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Posted by amd on April 14, 2021, at 14:22:00
Ive smoked meth about four or five times over the past four months. Never had a days long binge, just a really late night (24 hours up or so, maybe 30).
Im finally getting some help for this at an inpatient place, but Im very concerned Ive already done permanent long-term damage to myself, particularly my brain. Will I ever recover from this? Am I suck depressed and mindless from just those few times?
Searching for help.
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 14, 2021, at 15:37:34
In reply to Meth recovery, posted by amd on April 14, 2021, at 14:22:00
this is going to sound...blasphemous, I think...but I honestly think that you might want to focus more on -not- becoming a rehab statistic (read: loads of socially acceptable, prescribed drugs...inane counseling...mind-numbing self help...and bill$, never ending...) than on your unfortunate meth use.
I have no idea how your brain is doing, but I don't think meth use is the end of the world after a couple binges.
not trying to push my own vitamin obsession on you, but orthomolecular (in my case, DIY; you might be able to find a practitioner) has been extremely helpful to me, as I "recovered from severe mental illness..."
and, honestly, some questionable psychiatric 'treatment,' as well.
this link is to free info. some of it, I find questionable. I am not an expert, I just lean heavily on the free information here to DIY to keep my psych drug intake minimal.
www.doctoryourself.com
hope this helps :-)
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 14, 2021, at 20:01:26
In reply to Meth recovery, posted by amd on April 14, 2021, at 14:22:00
no, you should go back to normal, it takes time to equlize the nuerotransmitters, but...the psychological wanting of doing it again - is a issue. You will back to normal, it takes time but meth creeps up you mind to do it again, almost craving it after you get better and back to normal. Have a support system, to keep it away in your mind. Do things, movies, find new pleasurable actities that could cancel out meth cravings. It will randomly just pop in your head todo it again. Support system, and change belief that choose not use it. But you should go back to normal after time.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 14, 2021, at 20:07:51
In reply to Re: Meth recovery, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 14, 2021, at 20:01:26
Reddit is a website that is very indepth, you could ask these kinda questions. But personally i think you will go back to nomral, it takes time. Any other posters here on babble maybe could comment on this post
Posted by undopaminergic on April 15, 2021, at 4:46:11
In reply to Meth recovery, posted by amd on April 14, 2021, at 14:22:00
> Ive smoked meth about four or five times over the past four months.
That's not heavy use.
> Never had a days long binge, just a really late night (24 hours up or so, maybe 30).
>That's not long. I've been awake for at least several days, maybe a week. I didn't use meth, though, but a long-acting cocaine-like stimulant.
> Im finally getting some help for this at an inpatient place, but Im very concerned Ive already done permanent long-term damage to myself, particularly my brain. Will I ever recover from this? Am I suck depressed and mindless from just those few times?
>Only time will tell, but any neurotoxicity from 1 dose/month would be expected not to be serious, if at all significant.
-undopaminergic
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