Drug users and mental illness

[FiatFlux]

Do you get prescribed a benzo. or barb. to take long-term for that (epilepsy?)

for the epilepsy issues i take 2mg clonazepam/day, 2mg ativan sublingually during an actual seizure so i always carry some with me, and gabapentin as an anti-seizure drug.

& drugwench, it's a BITCH, isn't it? i always thought i just had really really bad panic attacks, but what happened was that the seizure would trigger a panic attack, which is something i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. it's probably the worst feeling in the world.

 

[drug_wench]

^with ya there

 

[steelcandyfloss]

i have panic disorder and anorexia. all the fun of stimulants without the.. er.. fun.

 

[shith3ad]

STRESS

 

[KingConvenience]

Anxiety (better now) and severe depression and melancholy which fluctuates daily.

Used to use MDMA and alcohol lots. Now all I use is codeine daily and effexor for my mood.
Oh and cigarettes sometimes.

In fact, my depression got a whole lot worse when I stopped using drugs...

 

[shvender hoot]

Depression, OCD, very mild HPPD

 

[KompelZ]

Anxiety, panic disorder, minor depression, insomnia (caused by my anxiety). Apparently I also exhibit traits of a paranoid personality disorder (not paranoid schizophrenia) and borderline personality disorder. As a child I also had symptoms of OCD, although these have somewhat diminished and have manifested into other anxiety conditions. Needless to say, I'm pretty fucked and my docs make a lot of money off me. I'm not even going to bother voting in this poll.

I medicate with ADs and benzos (prescribed) and also with alcohol and opiates (self-prescribed). I used to smoke tobacco and weed a lot, but I stopped for my health. I enjoy other drugs for social reasons, not metal/psychiatric reasons (mainly amphetamines and MDMA).

That was more than I care to share about myself, especially on the internet.

 

[drug_wench]

^hang on, uve got anxiety disorders but u use amphetamines and MDMA? dont u ever find they make it worse, esp on the comedowns?

 

[mbarron81]

i have depressed personality some times i just like to be quiet and watch tv i"m quiet by nature and it is a huge effort some times to get out of my head wile at others i run very manic just filled with energy. benzos in baby doses help me sleep but i have to be very careful with them. used to eat them all day when i burned pieces(crack) that brought on a sever panic attack on the come down that huge doses and allot of boose were the only cure. no benzos used to try 4-8 pm anything but liked advil the best(strongest) better now that i dont smoke crack i guess it is true what they say about that stuff.

 

[Excido]

It was weird, I use to be unnaturally happy, like I was never down, maybe 1-2 days a year then over the course of a couple months that changed, now I suffer for a pretty bad depression *shrugs*

 

[Junglefever1901]

ARRRGGGH
anxiety, depression, Panic, paranoia. Lovely. Had the depression before the pills, but the anxiety, panic attacks and paranoia are a result of.

 

[BlueFractal]

No specialities that I know of, but I do often feel slightly "disconnected" from the world and I have trouble reaching something more than baselevel, be that happyness or sadness or whatever. Psychedelics can change that, I noticed.

 

[MidnightBaby]

depression
my other was eating disorder.

drug abuse made both of these WORSE and gave me anxiety too.

 

[bonedust]

i have ocd, depression, and severe anxiety.
i've been to many doctors and none of the meds they put me on helped. some made me feel much worse.
i use opiates for the large ulcers i sometimes get, but they work wonders on my mental problems. for real though.

 

[Madmike]

AD(H)D
Anxiety
Depression
OCD
Panic Disorder

I have these. Self-diagnosed from current condition. Tremors are messing with my writing , but I struggle.

 

[drug_wench]

^like i said, mike - self-diagnosis isnt a gd idea
it just puts more worries and bitterness on u that u dont need!
see a psychiatrist if u really think uve got AD(H)D
cos the drugs ur on can cause a lot of problems with concentration!
my 2 cents anyway

 

[StayinAwake]

Bipolar type II and schizoaffective disorder.

 

[Madmike]

How the fuck can I feel so depressed now.

I did just 12 beers last saturday, not more than that in three weeks.

This feels like bipolar disorders, depressive type.

I was so high during the days of the last two weeks , then I suddenly lost interest, went with friends and took those 12 beers (tried to have fun with them) and got this terrible depression that comes from inside me.

Feels like there is no point in anything

 

[Pillthrill]

^ Welcome to depression.
It sucks, hardcore. Depression can leave you kinda stuck. You have to do stuff that depression doesn't want you to do to fight the depression, so you by the nature of the problem aren't motivated to get better really even though you are miserable...

 

[drug_wench]

madmike - again i say, how can u know it feels like bipolar disorder if uve never bn diagnosed bipolar?
diagnosing urself (unless u hav a degree in psychiatry) can b a borderline-dangerous thing to do
alcohol causes depression, mate
plenty of ppl down a whole lot of beer and feel like bursting into sobs......plenty of ppl do down a whole lot of beer and burst into sobs