100+ mostly acid and smoke when teenage. xtc when it came out. basically everything else that came along on the way, speed, mushrooms, not much coke, what can i say. alcohol. a few months of xtc ended with a massive panic attack leading into dp. ads have helped me
For those with drug-induced chronic DP/DR
How many times did you use drugs prior to the onset of your chronic DP/DR
| once! | 17 | 15.60% |
| 2-10x | 28 | 25.69% |
| 11-100x | 25 | 22.94% |
| 100+ | 39 | 35.78% |
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My DP started in 1980 while smoking a pipe of marijuana with friends. I had smoked pot about 50 times before that. I think there are a lot of factors that lead to DP, and before learning about DP disorder, I thought that the pot had made some permanent change to my brain. However, I think the correct way to look at it is that something in my concept of self changed, and I panicked about it so much it wouldn't go away.
My DP started in 1980 while smoking a pipe of marijuana with friends. I had smoked pot about 50 times before that. I think there are a lot of factors that lead to DP, and before learning about DP disorder, I thought that the pot had made some permanent change to my brain. However, I think the correct way to look at it is that something in my concept of self changed, and I panicked about it so much it wouldn't go away.
I smoked pot for about one year, although not heavily. I've had DP/DR for 24 years. I only smoked four times during the 24 years (with the hopes that it might reverse what it had started- didn't work. each time I had severe panick attacks and I'd say about maximum possible DP/DR).Inflammed said:I smoked pot and Hash daily for 1 year.
Did acid, mescaline, mush almost each week-ends during that year.
I started feeling weird during the day...without smoking so I stopped.
The weirdness did not !
It took me about 3 years to find out it was anxiety.
3 more years to hear about DP/DR
And it's been 10 years since I stopped smoking and got DP/DR
JAG, thanks for sharing what happened when you smoked again to see if it would reverse what happened. I have often wondered about trying pot again to see if it would re-set my brain but after hearing of your experiences i will not. Thanks for sharing! Guess your signature quote doesn't quite fit here does it? Too bad...I smoked pot for about one year, although not heavily. I've had DP/DR for 24 years. I only smoked four times during the 24 years (with the hopes that it might reverse what it had started- didn't work. each time I had severe panick attacks and I'd say about maximum possible DP/DR).
G
Jason wrote
I don't actually have DR anymore either, but still anxiety and obsessive thought and that's really annoying.
How/what did you do to overcome DP?and have overcome many of the crippling disorders (DP, for one)
I don't actually have DR anymore either, but still anxiety and obsessive thought and that's really annoying.
Yes Uni g, Don't try it again! Later I'll come back and write my pot history for you. I'm a busy bee at work today, but should be able to come on tonight.UniGirl said:thanks for sharing what happened when you smoked again to see if it would reverse what happened. I have often wondered about trying pot again to see if it would re-set my brain but after hearing of your experiences i will not. Thanks for sharing! Guess your signature quote doesn't quite fit here does it? Too bad...
Ok here it is (to the best of my memory), Uni G
When I was 15 I smoked pot for about a year
Then one day I was smoking and *boom* DP/DR + very mild hallucinations.
A few weeks after that, and while DP/DR remained I smoked once again, hoping I'd get over it. I did this at the recommendation of friends who said I just had to be in the the "right mind set". Instead I experienced a panic attack along with my continued DP/DR
When I was about 19 I tried again after getting drunk. Again, I thought if I just remain relaxed and not panic, the pot wouldn't affect me badly. WRONG ANSWER
When I was 35, therefore much more mature (along with my DP and DR- yet still undiagnosed) I went to a peaceful ocean setting on the coast of Mexico, along with trusted friends. I once again tried pot, only to be disappointed. I had a severe panic attack that would not stop for quite some time and begged a friend of mine to get me to a hospital. He told me we were too far away so instead I was hyperventilating, hallucinating, and passing out from the hyperventilation.
The reason I kept trying it through the years was that I had never met anyone before who had the experiences I had. It wasn't until just a year and a half ago when doing research on the net that I found my experience was not so rare. I'm absolutely dumbfounded that I had told several doctors about my marijuana experience and not one of them ever recommended that I never smoke it again. In fact, the first psychologist that I ever saw, when I was 15, actually told me, "you can probably smoke it again one day". I took that advice to heart since she was suppose to be a professional. The only reason I can honestly say I was finally diagnosed was because of the Internet.
Hope this helps, Uni G
JAG
When I was 15 I smoked pot for about a year
Then one day I was smoking and *boom* DP/DR + very mild hallucinations.
A few weeks after that, and while DP/DR remained I smoked once again, hoping I'd get over it. I did this at the recommendation of friends who said I just had to be in the the "right mind set". Instead I experienced a panic attack along with my continued DP/DR
When I was about 19 I tried again after getting drunk. Again, I thought if I just remain relaxed and not panic, the pot wouldn't affect me badly. WRONG ANSWER
When I was 35, therefore much more mature (along with my DP and DR- yet still undiagnosed) I went to a peaceful ocean setting on the coast of Mexico, along with trusted friends. I once again tried pot, only to be disappointed. I had a severe panic attack that would not stop for quite some time and begged a friend of mine to get me to a hospital. He told me we were too far away so instead I was hyperventilating, hallucinating, and passing out from the hyperventilation.
The reason I kept trying it through the years was that I had never met anyone before who had the experiences I had. It wasn't until just a year and a half ago when doing research on the net that I found my experience was not so rare. I'm absolutely dumbfounded that I had told several doctors about my marijuana experience and not one of them ever recommended that I never smoke it again. In fact, the first psychologist that I ever saw, when I was 15, actually told me, "you can probably smoke it again one day". I took that advice to heart since she was suppose to be a professional. The only reason I can honestly say I was finally diagnosed was because of the Internet.
Hope this helps, Uni G
JAG
I smoked pot once -> hade a bad trip with it (panic) -> DP/DR.
Maybe there is an important fact, that before, I was always against it, you know this dont-do-drugs type of guy.
Irony.
Maybe there is an important fact, that before, I was always against it, you know this dont-do-drugs type of guy.
Irony.
G
I smoked pot between 12 and 16 times and smoked or ate hash about four times and once popped a pill I was told was mescaline. That's it. I don't remember if I "never came down", but dp started when I was 15, and I first started drugs when I was nearly 14.
i got mine from weed too but i absolutely dont believe the WEED was the cause of my anxiety. It was the thoughts that came with it. People get weed hangovers all the time but look at them as hangovers and dont pay attention. I paid waaaaaaay too close attention because i didnt want to tell my mum i smoked and it didnt wear off so i focused so hard till i panicked at the thought i was altered and so was my realty. WHICH ISNT TRUE!! but im just saying i dont believe WEED causes any brain damage but the way people act during and after.
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