[starving_for_truth]

Me and my friend use to huff gas often a couple years ago, we did smoke pot everyday and we did infact hit a hard cocaine benge for a while. But anyways, after i stopped huffing gas i looked up the after effects, short term effects, and long term effects that huffing gas can cause. Two of the effects was Paralysis and Anger Management. well, a few months after i stopped huffing gas i started having sleep paralysis very very often. (Note, I don't have it so much anymore and when i do i'm much more comfortable with it and i can get myself out of it faster.) But my friend got the Anger management part i think.. lol. When he drinks alcohol he blacks out and acts a fool trying to hurt everyone, so i got to do my friendship part and work him out of it before someone seriously gets hurt. But anyways, and a lil while after i started having sleep paralysis we hit cocaine as hard as it could possibly be hit, so for about two months we're going through mass amounts of money daily, i'm talking 300 dollars or more aday spent on coke split between 4 people. But about 2 years ago i went over to my friends house one night just me and him and we smoked a little bit of pot (like always nothing bad about that) but that same night i had a mini stroke and panic attacks throughout the whole night, this was my first real experience with a panic attack. So everyday from that day i cannot take any type of pill, smoke pot, snort coke anything drug related. I don't think theres ever been a record recorded of somebody having a storke smoking pot, i mean WHAT THE HELL! Plus people say pot is bad for you and that it is known to cause panic attacks and depression. HA! NO.. The worlds got you fooled. Pot is not considered a drug cause of course it's not made with cemicals......You know why 90% of the world today smoke pot? It's because of all the stuff going on in this world causing depression, pot does not do that. Pot is totally harmless, pot was the reason i made it through school, pot was the reason i wasn't depressed, pot was the reason i seen the joy in life! As of now.. Since i can't and have stopped smoking pot I hate the air i breathe. The only thing i can do is drink alcohol. Sure, i mean theres not a thing wrong with living sober, but theres not a thing wrong living high either. Atleast your happy when your high. So i have gone to the doctor numourous times to try and get help with the panic attacks and the paralysis. All the pills they give me and stuff have made my sleep paralysis worse and my panic attacks worse. You know what they told me after my 9th visit? Maybe you should go to the mental hospitial, then he gives me directions. ARE YOU FREAKING RETARDED!! Maybe the day a whale pops out of my *** is when i will think about going to the mental hospitial.... So i havn't been back to the doctor since. I really wish i could overcome the sleep paralysis and panic attacks, its putting so much stress on my brain that reality is at my throat its to much to handle i can't take the stress any longer. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Rapunzel]

Pot and alcohol and that stuff make you feel better for a little while. A lot of people use them because it treats their anxiety, depression, mood swings, etc. But it doesn't fix the problems that are at the root of the problems. Ultimately, it masks the symptoms, allows you to keep on going for a while, but makes them worse. Overcoming addiction isn't easy, but you can do it.

You have tried going to medical doctors. Have you tried going to an addiction specialist? Maybe a psychologist or a substance abuse counselor? They really can help.

[elizabeth101]

You've had some serious addiction probleems! The only way to get the help you need is seeking a psychiatrist! They can treat your panic attacks and help you cope!

Also just some info about huffing gas! I don't know where you got your info but huffing gas also causes liver damage, cancer, brain damage, neurological disorders, it weakens the heart and a wealth of other serious illnesses associated with many organs! most of these happen years after the huffing! Sleep disorder and anger problems are the least of problems caused by huffing! There's also sudden death associated with huffing as well! So please stay away from huffing anything! Huffing just deprives your cells of oxygen and gives you a couple of minutes of high! The high is derived from lack of oxygen to the brain!

Good luck on your road to recovery!

Try staying busy with exercising and people who aren't addicts! You need friends who are true friends that are willing to help you stay clean!

Try joining a support group!

[okiedokie]

HI Starving,
Welcome to PC! Huffing is very hard on the brain and other organs. Pot can cause all that you mentioned it does not. It has caused you to have a stroke and panic attacks.

Glad to hear you're off all the illicit drugs. You do need to see a medical doctor, preferably a psychiatrist who specializes in addictions, for assistance.

Good luck on your road to recovery and please keep posting to let us know how you're doing! There is a substance abuse forum on PC that I hope you will check into. Lots of great people here to provide support.
Take care,
Okie