Posted by A. N. on April 10, 2001, at 22:54:09
I can still think, I'm smart (I am working on a PhD right now); however, I feel sick every day and attribute this to heavy ecstacy use by myself for a six month period nearly three years ago. Almost a year after I stop doing ecstacy, I started to have mild symptoms. I general ache in my head. Problems concentrating while I was reading. I would only feel sick some of the time. However, over a six month period the symptoms got worse. I feel sick almost every moment that I am awake. When I sit in an armchair trying to relax, I feel different parts of my brain pulsing in very uncomfortable ways. I squeeze my hands against my head to try and make the discomfort go away but it persists. When I drive my car, I'm nervous that I'm going to run a red light as I have this feeling that I'm looking up the road too far or not paying attention to the closest traffic light. THe whole time my head aching. My short term memory is fucked. I forget what I was thinking of doing two seconds earlier and then remember and forget again sometimes several times. I feel increased levels of anxiety that I cannot control over situations that previously I felt very comfortable about. When I do vigourous physical activity, the general feeling of unwell gets worse. I can still think about complex concepts and my ability to cope with simple everyday situations has become hindered. I am trying to finds others who are feeling the same way as I am. I am also looking for potential treatments (if any exist). Please help.
poster:A. N.
thread:59383
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