qualia
10-05-10, 17:15
Hi all,
Just wondered if anyone here could confirm if I have anxiety? About 6 weeks ago, I insufflated a herculean dose of an amphetamine based drug... It'd been sold to me as something else so wasn't expecting the effects. I instantly went into a severe panic attack and was hospitalised... I remained there for 4 hours having wave after wave of panic. I was sent home when they couldn't find anything physically wrong with me. If anything good has come out of it, it's definitely put me off drugs for life...
For the next 2 weeks I was having upto 3/4 panic attacks a day along with DP/DR, depth perception issues, paranoia etc. The symptoms are so incredibly physical, I found it hard to believe it could be caused by a psychological issue, but I realised one trigger for my panic was if I read up about drug induced issues... So I stopped researching and now don't really have full blown panic attacks.
However, I'm still suffering from extreme pressure in my head (this is present 24/7!), dizziness, shakiness, tingling in my neck/arms/legs/hands, strange thoughts and dreams, insomnia, headaches, difficulty concentrating, pounding heart when I try to relax, loss of appetite. The last few days have been very difficult and I think drinking last weekend made it a lot worse.
I still haven't been to a doctor. I have an appointment for Thursday, so will hopefully get some help and advice then. I am, however, going through the Lucinda Bassett Attacking Anxiety tapes which has helped me deal with and understand a lot of my symptoms... Some friends are going to a theme park on Wednesday and part of me doesn't want to go too. I'm afraid of fainting or having a panic in front of my peers. But I'm gonna force myself. Why shouldn't I carry on living???... :)
Just wondered if anyone here could confirm if I have anxiety? About 6 weeks ago, I insufflated a herculean dose of an amphetamine based drug... It'd been sold to me as something else so wasn't expecting the effects. I instantly went into a severe panic attack and was hospitalised... I remained there for 4 hours having wave after wave of panic. I was sent home when they couldn't find anything physically wrong with me. If anything good has come out of it, it's definitely put me off drugs for life...
For the next 2 weeks I was having upto 3/4 panic attacks a day along with DP/DR, depth perception issues, paranoia etc. The symptoms are so incredibly physical, I found it hard to believe it could be caused by a psychological issue, but I realised one trigger for my panic was if I read up about drug induced issues... So I stopped researching and now don't really have full blown panic attacks.
However, I'm still suffering from extreme pressure in my head (this is present 24/7!), dizziness, shakiness, tingling in my neck/arms/legs/hands, strange thoughts and dreams, insomnia, headaches, difficulty concentrating, pounding heart when I try to relax, loss of appetite. The last few days have been very difficult and I think drinking last weekend made it a lot worse.
I still haven't been to a doctor. I have an appointment for Thursday, so will hopefully get some help and advice then. I am, however, going through the Lucinda Bassett Attacking Anxiety tapes which has helped me deal with and understand a lot of my symptoms... Some friends are going to a theme park on Wednesday and part of me doesn't want to go too. I'm afraid of fainting or having a panic in front of my peers. But I'm gonna force myself. Why shouldn't I carry on living???... :)