Serious Paranoia when not on drugs???

[mushi mushi 88]

Wow it's been a while since I'v been on here... But I need to ask some body that might know about paranoia problem's...
Ok here I go, I am getting serious paranoia problem's that make's me think that nobody want's to be my friend's, when I keep getting told that nobody hate's me they really like and it's all in my head, these are people I know well and it's been going on for about 12 month's now and think I especially think chick's really hate and their my friends and that they don't like me for no apparent reason... Now I'v been told by heaps of people that I'm a pretty attractive guy and that I'm the easiest guy to get along with and a straight up nice bloke to get along with. I have really cut back on all the drugs maybe doing them once every 3 or 4 months and not very much when I do....
But a few year's back now I when I was 16 just about to turn 17 when I started to do way way too much base, I was doing it 4 sometime's even 5 day's a week for about 10 or 11 month's. It was really pure and stuff do you think it could be party because of some brain damage it could of caused from a young age I got really really thin in that time and was usually doing either a bit of ice, pinger's, acid, 2cb always weed and occasionally a bit of blow with it on the weekend's.
Now I am not one of those scum bag sort of people you see around. I went to great school's and got great friend's that are very respectable people.
I am sort of hoping that I can get some advise from somebody who has been educated in this field or have suffered such problem's as these I really need somebody's help with this it's making me hate myself.
Or if you can tell me somewhere else where I may be able to post this and get some advise that would be great.
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[kingpin007]

Been in your boat mate .... if your young then your brains still developing so any narcotics are going to play with your head ... so avoid all if your feeling this way until your a bit older and wiser and you know that its only the drugs making you feel this way.

Weed will make your more paranoid than any drug matey ... so if your still smoking then thats one thing to completely give away in your situation.

 

[Splatt]

Moshi moshi, watashi wa Splatt to desu!

It is possible you caused some disturbance to your brain while it was in the process of still developing, but it is also possible you just have a generalk social anxiety disorder. If you aren't annoying, and have done nothing wrong and people are generally nice to you and still want to hang out with you, then it's total delusion that they hate you but say they like you, unless they are using you for drugs, cash etc... I don't know your personal relationships with these people but to me it sounds like you're just being paranoid.

My guess is that you used to feel pretty confident on drugs, and even when you didn't you made yourself appear confident to others as a defense mechanism. Either way you may need to see a doctor about it. It may be a simple O.C.D thing you have programmed into your head by thinking too much, and thinking about things too much. Or you may have developped a real anxiety disorder or depression based on events, drug use, overthinking just boredom or just in general, or it was just bound to happen to you at this age. Or some or all of the above.

It may be a good idea to see your G.P. and tell them about your problems. Be truthful (as long as you're 18 and/or your parents/family aren't listed as people the doctor can communicate with), just make it clear you want this to be personal only, and the doctor must legally not tell anyone, even police about current or past drug use. You may tell them your symptoms without telling them about drug use but telling them may help you in the long run.

Tell them everything, your phobias, anxiety, anything you an think of that relates to your problems. And he will probably prescribe you an SSRI or other type of drug, which works for some people, but doesn't for others. If you aren't hearing voices and getting complex delusions about stuff, they will probably just give you Lovan (Prozac) or some other SSRI, or maybe another class of drugs. It would be wise to check out the drug online before taking it, and even asking about it here. As some people may be able to help you based on experience with the drug they prescribe. They might even give you a refferal to see a shrink. You may not need drugs at all to help this problem. Some therapy may be sufficient.

If you are getting anxiety or panic attacks, then SSRI's (or other anti depressants) won't generally help this for at least a month, sometimes less, sometimes longer, if they help at all. If you are getting panic attacks, and chest pains and what not, then you could ask for something else, before the SSRI's kick in. It would be up to the doctor if he prescribes some Valium, Xanax or Rivotril/Paxam (clonazepam), a lot of doctors don't want to as they are addictive and tolerance builds fast, meaning you need more of the drug to get the same effect. But benzos can be a god send when not used daily, and only when you feel an attack coming on (simply place the pill under your tongue for faster absorbtion, or swallow if its xanax, as xanax taste like shit) or you start to feel very anxious, but you do not want a benzo addiction for life. My grandmother has been a benzo addict for 20 odd years and she is now paying the price, as her dementia is getting worse and worse, and when she runs out of the drug or forget to take it she normally goes to hospital because she thinks she is having a heart attack or is getting extreme chest pain and panicking.

Maybe you just need to talk to your friends about this, tell them the truth about qwhats going on, and get them to reenforce that you are just going through aq rough time and getting anxious and paranoid for no reason. It may upset, annoy or scare them though if you need constant attention and re-enforcement though.

Good luck anyway. Make sure you tell us how it goes, as your thread may help others in the future. Hope you get the help you need.

 

[Splatt]

Yeah, if you're still smoking, get off the weed, if you're addicted, just go to a doctor and say you're giving up pot and you want some sleeping tablets or something to help you withdrawal properly for a week or so and you should b e fine. Just don't go back to it though, Or you'll pay the price, trust me on this. I can rarely enjoy weed anymore and I think it fucked me up more than any olther drug mentally.

 

[kingpin007]

good advice there splatty.. hope the young fellow snaps out of it ...

 

[Preme213]

Yeah, if you're still smoking, get off the weed, if you're addicted, just go to a doctor and say you're giving up pot and you want some sleeping tablets or something

Would this really work though? Admitting your addiction potential then asking for even more addictive substance? I wouldn't think any responsible doctor would really go for that..

 

[Phonic]

When I used to smoke weed (at times almost daily) I used to get the same type of parnoia. After quiting took about a month to fully come out of it, but I did eventially stop thinking like that.

 

[basix]

I get paranoia too, even after not touching drugs for a while, however Ive found that abstinence from all substances is the best and only long term solution.

 

[mushi mushi 88]

I am already prescribed lexapro 20mg because I thought I had some social anxiety problem but they havn't seemed to of worked and I'v been on them for almost a year now.... I think I'm going to quit weed and I will definetly be going to see a shrink and discuss with them a bit more deeply about what has happened in my past and the thing's I am experiencing hopfully they will be able to lighten me a bit because it is driving my life insane that I can not even talk with my friends with out breaking into paranoia...

 

[Splatt]

Would this really work though? Admitting your addiction potential then asking for even more addictive substance? I wouldn't think any responsible doctor would really go for that..

Depends on the doctor. I know a GP that is really strict with sleeping meds and benzos. And he gave a mate 20 or 25 x Valium 5mg to help him try get off pot. Whenever I asked him though, he would say he only prescribes sleep meds in low quantities for working people with jet lag, or for people already addicted to them to try ween them off them.

 

[Splatt]

Lexapro is a very weak SSRI. It has tricking sedating effects at first but they don't really work after that. Its like a mild version of Cipramil. SSRI's may not be your thing. If you don't have stomach or bowel ulcer problems, try asking for a mood stabilizer like Epelim to go along with your SSRI. And tell them the SSRI is not working.. Are you taking it every day? 20mg is the minimum dose also. If you don't have a weight or skin/rash problems you could ask about Remeron. But it makes you eat a lot and its a bed time drug. It knocks you out basically and makes you have some seriously intense sometimes uncomfortable and repeated dreams.