Drug induced psychosis

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Sorry if I’m a bit all over the place with this.

Last weekend Dh and I went out with one of his friends. Stupidly we got drunk and dh friend was all “I’ll get some coke”. We birh said “don’t” but he did and after quite a lot to drink - we both participated.

However dh since has gone - for want of a better word - crazy. He thinks I drugged him, he thinks life isn’t real and He seems to really hate me.

Firstly - I don’t think it was cocaine - I think it was something else. Secondly - dh has no mental health issues but suddenly has delusions (and as they are about me - I cannot persuade him to sag see a doctor

I’m stuck and have not a clue what to do - I have no experience in this

Not sure what I’m asking really

Have you contacted the friend to find out a) if they know what the drug might have been and b) if they have had any adverse side effects?

I know you can't speak to a GP about someone in particular, but you might be able to get advice or a signpost to a more appropriate service? Or is there a friend/family member who might be able to convince him to see someone?

Can you elaborate a bit more on what sort of signs your DP is showing and how he's acting towards you? What exactly do his delusions consist of?

Please look up Drug induced paranoid schizophenia. It can be transient or longer lasting.
Recommend plenty of fresh air and exercise. Keep him busy. If it takes up too much of his thoughts it isn't good for his mental state. My personal experience. Hope he recovers soon.

Sorry, I also meant to say - can you get some support for yourself? Sounds like a very difficult and upsetting situation.

Thanks - I’ve looked up as much as I can - but it all seems to relate to habitual drug users which doesn’t apply here.
I took the same drug (yes yes I know) and I’d say it wasn’t cocoaine. At a guess id say MDMA or speed - but neither of us are exactly up on drugs

I know this sounds awful - but, while I took things in my teens I don’t now - this was a one off for bith if us - but dh has gone I don’t know/ mad?

Do you feel safe with him? I know how terrifying it is when someone has delusions about you.

There should be a local crisis team you can call. As others have said, they won’t be able to do anything without his consent, but they can possibly advise you.

It’s been almost a week - I thought he had a bad night and would wake up a bit “hungover” and normal. It’s terrifying.

Oh OP that sounds awful. No advice but a hand hold and keeping your post bumped for more knowledgeable people to help.

I do feel safe. It’s so odd - he is still working etc - completely normally, it’s like he has this one delusion just about me personally.
He thinks I drugged him. He thinks I habe “something on him”

Honestly I don’t know what to do. While I know this post sounds the opposite - we don’t generally take drugs, dh is generally very “normal” with no mh issues etc. It’s out of the blue and it’s scaring the life out of me. I keep thinking he will jist snap out of it after some sleep but that hasn’t happened

@sausagerole not sure the friend will be able to help. I had some, he had some (and was acting very strangely). But dh has just not “recovered”. And it’s been almost a week.

I have no clue when it comes to “modern drugs”. Have been looking up thing like ketamine effects and even meth - I habe no clue!

@SpringIsSprung1 thank you. He’s played Football twice this week - i sort of imagined that once whatever it is had left his system he would “snap back” to normal - but it’s not happened.

I’ve just never heard of someone having long term effects from just taking drugs once (well not since I was at school and adults tried to scare us).

I blamed my partner too. Was a bad trip so mind altering drugs involved. I was convinced he had caused bad vibes which in turn gave me a bad trip.
Still not sure all these years later but we went our separate ways soon after anyway.
Not sure if your partner's situation is similar to mine. It took me a long time to recover. Thought l was going mad.

What was the method of ingestion, OP?

It can happen to anyone whether they take regular drugs or not. All you can do is be kind and patient. May need medical advice if no signs of improvement.

I managed to carry on working through what I realised afterwards was a mental breakdown.

Speaking as a specialist in mental health. It may only be the first time he/both of you took drugs but doesn't mean you won't experience psychotic episodes. Even though it's more common in drug users than the one off.

The amount of young men that I have nursed because they had a night out and wanting to have fun. One time won't hurt, but like you've identified you don't even know what drug you've taken. You don't know what the drug has been cut with. Can you 100% say it was coke or MDMA?

My advice is to seek professional help if he continues to experience these symptoms.

@RatInADollhouse as we thought it was coke we sniffed it.

@firsttimer987655321 the thing is - as he thinks I drugged him to send him mad - any talk of doctors etc is adding to the delusion.

I’m not sure who to turn to. Have been considering one of his brothers.

OP my advice is if he is suffering from drug induced psychosis you'd rather him seek help voluntary rather than being detained under the mental health act as that to some may be more traumatic than seeking help voluntarily.

I don’t think any help will be sought To be honest as he doesn’t see an issue. I’ve looked at private doctors etc

You need to see the mental health crisis team. This can be accessed via the GP or A&E department. You can discuss with your GP even if he won't go and the GP may make a referral without his consent if he's genuinely psychotic. He doesn't sound detainable under the mental health act if he's not a risk to himself or others.

The crisis team will likely offer medication and home treatment, which largely means someone keeping an eye on his progress.

The longer psychosis is left untreated the harder it becomes to treat. Some drugs can leave very long lasting effects, such as MSJ, as you've discovered.

I don’t think he’d hurt himself or others - so don’t think he’d meet any threshold.
I’m really so worried. Should he be on some sort of anti-psychotropics? I don’t think I would get him to engage.

I literally took the same drugs - I about the same dose I assume. But it’s had such an awful affect.

I see that you are married, which makes you his nearest relative in mental health law. You can ring the GP and ask for a mental health act assessment as the nearest relative, without DHs consent. Like I say, he doesn't sound detainable but this will get you a foot in the door with the mental health team who will likely offer some sort of treatment as an alternative to admission. Don't be fobbed off, you are legally entitled to request a MHA assessment from the duty psych team and the GP can facilitate this

I sort of don’t want to make it worse. He thinks I drugged him to make him appear “mad”. So anything I do like this seems to back that up.

I’m very concerned for your safety OP. You suggest getting one of his brothers involved, that sounds like a good idea, particularly with getting him professional help if he won’t accept suggestions from you.