Does panic attacks have some sort of connection with using hallucinogenic drug.?

Question

I've tried a hallucinogenic drug like three years ago and i got so paranoid and scared. However, there are times that when i am around alot of people or in a closed space i get this panic attacks of anxiety and fear. This did not start after i tried that drug. Did the hallucinogenic drug that i took have to do something with what is happening now?

Answer 1

Yes...there are cases of panic disorder that originated from the use of hallucinogenic drugs as well as other drugs. It is not known if the drugs caused the panic attack or simply triggered the panic reaction to go off that already existed due to chemical imbalance or genetics.

Please look at your family history...if there are others in your family who have suffered from such things they may have called neurosis or nervous breakdown, manic/depression (bi-polar) etc. there is a good chance that the drug triggered a chemical reaction that you already had. If not, its likely the drug itself that did it (this is just a layman's test, not professional).

Here is the bad news hun...what caused it or triggered it and knowing that is good and helpful to know...but it will not necessarily stop it. The GOOD news is, you can. Talk to a professional and get into a good Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program and peer support group if you can. Good luck.

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Answer 2

"This did not start after i tried that drug. Did the hallucinogenic drug that i took have to do something with what is happening now?" Sounds like it did start after you tried the drug.

Since you do not tell us which drug you took, I will use the exemple of LSD to answer your question: Yes, it is possible that your "bad trip" has something to do with panic attacks you've been experiencing ever since.

* Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) is a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug.

* LSD can trigger underlying mental problems and produce delusions, paranoia and schizophrenia-like symptoms.
* It can also produce extreme anxiety states or panic attacks, not only while under the influence of the drug, but for some time after (flashbacks).
* In rare instances, LSD has caused a long-lasting perceptual disorder known as Post Hallucinogenic Perceptual Disorder (HPPD).

... Acute anxiety, depression, panic, paranoia, or psychotic behavior may accompany a bad trip or may occur after most other effects of the drug have worn off. An overdose can result in a longer, more intense, and more frightening trip, and the spontaneous, recurring hallucinations known as flashbacks can occur days, weeks, or more than a year after LSD use.

Check out some info on the web on the topic, and try to identify the panic attacks (are they like "flashbacks" as described above?)

Did you overdose? Which drug did you take exactly? Based on your answers and if the attacks become a real hindrance:

I think you may want to see a professional (since there is also the possibility that the drug triggered underlying mental problems, delusions, paranoia and schizophrenia-like symptoms.)

Answer 3

Often after using a hallucinogen users begin to feel some of the ways you've explained. After using a drug like this,be it once or many times,the brain is chemically altered,this may cause you to think different ways. The effect of the drug might not be prevalent at first and may take many years to show up in your personality but it can certainly be a factor(it may not be though). If you are concerned with the severity of your attacks you should seek professional advice.

Answer 4

it is a possibility that it could your reasons for mild anxiety. thought there is no evidence clearly stating this.but whatever drug you took (acid or mushrooms) it could of brought out issues that you just never real noticed before. i for myself get paranoid when i smoke weed and as well as when im on hallucinogens. alot of times these drugs can bring out dormant personality disorders that you all ready had but never noticed. but there isnt any clear evidence saying that there is a direct relation between the two. if you would like to look up more into these topics try looking at these two sites i'll list in my resources..... but both sites offer peoples experiences with drugs as well as the medical repercussions for doing them. hopefully this will ease your tension.

Answer 5

I am so happy, it was only a 35 minute drive ( 70 minutes total) but absolutely no sign of anxiety or panic i shopped till I dropped - brilliant! I will now go for the next stage DUAL CARRIAGE way, probably at the weekend, with my husband accompanying me first then the solo drive, if successful the final stage of driving on motorway

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Answer 6

it might, it sounds like it does but to develop panic attacks doesn't solely result in taking hallucinogenic drugs.

Answer 7

You may have altered the way your brain functions, but there is no conclusive data to support that contention of panic attacks and drug usage

Answer 8

Hallucinagenic drugs have the same affect as if you are having a panic attack, yet in your case, i don't feel it has any relation to your attacks now. They also don't trigger attacks in the days/years to come..

Answer 9

Not necessarily. I never did them, but I had panic attacks due to abuse and/or menopause.

Answer 10

maybe the panic attack is just your hallucination