Posted by Basia on January 28, 2004, at 18:11:16
In reply to Re: acid users plz share ur experiences » lucy_fyrr, posted by krazybirdlady on January 28, 2004, at 14:51:01
All of my mental problems began after I dropped acid. I took it three or four times when i was 18 and am now thirty, on Lamictal and Tegretol Retard (mood stabilisers) and Sulpiride (anti-psychotic). I could not begin to describe the mental and emotional hell that i descended into within a couple of years of taking LSD. I first began hallucinating mild geometric patterns on certain surfaces and seeing trails around moving objects. Then, after a traumatic relationship, I became very depressed and psychotic-hearing voices and believing some very paranoid delusions. I think i was scared of admitting i'd actually gone mad so i avoided doctors and, since i lived alone and had no contact with friends or family, no one noticed my deterioration for many months. It took sheer terror of what was happening to make me walk into a mental hospital. I don't want to scare you but it is essential that your friend get treatment as soon as poss. My psychiatrist told me that all mental prognoses are much better the sooner they are nipped in the bud. Whatever he has, and whatever brought it on, treatment is the way forward. I have only now reached a point where i feel my condition is being properly treated (HPPD plus bipolar with psychotic symptoms when high).
the best of luck!
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