[Stephanie]

Hi gratefulgal,

I actually missed the post you wrote about it getting worse. Yes, he definitely needs help. It really sounds like he is having a psychotic episode. The drugs could have built up in his system and it takes a while for the brain chemistry to go back to normal. That is why you can experience symptoms even when you stop doing the drugs. Actually in some people their brain chemistry will not go back to normal without some treatment. They detox methamphetamine users with antipsychotic drugs for this very reason. I know what your friend is going through and it is easy to believe it when you're going throiugh it. Once I got treated with the right meds and it all went away I knew it was drug induced. When it happened again I was aware that it was in my mind. If he is unable to distingueish this or recognize it then there may be some concern of Schitzophrenia but I tend to think not.

The deal here is that he needs to go see this doctor and tell him what's going on. The doc may want to admit him into the hosppital to get him regulated on meds but that's not a big deal. he may find something that will work for him in the end like the adderall does,.