Mental Health Recovering from traumatic exodus damnation experience?

[lonelyoldman]

I had one puff on a joint of exodus damnation. According to my mum who is a doctor, I was very close to death after this, and at one point she thought I was dying and nearly called the ambulance but thought it was too late anyway. The reason no ambulance was called is because my dad works in the hospital I'd have had to go to.

It was terrifying.

I think I was hallucinating or something...I was very out of sorts. Apparently I had a fit which looked epileptic. Never had an epileptic fit before.

I am on SSRI's and aripiprazole so it was very stupid of me.

I still feel a bit shaky, but in a sense I feel better...my mum thinks it could've been like ect for me.

Is it best not to drink in this state? I'm going along quite smoothly for now, so I'd rather not drink for that reason.

Also, I'm very troubled in trying to decide what is reality and what isn't. I'm not hallucinating. I just don't know what to believe. This is made worse by the fact that when I'm sober my life seems bleak (no relationships and boring job considering how I did at school).

I wish somebody could conclusively tell me what is reality and what isn't and come up with a convincing argument for me.

 

[PotatoMan]

i moved this here in hopes for it to be better received. it isn't too heavily focused around cannabis.

i've read that one should not drink on SSRI's.

 

[Chatative]

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. Synthetic cannabinoids can have some very nasty side effects. The problem with these "herbal blends" or whatever is you have no idea what is in them so it's not a great idea to use in the first place, never mind the fact you are on psychiatric medications too. It sounds like you were lucky your Mum was able to look out for you.

As Blank says, it is generally not advised to drink on SSRIs or antipsychotics, never mind both. Some people do in moderation but the patient information leaflets say not to. Personally, I found the main problem with that was it made me much more sensitive to the alcohol & would make me very sleepy. It can also interfere with the effectiveness of the medications if done regularly I believe.

I opted to drink non-alcoholic beers whilst I was on SSRIs & APs, although I did have a single alcoholic drink on special occasions like my birthday & Christmas/New Year. That's probably the best way to approach it if you think you'll find it too hard to avoid alcohol altogether.

Are you taking the Aripiprazole for depression or psychosis?

I know sometimes it can be very difficult when you don't know what to believe or not. Sometimes a good way of getting around that can be asking someone close to you if what you think is true or not. You could try that with you Mum.

It would certainly seem sensible to bring up your current problems with your psychiatrist. I assume you must see one on a regular basis on that combo of medications.

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

Yeah synthetic 'noids are known for creating all sorts of negative things.

Try staying off the recreational drugs for a few months and see how you feel.

I can only see drinking providing a minor relief at first but ultimately making things worse.

Your best chance at finding reality, in my opinion, is to play the game that the doctors want you to for a decent amount of time, at least two months. Reality is out there, but it's not going to be easy to find, but you can find it.