Posted by alexandra_k on December 31, 2005, at 18:00:46
In reply to Re: Concerned ex-meth abuser, posted by idolamine on December 30, 2005, at 23:07:58
> I don't have any hallucinations or delusions, so I guess that's good. More anxiety, irritability, and poverty of affect and speech.
it can be hard to figure sometimes...
i have had spates of abusing various substances... and i worry plenty (once i've stopped) about whether there are effects or not and whether they are going to be perminant or not...
and i have had spates on various medications... and i worry plenty (once i'm on them) about whether there are effects or not and whether they are going to continue once i'm off the med or not...
i would say...
that it might be hard to tease out whether your symptoms are due to your having abused meth for a time... or whether your symptoms are symptoms of detression which you might be experiencing even if you never had taken the meth.
depression and anxiety tend to co-occur...
those symptoms...
are typically found in depression too.
one of the hardest things i found... was wondering whether drugs / medications negatively impacted on my cognitive abilities... but you are doing well in school - right?
so maybe... things aren't (objectively) as bad as they seem to you to be?
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