Eight years ago, my life changed because of drugs. My story.

mynameis905 wrote: »

He took LSD ffs. It's not remotely addictive.

OP needs a good doctor and a therapist or psychiatrist if necessary, not AA's unique brand of quackery and pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo.

True,

'Research shows that most LSD users voluntarily discontinue or decrease use over time. So medical professionals don’t believe it’s possible to become addicted to acid. There is little information on the frequent, repeated use of the drug because such use is extremely rare. No withdrawal effects have been noted upon cessation of LSD dosing. However, tolerance to LSD can eventually develop, leading to riskier behaviors and higher doses.'

He took acid for 3 years with other drugs he obviously would of gained psychological dependency on these drugs. ie 'i really really really like it and want more' just because hes not physically addicted doesnt mean the drugs are not a problem some people destroy their lives being addicted to sex or gambling.

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

You spent three years on acid and you blame your personality change on one night on a legal high?

The effects of common drugs are well known. The effects of combinations of drugs are less well known, in particular for less common drugs. The effects of combinations of drugs on particular individuals can be difficult to predict.

For example, the effects of alcohol are well known, but there is huge variation in the effect of alcohol on each individual - some people are happy drunks while other are angry drunks. The effects of pain killers are well known amongst medical professionals, while lay people are inclined to abuse them. Mixing alcohol with pain killers is a dangerous combination, as the alcohol will occupy the brain receptors that the pain killers would otherwise use. Potentially the effect of the pain killers is lost when people take the alcohol and kick in again as the alcohol wears off, resulting in highs and lows that can result in erratic behaviour.

A grim story - I'm very sorry OP - thanks for sharing Its good to remember again to be scared of things from time to time - especially as a (bored) adult when so much is accessible.

There is a frightening series of documentaries on opuate addictions & MDMA addictions on documentaryheaven.com - it would frighten the underwear off you. There is a particularly grim series of Ads doing rhe rounds on youtube - meth - not even once - its not acid but everyone involved says once you start unless you are the one in ten thousand you will be destroyed by it - God knows what are in most of these drugs - people are playing russian roulette with their brainfunction. At least you are still here & functioning & coherent - can you hold down a job?

the evasion_kid wrote: »

I've abused drugs for years,I've seen friends lose their minds after doing E's and were never right after it,others are still at it with no noticeable effects,however the drug that knocked me for six was alcohol,I'm actually afraid of the power of the bottle after my last stint.

I took drugs for years every weekend without fail, Mainly E's and speed along with lots of booze. Then i decided to give up the drugs and go back to they way i drank before i started the drugs. It was a farce. My drinking had gone crazy and in reality was being tempered a little by the drugs. I had to give everything up a couple of years after. Drink when it gets hold of you is a brute.

If someone gave me an E now it wouldn't be a big deal or a line of speed or a smoke of weed. But if someone give me a drink i would fear for my life. I just don't know where it would take me.

tl;dr version: op took drugs, didn't end up well...

I really hope you begin to feel yourself again OP

Yeah acid can be great, but I found once you've had a really bad trip there's no going back. I'd had a few dodgy ones but one in particular ended my dabbling for good.

I was a young wan at the time when I took one on holidays in Rome. The night started out alright, but when we went to the nightclub area there was awful hostility towards myself and my boyfriend and our group of friends because the locals thought we were British. We even had a bouncer advise us not to enter a nightclub because of it. We did anyway, because we thought ah twill be grand like, but it wasn't.

Anyway, we didn't hang around too long there because it was not a good idea and on our way to get a taxi back to our hotel we saw a young man getting an awful hiding (I mean really upsetting to watch anyway but made worse by acid). One of the men involved stuck something sharp into my thigh as we were passing the fight and what started as good night for me quickly turned awful.

Whatever it was it left a mark on my leg and when I checked it back at the hotel I became convinced I was stabbed with a needle. I worked myself into such a state that I ended up in an A&E completely distraught but still laughing away (that's acid for you). The doctor, who just happened to be the spit of Egon from Ghostbusters just to make things more surreal, eventually calmed me down and sent me on my way with a letter to get an injection the next day at an AIDS clinic in the centre of Rome.

Acid is one hell of a drug really and definitely not one to be taken regularly. The even stranger thing about a strong tab is you can never be sure what actually happened and what was tripping :pac:

Martypants1 wrote: »

Maybe if people stopped feeling sorry for people who do drugs there might be a stigma attached for doing them?

Why should OP, who is an adult, who partakes in an illegal activity and suffers the consequences that he knew were possible before he did it receive sympathy?

I have 0 respect for people who do drugs.

I'd say you're the life of the party.

Martypants1 wrote: »

Nothing illegal that has the potential to kill me, and has the potential to put strain on my family or friends no. Or anything that fuels the killing of innocent people on our streets no.

Do you feel sorry for a murder who in a moment of rage killed someone?

To be fair to the op, I think he was giving a warning and not saying that his experience should be mimicked.

I wouldn't be inclined to disagree with you overall. Why risk it like?

I do know of people, as I'm sure you do, who've murdered a member or for that matter their entire family, while under the influence of prescribed medication from their GP.

I also, as I'm sure you do too, know folks who've murdered due to their fragile mental condition at the time.

Airing on the side of caution is most definitely the best advice when it comes to taking anything really, but in reality it's just not going to happen like that now is it?