Hey Charles,
Thanks for sharing your story - it sounds like we are having very similar experiences. About 1 month ago I took about 100ug of LSD and had a bit of a bad trip. Later that night I got super drunk with my friends (had a fun time at least) and ended up throwing up from the alcohol. In the morning I woke up and felt like I was still tripping a little bit - lots of brain fog and a weird sensation in my head very much like you described. Over the next few days it never went away and I started freaking out - my anxiety went through the roof and it was really difficult to concentrate at work. Dealing with just about anything induced all kinds of anxiety in me. I actually had a big project due at work in the same time period and it was literal hell making it through that. Thankfully I have been doing a lot of meditation and therapy, and luckily enough one of the spiritual guides that I work with was able to talk me out of it. She told me "You don't have brain damage, just trust me". And I could see how the anxiety was fuelling this crazy trip that I was going through. So after 10 days of madness most of those symptoms finally subsided and I was basically back to normal within 2-3 days. Pretty amazing what the mind can do...
Unfortunately 5 days or so later, some symptoms resurfaced and my trust quickly fell apart. I started feeling really anxious again and the weird sensations in my head came back. Not as strong, thank god, but nevertheless very difficult to deal with. Again, just like you, no visual effects at all, just weird tingling/numbing/headache sensations in the top of the head that spread into the face when it gets bad. I talked to her again recently (~3 weeks after the trip) and she told me to really focus on the anxiety and watch how the anxiety drives the symptoms in a self feeding loop. I'm working on that now, but it's obviously really hard and it can be demoralizing when the symptoms come back to haunt you again and again. I've also had depression for the last 9 years or so, which really doesn't help either. Good news is that I'm really working on it and I have some great people's support. Very grateful for that!
In any case if I can offer any advice, I'd say to do your best to stay positive, TRUST that it will pass eventually and use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself/live a healthier lifestyle. In a way this has been a useful indicator for me to know exactly when anxiety is taking over inside me. It helps me identify it and over time, I'll hopefully learn to cope with the anxiety before the symptoms happen. Another thing was to realize that many of us (definitely for me) have taught or bodies to react with anxiety and stress to deal with difficult situations. Recognizing that has helped me to try and choose a more healthy and useful response to the symptoms - instead of freaking out, I try to let it be as much as possible and avoid resisting. I don't know if that's helpful, but I felt like it has helped me a little bit even if it's hard when you're at work and your head is melting on the inside.
If you don't mind me asking, how are you doing these days? It's been about 7 months for you, right? Have things improved at all? Did you try any medicines that might help? Any pointers would be hugely appreciated man! Best of luck with school and I sincerely hope that you are doing better. I'm praying that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for us.
Meilleures salutations,
Jan
Hey Charles, Thanks for sharing your story - it sounds like we are having very similar experiences. About 1 month ago I took about 100ug of LSD and had a bit of a bad trip. Later that night I got super drunk with my friends (had a fun time at least) and ended up throwing up from the alcohol. In the morning I woke up and felt like I was still tripping a little bit - lots of brain fog and a weird sensation in my head very much like you described. Over the next few days it never went away and I started freaking out - my anxiety went through the roof and it was really difficult to concentrate at work. Dealing with just about anything induced all kinds of anxiety in me. I actually had a big project due at work in the same time period and it was literal hell making it through that. Thankfully I have been doing a lot of meditation and therapy, and luckily enough one of the spiritual guides that I work with was able to talk me out of it. She told me "You don't have brain damage, just trust me". And I could see how the anxiety was fuelling this crazy trip that I was going through. So after 10 days of madness most of those symptoms finally subsided and I was basically back to normal within 2-3 days. Pretty amazing what the mind can do... Unfortunately 5 days or so later, some symptoms resurfaced and my trust quickly fell apart. I started feeling really anxious again and the weird sensations in my head came back. Not as strong, thank god, but nevertheless very difficult to deal with. Again, just like you, no visual effects at all, just weird tingling/numbing/headache sensations in the top of the head that spread into the face when it gets bad. I talked to her again recently (~3 weeks after the trip) and she told me to really focus on the anxiety and watch how the anxiety drives the symptoms in a self feeding loop. I'm working on that now, but it's obviously really hard and it can be demoralizing when the symptoms come back to haunt you again and again. I've also had depression for the last 9 years or so, which really doesn't help either. Good news is that I'm really working on it and I have some great people's support. Very grateful for that! In any case if I can offer any advice, I'd say to do your best to stay positive, TRUST that it will pass eventually and use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself/live a healthier lifestyle. In a way this has been a useful indicator for me to know exactly when anxiety is taking over inside me. It helps me identify it and over time, I'll hopefully learn to cope with the anxiety before the symptoms happen. Another thing was to realize that many of us (definitely for me) have taught or bodies to react with anxiety and stress to deal with difficult situations. Recognizing that has helped me to try and choose a more healthy and useful response to the symptoms - instead of freaking out, I try to let it be as much as possible and avoid resisting. I don't know if that's helpful, but I felt like it has helped me a little bit even if it's hard when you're at work and your head is melting on the inside. If you don't mind me asking, how are you doing these days? It's been about 7 months for you, right? Have things improved at all? Did you try any medicines that might help? Any pointers would be hugely appreciated man! Best of luck with school and I sincerely hope that you are doing better. I'm praying that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for us. Meilleures salutations, Jan