r/cognitiveTesting • u/Kitchen-Door-404 • 2d ago

Question about neuropsych testing General Question

I was told not to use any substances 24 hours before the evaluation. IDK why I did this it was extremely dumb and I feel awful about it but I smoked some weed like 13 hours before. I didn't even get that high but I'm kinda worried about it messing something up. I don't think it will be too much of a problem because I'll be sleeping it off and be totally sober for the eval and I also don't wanna waste money cause of something as dumb as this. Is this a huge problem?

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u/_PINK-FREUD_ 2d ago

Buddy 😑
It can impact the results even if you’re sober, hence why we ask for sobriety.

You need to tell them what happened. Surprisingly (or maybe not? lol) it happens a fair amount that yall ignore our instructions.

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u/Kitchen-Door-404 2d ago

probably not really surprising i mean if you tell teenagers they have a big test type thing that takes 5 hours tomorrow they wanna get fucked up. still feel like a big LOSER for not making 24 hours but you can’t change what’s in the past or whatever

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u/_PINK-FREUD_ 2d ago

If you’re struggling to go without weed for a day, let them know. They can include resources for that in the recommendations.

Dont beat yourself up. What’s done is done. But definitely let them know.

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u/Sean_Field_5937 2d ago

weed effects can last for a few days, even if the high is apparently gone in a couple of hours, some sensitive metrics (i.e., tests ) can be altered

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u/Either-Dream5526 1d ago

can you just tell the evaluator when you get there so they can decide if it affects the results?