Posted by lostsailor on April 25, 2003, at 1:16:27
In reply to Re: MDMA-induced brain damage, posted by indanone on April 24, 2003, at 23:10:34
This rock band in high-school and college, the Grateful Dead , folled me everywhere it seemed.
I have tried , eerr..., a af ew drugs. Ok a lot.
I even used valium and other benzos to calm down at the shows.When I first me pdoc and filled out paperwork, I had to ask for an extra sheet of paper to list drugs used. I thought no bezos for me , no way...doc chatted and thought I was using them for the right purpose but without the right knowledge. Xanax and Valium are easier to get for me than my silly asthma puffer from reg doc. Pdoc ends up writing for that too, as I only need them after running or cycling 9ie sports for exercised induced asthma) I have tons, but when frazzeld and I can't find one I panic and can't breath. so it goes.
ANYWAY...doc stresses one or two points. 1) most drugs that cause psych troubles happen almost definately the day of, after or soon after...basically a shock to the system and 2) the biggie to him..."you can never untake the substances you already took."
He is cool. I am on a fair amount of meds and can, if pre-planned still have a beer or two tops on occasion as long as I scale back meds that day and the next. Mind you 2 is not ten!!!
Also, unless while manic, he says a bit of pot is better than beer. he knows that I am still young and need to live. he says that the main reason he can tell me things like this when other docs won't is the fact of my honesty with him.
Work with your doc and he can really help....
~tony
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