This person can go from mild aggitation during conversation to rapid rage and intense violent screaming and anger in a heartbeat. This person swears they are not on any drugs but I wonder. Everyone I mention this behavior to immediately suggests drugs. Wouldn't be use of pot would it? Would it more likely be use of pills? Could Hydrocodone use cause this? What would?
What drugs can bring on behavior that exhibits violent rage?
Question posted by Carbee on 26 March 2012
Last updated on 30 March 2012
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4 Answers
Inactive
29 March 2012
Besides medication, is this person in chronic pain? You are suggesting a pain medication as a cause, which makes me think that you think that they take pain meds. Actually alcohol causes more rages than pain meds, but under treated pain causes depression, short temper, anger, and basic hate against the world. So if this person is in chronic pain, that could be your answer.
Carbee
30 March 2012
No, it is actually on a rare occasion due to a bone break, but truly I think this person is using the pain meds from 2 years ago as a crutch. I have read everything all have written and tend to believe that this person is into guilt and may very well be Borderline Personality Disorder especially when I read about the rage issue and how quick it manifests itself on a microsecond. The guilt is from the poor decisions this person has been making in their personal relationships and the lies and denials they have been living. The Hydrocodone is a crutch and I am pretty sure they aren't taking it like an addiction because the bottle has been around since 2010 and there are still pills in it.
Inactive
30 March 2012
Well, it certainly can be mental illness. Borderline personality disorder is more common than most people think, though you know this person better than any of us do.
Psyched
27 March 2012
Carbee,
It might not be drugs at all. It sounds more to me like a psych issue. A number of things could cause rage like that. It could be a "low" of a bipolar disorder, it could be depression-related, it could be anxiety, it could be the result of a psychotic break, or it could even be the onset of schizophrenia (but that would depend more on the person's age). If drugs can be ruled out as a cause, then I would suggest getting this person to talk to a psychiatrist and discover where this explosive anger is coming from. Good luck with this and I hope this helps somewhat.
Inactive
26 March 2012
Hello Carbee. It might be a combination of drugs, then drugs such as in medication and might be a mental issue. Any number of possibilities, and combinations. regards pledge
DzooBaby
26 March 2012
Wow! There are a number of things that could be going on. Drugs can be a possibilty but it could also be a bipolar disorder or even depression and anxiety. If the person is willing, they might try going to a psychiatrist for evaluation. This could include testing for drugs. If they are not on drugs then it is an organic cause and they may need mood stabilizing medications. Stimulants can cause violent and volatile behaviors and so can withdrawal from other drugs like opiates. It is really hard to say. I doubt that pot would cause this kind of behavior unless there is an underlying mood disorder.
Carbee
26 March 2012
Could use of hydrocodone be suspect?
Inactive
27 March 2012
Yes it could be, as well as a number of other meds, the combo of even otc meds and 1 rx, or the person may also have Bipolar and does NOT realize they are self medicating with the wrong medicagion. Even menopause can cause some women to have pretty violent mood swings. If you know the person is in hydrocodone, it could be making another rage problem much worse.
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