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Anaxity
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Anaxity
by Sam, Oct 02, 1999 12:00AM
I was smoking grass for 7 years, and one day while i was sitting near my computer and smoking grass, i felt a strange feeling of
anxity i was very panic and thoughts were running real fast, when i come down i was thinking to my self, o.k it was a panic of moment, but from that day every time i try to smoke i felt bad, so i quit smoking.
After 2 weeks of not smoking (and feeling good) i was thinking about that day i had anxity and i felt a high stress, i went to sleep and get up in the mornning filling very stress and depress. i felt like i'm in a dream everything looks bad and weird i was panic and anxity all day long without knowing what's going on with me.
after a period of 3 weeks when i study about the problem thru the internet, i felt much better not getting panic from thoughts, but at night i'm feeling bad and depressed for about 2 hours and then it pass away.
Sometime the depression is very high and sometime it's resonable but it always pass and i feel better.
does my depression come from my anxity? and if so what is the best way to treat it? sport? food?
anxity i was very panic and thoughts were running real fast, when i come down i was thinking to my self, o.k it was a panic of moment, but from that day every time i try to smoke i felt bad, so i quit smoking.
After 2 weeks of not smoking (and feeling good) i was thinking about that day i had anxity and i felt a high stress, i went to sleep and get up in the mornning filling very stress and depress. i felt like i'm in a dream everything looks bad and weird i was panic and anxity all day long without knowing what's going on with me.
after a period of 3 weeks when i study about the problem thru the internet, i felt much better not getting panic from thoughts, but at night i'm feeling bad and depressed for about 2 hours and then it pass away.
Sometime the depression is very high and sometime it's resonable but it always pass and i feel better.
does my depression come from my anxity? and if so what is the best way to treat it? sport? food?
Doctor's Answer
by HFHS MD-JM, Oct 05, 1999 12:00AM
Sam,
I can not diagnose you but it is clear that you are having panic attacks and related depression which is not uncommon. The marijuana you were smoking may or may not be related but I reccommend that you abstain from it since it has been linked to cognitive decline and depression.
First you need a psychiatric evaluation to clarify your problem. If the diagnosis is panic disorder or clinical depression it can be treated with medications and/or therapy.
Keep in mind that this information is intended for general educational purposes only. Please consult your personal physician for specific health concerns.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD-JM
Keywords: Panic attacks, depression
I can not diagnose you but it is clear that you are having panic attacks and related depression which is not uncommon. The marijuana you were smoking may or may not be related but I reccommend that you abstain from it since it has been linked to cognitive decline and depression.
First you need a psychiatric evaluation to clarify your problem. If the diagnosis is panic disorder or clinical depression it can be treated with medications and/or therapy.
Keep in mind that this information is intended for general educational purposes only. Please consult your personal physician for specific health concerns.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD-JM
Keywords: Panic attacks, depression
