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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety After Quitting Marijuana
I us2 smoke marijuana 2 years back.then 1ce i ate it nd got the most weird paranoid eerie feeling.and af 2 weeks i started getting weird mental effects of it.after that i went to a psychiatrist.nd tuk meds nd became better.and i even took meds for obsessive thoughts.i hav quit marijuana for more than a year and dont plan on doing it again.now the problem is i get that eerie feeling which i first got wen i ate it when i quit alcohol or when i go to leave gymming.i plan to quit alcohol and havent drank fo d past 2 weeks and m getting a realy weird feeling like im not in this body sometimes and also sometimes i get a feeling of anxiety due to the feeling in the mind.please help.
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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I think, you have depersonization. In that case, you should try antidepressant like fluoxetine or paroxetine. It would help you to come out of such situation. If you need further help, you can ask.
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Thanks for using healthcare magic
I think, you have depersonization. In that case, you should try antidepressant like fluoxetine or paroxetine. It would help you to come out of such situation. If you need further help, you can ask.
Thanks
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You developed symptoms like paranoid ideation and severe anxiety with obsessive symptom about 1 year back after taking marihuana. Most likely it was acute psychosis which was precipitated by taking drug. Then you stopped to take drug.
Usually marihuana or cannabis don't cause physical dependence and individuals can quit the drug without significant withdrawal symptoms. In some residual anxiety symptoms persist and continue to affect mind. This is one reason of anxiety.
You have also stopped taking alcohol about 2 weeks back and passed acute withdrawal syndrome. Now you are having intense anxiety. Alcohol is a brain depressant and long term withdrawal symptoms are seen after stopping the use. This is probably the main reason of anxiety you are having.
I would advise you to consult a Psychiatrist for that. Medicines especially benzodiazepines like lorazepam, clonazepam are used in alcohol withdrawal to decrease anxiety. The medicines should be taken for short periods and then to be tapered gradually.
Drugs as acamprosate, baclofen are used to decrease craving and anxiety.
Consult a psychiatrist for opinion.
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You developed symptoms like paranoid ideation and severe anxiety with obsessive symptom about 1 year back after taking marihuana. Most likely it was acute psychosis which was precipitated by taking drug. Then you stopped to take drug.
Usually marihuana or cannabis don't cause physical dependence and individuals can quit the drug without significant withdrawal symptoms. In some residual anxiety symptoms persist and continue to affect mind. This is one reason of anxiety.
You have also stopped taking alcohol about 2 weeks back and passed acute withdrawal syndrome. Now you are having intense anxiety. Alcohol is a brain depressant and long term withdrawal symptoms are seen after stopping the use. This is probably the main reason of anxiety you are having.
I would advise you to consult a Psychiatrist for that. Medicines especially benzodiazepines like lorazepam, clonazepam are used in alcohol withdrawal to decrease anxiety. The medicines should be taken for short periods and then to be tapered gradually.
Drugs as acamprosate, baclofen are used to decrease craving and anxiety.
Consult a psychiatrist for opinion.
Thanks
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