Confused after weekend!

[ppatel]

Hi, i used to smoke weed often with friends few year ago and had +ve effects,but when i had some -ve effects such as paranoia, analyzing everything, self conscious and 1 panic attack. ive pretty much quit and just have a few puffs rarely. I went to a friends house to drink alcohol and chill, i had 7-8 puffs of weed and didnt see the harm as they looked happy.

I started getting paranoid about what i was saying- didnt want to make a fool of myself.and other -ve feelings, but as i was getting more drunk i forgot the rest of the night. The next day i was fine and another friend said lets go to a club so we went out. did a lot of drinking had no weed. While i recovered the day after i saw an adjustment while talking to a friend, i started analyzing wt he was saying, how i was behaving, what the convo was about! this is without pot!

I panicked about what was going on i went home and tried to relax, maybe i was hungover and because i didnt eat much! later that night i dont know what happened but i had some sort of attack, negative questions and a million thoughts were running through my mind, i went to sleep and had horrible dreams. i woke up and went to see 2 doctors, 1 said its 'mild depression' and the other said its 'acute anxiety'. i tried to focus on my life, but my unconscious mind is constantly running about something, because of that i phase in and out of reality, my mind is always switched on and i cant concentrate for long - have kind of a memory loss and im basically confused about who i am!

i think the panicking is anxiety, maybe also because i broke up with a serious gf aswell. ive sort of lost touch with reality, cant be bothered to talk to anyone, and feel unhappy, i did some googling and saw something called 'psychosis' could it be that? is it becuase weed still may be in my system? has anyone ever gone thru this?

Thanks for reading id be happy for any views on this

[ppatel]

Hey, just 1 more question, becuase 2day was a bad day 4 me.

I thought i was starting to take control of my stupid thoughts, but i just cant control them, i just feel like im losing my mind, im self-conscious, and feel like people can see right through me and thus my thoughts and how im feeling.

Im going to see a psychiatrist for an evaluation, i think im obsessing over a mental check-up is it normal to feel like this? cant take it anymore, my main thoughts seem to pre-occupied with:

1. How people judge me on what i say and behave
2. My gf breakup
3. What possible mental health problems i have! since the attack
4. Will i ever get back to my normal-self and hope to forget about this past week and a half
5. Analyzing everything about everything

Im mainly thinking about these points since the panic attack. I try and be positive but things keep knocking me back such as social situations. Im going to deep into everything. Is this all normal? What do u think is the best solution for this? x

[LEOBABY]

no its not you will be just fine .just simple anxiety but if it gets worse get on something for anxiety it will work wonders ,even if just until they stop like i do.anytime just message me if you ever need to talk :) good luck !

[ppatel]

That does sound scary, i dont think im prone to panic attacks, ive only had 2.
I told the doctor that my thoughts are going wild, he said its all a reaction to the breakup, if it gets worse ill see a counsellor.

Thank you im so glad u replyed. It doesnt sound like psychosis or schizophrenia does it? after googling my problems i came across it and im scared if ii have that or is it just panic,stress and anxiety?

X

[LEOBABY]

ohhh it can be horrible at times and yes sometimes it just hits me outta no where . ive even stoppped driveing because of it i had one while i was driveing once scared me to death.my mind races all the time and i worry about every lil thing day and night and if i smoke weed its the same as you described i get paranoid as hell .i watch the other people and feel all weird like they are laughing at me watching what i say and do it drives me batty lol i feel like a crazy person if i smoke it ,thats the first thing i noticed outta your post cause i do the same thing me and weed do not mix good together.you should go back to your doctor and tell him that your mind is always raceing and about your attacks tell him the sleeping meds alone is not cutting it .my brain does not produce enough serotonin is what my dr told me he said thats why this keeps happening to me if i take the anxiety meds ive found zoloft works the best for me but everyone is diff then my attacks stop for awhile.they put serotonin back in your body .i hate takeing the meds so i take them long enough for them to stop then i stop takeing them ive learned other ways to deal with them.ive been having the attacks so long now ive learned to live through them .just remember the best advice i got that helped me was that you cannot die from a panic attack you might feel like it but its not possible .just breathe through them lie down if you have to or some people told me if they get up and start doing chores or something to get there mind off of it it works best for them me i have to lie down and breathe through them and calm myself down it takes about 20 mins usually but eventually i get myself calmed and relaxed there is also an herbal med called valerian root that helps with these i take them everyday now. you may not like them though its like takeing valium .when i first started having them i thought i was going crazy and haveing a heart attack i even called an ambulance once lol .its funny now because i know how crazy i must have looked to them but hey those things scare you .hope ive helped some :) you can write me anytime you need to talk :)

[ppatel]

Hi, yes ur right i think the post i submitted was out of shock, i had a panic attack, and was really confused and scared. Really how do they affect u??

I had a panic attack a few years ago and got over it the next day, again due to weed, thats y i stopped! but this 1 came from just sitting alone in my room, i just broke up with my gf and just felt alone, im sure thats wt triggered it.

Ive had 1 side effect from it, im always having racing thoughts day and night, its affecting my sleep a lot is that normal?? The doctor said its just anxiety after my breakup, so he just prescribed sleeping pills.

[LEOBABY]

sounds like your having panic attacks i have them usually once a month .did they put you on any medications for depression or anxiety??p.s i cant smoke weed it causes it everytime