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Posted by Lamdage22 on October 28, 2019, at 14:55:33
I wonder about this. There are numerous Alice in Chains songs and Jerry Cantrell songs that describe psychosis. Did these guys get it because of Heroin? Like a withdrawal thing?
I'm not inclined towards trying, just wondering.
Posted by sigismund on October 28, 2019, at 21:36:31
In reply to Does Heroin induce psychosis?, posted by Lamdage22 on October 28, 2019, at 14:55:33
No, they did not. Not from the effect. Naturally the withdrawal is difficult.
There may be people who self medicate with it to cope with psychosis or other bad mental states.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on October 31, 2019, at 21:25:10
In reply to Does Heroin induce psychosis?, posted by Lamdage22 on October 28, 2019, at 14:55:33
the song down in a hole by alice in chains is really depressing, and the music video it's depressing, like we're screwed and nothing can save us
Posted by sigismund on November 1, 2019, at 17:31:40
In reply to Re: Does Heroin induce psychosis?, posted by rjlockhart37 on October 31, 2019, at 21:25:10
I guess you have heard this, but maybe not this version. It does sound like an advertisement for it.
Posted by alexandra_k on November 2, 2019, at 16:23:10
In reply to Does Heroin induce psychosis?, posted by Lamdage22 on October 28, 2019, at 14:55:33
I think opiates can induce a temporary psychosis.
When I was in hospital on rather a lot of morphene I remember hallucinating cockroaches. Not scary or disgusting. Sort of cartoony. I remember they got bigger. Big as rats. Bigger. Big as cats. Big as small dogs... It was about then that I realised I was hallunicating.
I don't think people associate opiates with psychosis the way they associate other things, though. Methamphetamine is notorious, here. People become paranoid or violent. I don't think people commonly become paranoid or violent on opiates. More likely to nod off to sleep...
Different drugs might affect people a bit differently, though. Different people certainly seem attracted to different ones. To me, opiates felt... Depressing. I never felt good on them, the way other people seemed to. I just wanted to nod off to sleep... Which I spend quite a lot of my life wanting to do anyway so... Business as usual. What's the point in that?
On the other hand, I remember the first time I tried MJ and it did not affect me at all. I really didn't feel anything at all. It took a couple times for me to feel it.
But then I distinctly remember an acid trip that was similar. I thought I was given something fake or had been ripped off. Didn't feel anything at all. But then weird hallunicatory things if I stared at just one spot. It was a weird visual trip with no emotional component. Odd.
I only tried heroin twice or maybe three times in my life. I... Didn't get it. I don't suppose that is a bad thing.
Posted by Lamdage22 on November 2, 2019, at 23:43:50
In reply to Re: Does Heroin induce psychosis?, posted by rjlockhart37 on October 31, 2019, at 21:25:10
This is even more depressing:) But sometimes I just need that.
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