fazman3000
24-11-09, 19:20
Hey,
I'm 21 I've been smoking since i was 13 and started taking class A drugs at the age of 14 (stopped several years ago though).
I had my first attack a few months ago. I was driving at night, freaked out, couldn't calm down pulled into a car park and called an ambulance. They took my blood pressure and ECG and it was apparently normal (after I calmed down). For days I couldn't walk, eat, speak etc i honestly thought i was dying.
I went to the doctors, explained what had happened, he checked my pulse and blood pressure (both fine), told me it was anxiety and sent me off. A few attacks and months lost to anxiety I recovered almost completely.
Suddenly its all come back... I haven't even thought about it for ages.
I'm really concerned I've damaged myself from drugs I've taken in the past. Up to the age of 16 I could take them and I'd be fine then at a party i think I had too much too soon and freaked.. Ever since then everytime I had taken something I'd feel really ill/panicky... like realy bad!
Now when I have attacks it feels the same.... in fact exactly the same.. I've never heard of anyone having long term health problems from drugs but I really need closure on this.
Symptoms..
Dizzy (especially when asking for help dealing with it)
Hot/Cold flushes (literally boiling to freezing)
Pins and needles all over (when hot)
Heavy head
Racing pulse (but only momentarily)
Loss of concentration.
Feel like something is pulling across my whole body or trying to get out?
Chest pains
Headaches
Immense fear
Feel nauseous
Reading back over this it sounds like nothing.. As everyone here know though its not that simple..
Sometimes its gets triggered by flashing lights or sometimes dark areas lit from a single point.
Also on my most recent attack my whole face went numb, which really scared me, I had to ring my girlfriend to pick my up from an event I had organised.
It generally lasts for around 4-5 hours. And i have a cooling down period of around 3 days. So if I have and attack I can pretty much say goodbye to my week.
I'm 21 for gods sake and I shouldn't have any health worries and have too much on to be dealing with this.. Anyone know/had any experience of PA's post drug use?
Thanks for reading.
Cheers.
I'm 21 I've been smoking since i was 13 and started taking class A drugs at the age of 14 (stopped several years ago though).
I had my first attack a few months ago. I was driving at night, freaked out, couldn't calm down pulled into a car park and called an ambulance. They took my blood pressure and ECG and it was apparently normal (after I calmed down). For days I couldn't walk, eat, speak etc i honestly thought i was dying.
I went to the doctors, explained what had happened, he checked my pulse and blood pressure (both fine), told me it was anxiety and sent me off. A few attacks and months lost to anxiety I recovered almost completely.
Suddenly its all come back... I haven't even thought about it for ages.
I'm really concerned I've damaged myself from drugs I've taken in the past. Up to the age of 16 I could take them and I'd be fine then at a party i think I had too much too soon and freaked.. Ever since then everytime I had taken something I'd feel really ill/panicky... like realy bad!
Now when I have attacks it feels the same.... in fact exactly the same.. I've never heard of anyone having long term health problems from drugs but I really need closure on this.
Symptoms..
Dizzy (especially when asking for help dealing with it)
Hot/Cold flushes (literally boiling to freezing)
Pins and needles all over (when hot)
Heavy head
Racing pulse (but only momentarily)
Loss of concentration.
Feel like something is pulling across my whole body or trying to get out?
Chest pains
Headaches
Immense fear
Feel nauseous
Reading back over this it sounds like nothing.. As everyone here know though its not that simple..
Sometimes its gets triggered by flashing lights or sometimes dark areas lit from a single point.
Also on my most recent attack my whole face went numb, which really scared me, I had to ring my girlfriend to pick my up from an event I had organised.
It generally lasts for around 4-5 hours. And i have a cooling down period of around 3 days. So if I have and attack I can pretty much say goodbye to my week.
I'm 21 for gods sake and I shouldn't have any health worries and have too much on to be dealing with this.. Anyone know/had any experience of PA's post drug use?
Thanks for reading.
Cheers.