Will i ever be able to take stimulants again???

smokinrocks92

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Hi, i have been a drug user around 2 years now, and a i have been smoking meth for 8 months weekly as well as GHB. around 4 months ago i got a meth induced panic attack which i guess managed to give me some sort of underlying anxiety condition, since then for 4 months i have been suffering from panic attacks and severe anxiety. i started taking a ssri and benzos around 8 weeks ago and i am starting to get my panic attacks under control as well as exercising and laying off all drugs and caffeine. my question is will i ever be able to take stimulants again without having another panic attack and making things worse? i really do miss stimulants
 
I had the same thing happen to a few months back only it was with coke and I have been plagued with anxiety ever since and I really don't know what to do to get back to normal. Sorry but cant really answer your question as I have not dared touch a stimulant since the panic attack. Just thought I would share my experience and now I wonder if this is a common occurrence. Anyway, if you find any information on this or how to end the anxiety please let me know and Good Luck with everything.
 
I had the same thing happen to a few months back only it was with coke and I have been plagued with anxiety ever since and I really don't know what to do to get back to normal. Sorry but cant really answer your question as I have not dared touch a stimulant since the panic attack. Just thought I would share my experience and now I wonder if this is a common occurrence. Anyway, if you find any information on this or how to end the anxiety please let me know and Good Luck with everything.

i started taking a ssri and it helps with the anxiety as well as exercising and eating good food
 
My advice to you is to simply drop that question for now. You don't need to be projecting far out into the future right now. That tends to keep you focused on what you just worked so hard to quit!;)

Congratulations on getting your life under control. Keep working on it. Go deeper and deeper into finding out what it is that you love and work your life around that. <3
 
You will be able to drink caffeine again.

Quit or get help for the crystal meth, and other drugs now while you still can. If you can't quit on your own check into a rehab/detox place.
 
Yes u will get back to normal..I was at a point that every other weekend I would binge with friends with a shit ton of Coke since it cheap to all pitch up..I had a cocaine "overdose" one weekend that left me feeling true anxiety and panic I never felt before..took almost a year and studying mindfulness techniques of Buddhism to get over it..I'm a much calmer person with control of my mind/emotions so I'm glad it happened to me..I now can do Coke but maybe once a month and nothing over half gram thru out the night..I dont finish half a ball in 4 hours like I used too

first thing is to just start living and don't focus on it and it will start getting a little better
 
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That sounds exactly like what happened to me, Did you feel like you were having a heart attack?
 
Thanks for you post though, that it is really helpful. I had several other panic attacks after the first one and continued feeling like I was going to have one since but I have been able to calm myself down and prevent it so that's progress at least
 
My advice would be to knock the stims on the head if this is what they've done to you. No doubt you'll get back to normal in due course, but if you take stims again you may end up back at square one with the anxiety and have to go through the whole recovery again.

I've lost count of the amount of times I made that mistake with benzos. The amount of my life that sucked when it should have been great because I was going through protected anxiety / panic attacks caused by withdrawal. It really was a loving nightmare. It's the pits, I've had serious depression at times and I honestly vastly prefer it to the anxiety and panic attacks.

I'd say get better and get on with a life without the stims. Also, don't be tempted to get stimmed up whilst on ssri's, if you get the wrong stim in your system you could end up with serotonin syndrome, which has the potential to kill.
 
Yes it felt like I was on the verge of having a heart attack all the time.. I actually had myself driven to a urgent care center one night because i had to know what was happening and had enough. I felt I was passing out and my heart was beating hard and was tight and numbing of my hands..but nothing was wrong..weed makes it so much worse..its 100% fine now and can use any drugs without the worry of panic coming back..it was about 4 years ago and honestly took a year to go away all the way.. I was always a worrier but never that panic/heart attack feeling..u will feel better in time with no stimulants
 
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I dont know. I think its different for everyone. Its very brneficial to get off drugs gor a while without any kind of plan to get back on it.

Im not sure about G but it you want to get back to recreational occasional use of stims you really do need to get thrm out of your system for a long long time , then consider if its permanent or not.

i found it easier to get off drugs when I gad no expectation of lasting forever personally. I lasted 8 years before having a bit now and again. IM off it again now with no expectation of it lasting.

Just keep realistic goals and you will be fine
 
I had the exact same thing happen to me, these days even a cup of coffee gets me stimulated and anxious. I've experienced many different problematic events which could have contributed/caused my issues, or it could simply be down to general drug usage. On one occasion which I personally believe started my inability to handle stims about 2 yrs ago (2 weeks of using 3FPM in the day with meager nourishment, stupid I know), I thought I was having a heart attack, I briefly lost feeling in my extremities and had some confusion, unfortunately I had no benzos on hand. I was admitted to hospital briefly by the EMTs due to my extremely high BP/HR despite having calmed down a little, albeit with no follow-up tests. Since this, I've had many ECGs and one echocardiogram which have determined there to be nothing wrong with my heart. This realisation certainly helped me calm down in general, though I'm still convinced there's been lasting harm to my brain (not necessarily from stims). I recovered at some point and started using MPA (I used both 3FPM and MPA as functional stims), after a period of usage similar to the first I developed parkinsons-like symptoms (involuntary shaking, random twitches and shit) which persisted for a few weeks after cessation. I recovered from that as far as I know though this could of well been the last time I enjoyed NDRI/NDRAs normally, not sure. Certainly after this period I can't remember using stims and getting euphoria/motivation/focus from them, only heart-pounding, extreme body-load dysphoric experiences. Hence why: I've completely quit the stims and not touched anything for around 8 months now, I've improved a little bit (I've had many other possibly unrelated symptoms from poly-drug use such as deficiencies in memory recall and formation, problem-solving, language, fatigue and emotional state which has settled at apathetic). I personally feel as if the inner monologue in my brain has diminished as well as my ability to hold train-of-thoughts and spontaneous thought. Though in regards to the stimulant issues I've cut-out even caffeine and don't feel half as anxious as I once did. Still, I've tried a few stims recently and had unenjoyable times, at least I've finally learnt that and will not be using stims for a long while. The anxiety is most likely psychological, I've had an MRI of my brain and am getting the results soon, at least this will confirm any suspicions of it being physical and help me move forward. EDIT (update for posterity): MRI showed nothing of note NB: It was nicely paragraphed but chrome removed the formatting.
 
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I'm new to the forums (hello world), but I would advise against mixing any stimulants with an ssri. 5 days ago I went through what I can only imagine was serotonin syndrome. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemies. I smoked meth within a couple days of starting on my antidepressant and it nearly killed me. My heart rate and temp went through the roof,I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest. Dissociated and sat there staring at a wall waiting for the sweet embrace of death. Fiance popped a Benzo in my mouth and called 911. Since then,I feel as if my entire perception of reality has been decimated by the symptoms. Floaters in my vision, flashing lights, afterimages remaining for prolonged periods of time. Then there's the constant headache and ringing in my ears. The constant fatigue. If you value your body and mind, you won't mix em.
 
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