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Joey123
Community Member

Hey all

Recently (about 5 weeks ago) I went to a party and tried some drugs and ended using a large amount throughout the night. The following couple of days were the worst days of my life I couldn’t sleep for 4-5 days, I was anxious, sad, confused etc. I thought it would pass as i was most likely withdrawing from the drugs. Now 5 weeks on I’m feeling very emotional, low and sad. I don’t enjoy anything in life even though I have a great family, plenty of friends. I sit around and crying for no reason, my sleep pattern is bad and I have all these weird dreams. I’m scared because I don’t know what’s going on given a day before I made this stupid mistake I was a happy man with no complaints in life. I have seen a GP and have started medication recently.

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PamelaR
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi Joey and welcome to our community forums

Life has taken a bit of a turn for you, hasn't it? Bet you are feeling like you want to take back the past few weeks and start all over again. Hard to do, maybe the first place for you to start is to allow yourself to feel the emotions of what you did?

Unfortunately, it happened and it can't be taken away. Perhaps you could see it as a learning for yourself? It does sound like you had a very adverse reaction? What did your GP have to say?

When I've done things I really didn't want to do, and after I allowed myself to feel my emotions, I then let it go. Generally, holding on to those things I can't take back doesn't help me move on in life. Letting go is the only way I can start to make changes.

I try to look at everything as a learning in this life. Sometimes things are good, sometimes not so good. I take hold of the positives so I can build and shape it into a life that is good and one I can cherish.

Not sure what medication the GP gave you, but you might find that has upset your system. It can take up to 4 to 6 weeks to take effect. If things haven't settled for you by then, I'd return to my GP to talk about what is happening.

Hope some of this helps Joey. Feel free to search our threads and join conversations that are similar to your situation, by using our search field at the top of our webpage.

Kind regards

PamelaR