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20.01.2022 AMPHETAMINES AND MENTAL HEALTH Anxiety When using amphetamines, people can feel nervous and agitated. Feelings of paranoia can occur triggering panic attacks, which cause users to feel suddenly afraid or anxious.... Depression People who already experience depression may find that using amphetamines makes their depression worse in the long term, as it depletes serotonin, the 'feel-good' chemical in the brain. Depression is most often felt when the person is not using the drug, which makes them want to go back for more. Psychosis Amphetamine use has been associated with psychotic symptoms in people without pre-existing mental health issues. For those who have a pre-existing mental health issue or psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia, their condition could become worse. Common symptoms of methamphetamine-associated psychosis: Seeing shadows or lights in the corner of their eye. Hearing someone calling their name when nobody is around. Feeling self-conscious as though people are watching them. Feeling like ordinary everyday things have special importance or meaning. Imagining things are changing shape or moving when they’re not. Having unusual thoughts (e.g. the user may feel that other people are reading their mind). Feeling suspicious (e.g. the user may feel as though people are ‘out to get’ them). Hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that aren’t there). Other symptoms of methamphetamine-associated psychosis: Repetitive compulsive behaviour. Tactile hallucinations (e.g. feeling things that aren’t there). Olfactory hallucinations (e.g. smelling things that aren’t there). Muddled thoughts, incoherent speech and going off on tangents. How common is methamphetamine-associated psychosis? Up to 1 in 3 moderate users of methamphetamine will experience a symptom of psychosis. This increases to 3 in 5 people in inpatient treatment settings. Heavy use and regular use are the key risk factors for methamphetamine-associated psychosis. After a person stops using, symptoms can go away within a few hours to days. However, for a small number of people the problems can continue for a longer period of time and may be related to underlying mental health conditions. If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms of mental health, we recommend seeking help, as these may not go away on their own. You could make an appointment with your GP or health professional for a mental health plan or visit Beyondblue for information on mental health and help services.

16.01.2022 The last week has been really hard for me, not only physically but emotionally too. Trying to muster all the energy I can to get up to my kids and be a mother has been a struggle, my house is in shambles and my head and my heart are lonely, hurt and sad...I don’t know where this has come from but I’m embracing it and taking it day by day. This doesn’t make me a bad mum nor does it make me a bad person, it makes me who I am and the person I’m working to become better at being.... We are all allowed days like this and in my case a week and that is ok, I’m not focusing on the house or the outside world I’m focusing on me and the kids and if that means I have one hell of a clean up when I come out of this slump then so be it! I don’t understand why I feel like this or why I have no energy and have slept almost a week away but I know my body must need the rest and I’m listening to it...I know recovery is not a easy task and it’s one we addicts fight for every day of our sober lives and I will continue to keep fighting until I win this battle... So if I don’t call you, message you back or push you away it’s nothing personal I’m just going with this roller coaster instead of fighting it... I cry over memories of people I thought were friends and no longer are, I miss the good times I had with people I thought were true and it’s only in my down times I really see them for what they were..I think of things people said and how much those words inspired me and meant to me only to see them living a lie and the words become meaningless...I’m fighting to be a better me while others are fighting to destroy themselves.. I struggle with knowing how much one person saved my life and in turn I now hear how much they are destroying there own...and I’m supposed to be ok with that, I’ve walked away to better my kids and me but it doesn’t make it any easier a choice..so while there are some of us still fighting for better just remember to keep those who aren’t ready to fight for themselves yet in our prayers and hopefully they too will fight before it’s too late... See more

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