The after effects of LSD.

[AdamTuminaro]

After taking LSD for the third time about a week ago, I had a textbook bad trip.  Panicked, scared, restless, and generally uncomfortable; I paced around my basement and backyard for about 5 or 6 hours till I was calm enough to sleep.  The bad 'feeling' or 'vibe' from the LSD lasted through that day and the next, but eventually went away.  Well about two days ago (a week after the bad trip) I was drinking with some friends.  Got pretty drunk, and passed out on the couch.  I woke up the next morning with a hangover.  However the hangover developed into the exact same feeling that I had when I had the bad trip.  It wasn't as intense, but the same feelings of anxiety, a loss of my sense of reality, and general discomfort came with the feeling.  These feelings lasted through the day, but I tolerated them and made it to sleep.  I woke up the next morning... today, and the feelings were still there.  Today was better than yesterday, but still noticably 'not right.'  Is this depression?  Anxiety?  I am very confused and concerned for my mental health.  I'm not crazy but I fear I'm on the way.  I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I plan to see about prescription Xanax or Valium.  I have been warned to stay away from Wellbutrin and Thorazine, both of which have been known to worsen patients mental states in cases of drug related mental trama.  Has this happened to anyone else at all?  My main question is.. what happened?  the drug is out of my system.. and I was fine for a week.. so why should the effects come back.? something to do with drinking maybe??  Please help.. Thanks.. AdamTuminaro

[HockeyShark]

LSD has not had much research into its overall effects. Some effects can be very damaging.

I had a 'Bad Trip" back in '86 and every once in a while under the right physical circumstances, my body reacts to physical stimulii, setting off a panic like 'trip.'

[Tjalsma]

Don't do LSD.  

[lellann]

Okay, it's almost exactly what had happened to me. To me, your body is telling you you're done with LSD. Do not do it anymore. It messes with your serotonin levels, which is what affects anxiety. I'm not a doctor or anything, I've just been living with anxiety for 10 years since my 'bad trip'.  Slow down on the drinking. You don't have to get hammered to have a good time. Just take this with you. If anyone asks if LSD permanently screws you up, say yes. Some people could take a lot and be fine, others it only takes a few tabs before anxiety becomes a problem.  If I hadn't have done LSD, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be such a nervous person today. Just slow down with all of it. And absolutely no more LSD!!  And if you get anymore panic attacks don't try to fight them just think about what's really going on. Just realize that it's anxiety and nothing more. The doctors always recommend you get blood work done just to rule out all other possibilities. Which is good, it will put your mind a little more at ease. I wish you all the best. ~ lellie

[AdamTuminaro]

Yes I understand that LSD is absolutely not for me, and neither is drinking for a while lol.  But the doctor prescribed me a low dosage of Ativan. One tablet every 8 hours.  Works okay for the anxious feelings, but the feelings of a loss of reality are still there. Sort of like being high all day.  Doc says that the LSD may make me feel that way for a few more weeks.  The idea is to simply mask the symptoms until the LSD is out of me... which could take 2-3months at the very most, but could be as short as a few weeks.  Any ideas?

[weedle101]

I had to quit smoking pot and ddrinking because I started get get panic attacks when I was high(went years of doing drugs before this happend). And then I started to get them when I wasn't high. I took lsd and had a good time but then the next time I smoked pot I had a "lsd backflas" or whatever it's called and it broughton a panic attack now every time I feel a little tripped out even if it's something small like deja vu or getting dizzy I go into a panic or anxiety. I quit smoking pot at age 20 and was put on medication for anxiety. I have been off of meds for 3 years now at age 27 and started smoking pot again just the last 6 months and my anxiety is back horribly. I just take one hit and boom I'm throwing up and soooooo nervous that I feel like I'm going crazy...and pot is supposes to calm you down, right?! Wo I think there is a Definate connection with the drugs and having those panic episodes. The thing is now what the hell do we do.

[sam75]

i had someone put something in my drink 4 yrs ago and suffer anxiety attacks and panic attacks still!

[kimberley868]

Hi ya, how you doin now? I took LSD when 17 since then have suffered from acute anxiety, I am 33 now. Most important thing is to get help early on. I had a very unhelpful doctor when was 18 who disregarded everything and said that life was about getting married, children and dying. VERY HELPFUL! One thing I will say, fight for help you have a mental illness that has been brought out by taking LSD, no more, no less. The LSD is out or your system now, but your system has just gone into anxiety overide, you r still the person you have always been you r just suffering from anxiety which is why you feel so weird.

[kimberley868]

One more comment adam, the lsd trip scared you, (post tramatic stress kind of ting), thats why you got over it but when u drank brought back feelings of anxiety and your sences were heightened so it had that effect, nothing to worry about u ain't goin mad!!

[insafeuste]

I had the same thing, except mine was from combining morning glory seeds with a lot of marijuana.. thought I was dying and had my heart race for hours. Since then, panic attacks came on regularly whenever I did drugs. Bottom line is, you create thoughts based on your current perception and then react to them. If you create negative or anxious thoughts because, in your case, you drank too much the night before and have low dopamine levels it may be enough to trigger an attack. As you become anxious and release adrenaline you start thinking faster, and as a result start having even more anxiety, which continues as a cycle until you practically feel you are going to die or are going insane. It's possible to completely stop this though, and all you have to do is spend the time to work on your thoughts. When a negative thought comes in to your mind, instead of reacting to it and keeping the cycle going, CHANGE it. You aren't going insane, thats just a negative thought! Get rid of em. Don't let these take hold of you and eventually your mind will stop throwing them at you altogether. It takes time and practice, but if you try hard enough to change what's going on inside your head you will no longer have these problems.Worked for me... hope this helps