Help me!

Sara101
Community Member

Ok  5 months ago i did weed  it had a nasty effect on me i had the biggest panic attack of my life im only 15 and have done it 4 times ( and never doing it again) since then i have had a bad feeling  the first month  after i did it i was so scared i had schizophrenia or some big mental disorder i was having panic attacks i couldn't fall asleep and if i did it would be a lite sleep i didn't eat well and i had constant fear all the time it became emotionally draining i haven't really felt happy ever since, I've had depression before but this doesn't feel like that its feels like something bigger which really scares me  but since then all that has died down, I'm a very anxious person generally but never to this extent it got to the point were i was experiencing  depersonalization  which made me 10000 time more scared  and now i feel like i cant get rid of what ever i have , i also have very heightened senses I'm not sure if this is plain hormones or if this is some thing else i have been to the doctors to check if i have an over active thyroid and i don't so i don't know whats going on with me i also get get mood swings!  Btw this is on my mind 24/7 i get really anxious if I'm alone with my thoughts they scare me !

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Zeal
Community Member

Hi Sara,

Taking recreational drugs that are not prescribed for you is always risky. I'm glad that you have decided never to take weed again; good on you. You clearly feel that taking this drug four times has had a very worrying and noticeable effect on your mood, anxiety, and how you perceive and experience the world. Some people are more seriously affected by drugs than others, and you seem to be one of the more affected ones. As I have never experimented with drugs myself, I can't give you advice based on personal experience. As you are only 15, it's vital that you stop taking recreational drugs. It sounds like you are smart and realise this 🙂 Talk to your doctor about your concerns. If you are worried about your parents knowing, tell the doctor this. Your GP would rather you come to them for help and guidance, and will treat the matter carefully and thoughfully. If you don't have one particular GP who treats you, maybe ask close friends or family members if they know of any great GP's who they could recommend.

About your thoughts, this sounds like severe anxiety. This is just an educated guess, so make sure you see a medical professional if you're concerned about your anxiety and mental health.

Good luck with finding a solution,

SM

geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

dear Sara, welcome to the site and thank you for posting your comment.

Please forgive me as I may seem to be an old man compared to your age, well age wise I am, however what I would like to say is that there would be many adolescents who have tried weed, or encouraged by their peers to try it, and called a chicken if they don't, so there could always be this pressure on you.

If this does happen maybe against their will, then the side-effects will be extreme, and because there has been media reports of schizophrenia or other mental problems developing this would certainly be a worry.

At your age and I'm not meaning to be too personal, however your hormones are constantly changing and developing you into becoming an adult, but a blood test would tell your doctor what your thyroid is doing, which would be a test that you should have tested.

There is always an amount of anxiety in adolescences, that's part of your changing bodily functions, but you have said that you feel it's much worse than it should be, and that's understandable, but if you have suffered from depression before, it's quite possible that it's coming back to you, because anxiety is a big part of depression.

I would agree with SM and that you need to see your doctor, and if you want it to be kept quite then click on 'Get Support' where there will be a list of doctors who are aligned to BB and treat people with any type of depression.

I'm not sure about what support you have in regards to family and friends, but if these friends are the one's who have enticed you into smoking weed, then perhaps they are to be left alone, I can't tell you just advice you, because your too young to be headed in the wrong direction, which would destroy your life.

Your bright enough to realise what has happened and we really want to help and support you through all of this.

If you want to reply we would love to hear back from you. Geoff.

Sara101
Community Member
Hi geoff thank for you reply but im not quite sure on what to do i be been to counsellers and they said it should just past it will be okay so im stuck in a rut

Hi Sara,

 Id recommend having a chat to your GP about it. I spent years as a teen with severe anxiety- now 26 im finally getting help & i wish id done it sooner!

Tell them exactly how you feel, even show them this post, dont feel silly or scared- believe me they've seen & heard worse! 

Wishing you the best hun, i know its hard to get help, but its so worth it. i wish id done it years ago. 

Good luck, let us know how you go 🙂

geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

dear Sarah, thanks for getting back to us.

What the counsellors have said to you isn't any help really, and it's certainly not very comforting at all. Geoff.

Hi,

so im not one on taking pills and when i had depression i did it the natural way i exercised vigorously and it went away and i was completely better and i looked better and then i had to go along and wreck it do you think if i did that again it would work again

Hi Sara,

It certainly can't hurt. When I think back on my life I was always at my mental best when u was at my physical best. My New Years resolution is to try and get back to where I was with fitness. You can think of it like a project or a hobby if it helps, I am just trying to think of it as a fun challenge with benefits. And the good thing about exercise is you get that awesome flood of natural endorphins and those sore muscles that let you know it worked. It's actually a very fast way of feeling a bit better. 

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