w how young you are, wont happen.

Lay off the weed some (go a week wo getting high) then see how you feel. pot is harmless, but these super high thc bud we have these days can get you too high inna sense

 

[herbavore]

I think you would be better off going to a therapist. Ask your doctor for a referral. Spending your adolescence disconnected, anxious and smoking weed because "that's what everyone does here" is a recipe for a very difficult transition to adulthood. I'm not being judgmental here (went through the exact same thing at your age), I'm just trying to steer you away from continuing and especially from thinking there will be a pill to help with the natural anxiety of growing up. Adolescence is meant to be characterized by two developmental forces: 1) uncertainty (anxiety) about self that leads to self definition, or self knowledge. This is the time of life where you are supposed to throw off the definition that has been coming from others (parents, society, peer group) and establish your own identity. This is where confidence comes from! 2) risk-taking. The frontal lobe is still developing and lots of impulsive risk taking is par for the course. This is why youth contributes so much to culture. But it also holds obvious dangers. Try to rescue yourself from the disconnection you feel. Stop or at least really cut back on the weed. Get involved with activities with a mixed age group--volunteer somewhere. Make connections with your parents/family members that are real and not prescribed and superficial. our culture is sick and it does not offer a lot right now to young people, but it doesn't mean that you have to lay down and get infected to the point that you deny yourself connection to the one life you get!