Was I drugged? Advice/opinions welcomed

elona

I do not want to alarm anybody but it is easier to have a drink drugged than you think and it does not mean it was your friend or friends who were involved.

This happened to my 18 year old daughter and fortunately she was with a group of friends who looked after her but she was unable to walk and (I can only decribe it as limp floppy unable to stand and clearly not right) - it was obvious she was not drunk and she was not objectionable in fact she kept apologising.

For anyone with any worries Boots sell a testing kit for drinks - it looks like a lollipop and tells you if your drink has been tampered with.

jellyhead

it's good to know that your friends can be trusted to take care of you when you're acting like that, even when you're being obnoxious lol!

i've not been drugged myself but my sister has, she lost around 8 hours worth of memory. i hated being on seroxat, the side effects were horrific. perhaps it was jujst a reaction. give your friend a hug and apologise, say thanks for looking after you when you were being horrid lol! i hope you feel better about it soon. if you have lots of side effects from seroxat it might be worth trying something else? *HUGS*

rushnowt

it sounds rather strange the reaction you had if thats what it was, i am assuming its not the first time you've had a drink while taking this medication, i'd have to agree i think a visit to your gp just to have a chat if nothing else may put you at ease,

as for the seroxat, i know there have been many worrying stories about this and i have changed now to a different one because of this, although i have been taking them for 6 yrs now with no side affects and been absolutely fine on them, ive had a drink while taking them and never had an adverse reaction :-/ :-/

arkonite_babe

That's true rush, but you can have an adverse reation to medication at any time, even if you have been on it before/for a prolonged period.  
FTS, I would think a visit to your gp would help set your mind at ease. Let us know how you get on.

misty

I really upset my friend - I love him dearly and I would trust him with my life. I know hand on heart that he would never do anything to harm me. I just hope he can accept that what happened was beyond my control and that we can move on and away from this dreadful event without ruining the friendship.

I'm sure your friend will understand. My friend as I mentioned had a terrible time when she came off Seroxat but that was partly her GP's fault because he just changed her overnight. I stopped taking it with no side effects but if she took it only an hour late she had really strong physical and mental reaction. As a result of this, she had an episode referred to now as "that day" which was spectacular in its awfulness, made worse by the huge collection of family and friends present. However, everyone knows she wasn't herself and still love her just as much. I'm sure your friend will understand, they obviously cared enough to stay with you and try and help you. Hope your arm gets better soon.

ajgrist

i also have had a similar reaction, i thought i had been drugged but reading your expierence made me think, i was taking seroxat never thought it would have been a reaction to that. i was seeing things and acting very strangely totaly out of character, for about 2 hours i have no memory of what happened or how i got home. this all happened after drinking a couple of drinks.hope you are feeling better now big hug to you

Fionnuala_2

Hello again all

I've been to see my gp now, and she is undecided about whether my episode on Sunday was a reaction to the Seroxat/alcohol mix or if there was some other unknown element dropped in my glass. It's too late to do any test as all traces will be long gone from my system. I am however no longer worried that my drink was spiked - there are problems around Seroxat, and as mentioned in this thread it is inadvisable to consume alcohol while on any medication. While I've had no problems before, that history is not an accurate predictor of future experiences. The best I can do now is to not drink and put this behind me.

However a hangover from Sunday remains My friend has been disassociating himself from me, and this is the most upsetting thing. I was, according to him, very abusive to him and to his friends. I don't know what happened but it must have been pretty bad. I need to give him time/space to see if he will forgive me. The reasons I was on Seroxat still exist, and because of it I have now jeopordised one of my most important friendships.

Life really does suck.

nearlyrich

FTS I just read this thread with interest and concern, I am a parent of 2 teenagers, both really sensible about drinking etc but it is a scary problem for both sexes..

I hope you get it back together with your friend, I am sure he will miss you and want to get back to being friends again. True friends forgive and forget, no matter how horrific the incident.

If I was you I would write a letter to him, explain that you are extremely sorry for abusing him and his friends.
Tell him how sad you are that the incident occurred and that whilst you are extemely sorry for upsetting anyone you had no control over your actions, so any offence was truly unintentional.

If you try to call him or visit him he might ignore you but he can read a letter quietly on his own and think about it before acting, if you call or visit him he could tell you to go away and it will make you feel worse..

He will probably be a bit mad for a while but then hopefully put it behind him and move on. You may have to appologise to the rest of the people involved but I am sure they will forgive you as it was so out of character.

Hope you feel better after the chat with your GP and that your arm gets better quickly.

Fionnuala_2

Hi NearlyRich, and thank you for your reply.

I really do want to salvage as much as I can after that evening. I have already explained and apologised to my friend via email but have had nothing but silence back. He told me via text not to contact him again until the New Year, stating that he is too busy until then to speak to me.

I like the idea of writing to him but fear that this might be a step too much. He has asked me for some space and I think I owe it to him to give it to him. There is nothing more I can say without starting to grovel, and I really need to keep hold of my dignity. I could do with his friendship right now, but I think I will have to earn it back and that will take time and patience. As unintentional and unforeseen as the incident was I have obviously hurt him very much.

Regards your two teenagers, they sound very sensible. It is often so hard to give younger people the benefit of your experience without patronising them. The probability of having a drink spiked is low, however if they go out with their friends and they watch out for one another then they should be OK. Whatever it was that happened to me on Sunday my friend stuck by me even when I was being an obnoxious cow to him. He's a friend worth having, and I do hope your kids are lucky enough to have friends like that.

trafalgar_2

You mentioned earlier that it was nice that people were 'straight talking',I have to say I think your friend is being extremely hard on you and although you were abusive you have apologised and explained the probable reasons for this ............................I would hope my friends would be more inclined to understand and accept my apology with good grace :-/

Good luck whatever happens