Comments | shudaizi: Undergoing Treatment

shudaizi

Undergoing Treatment

Dec 29, 2005 23:35

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tiferet December 30 2005, 11:23:53 UTC

E is MDMA, which bombards the serotonin receptors in the brain to the point where you get the effects mentioned above. Paxil is part of a family of drugs called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors that keeps serotonin active in the synapses of the brain longer, so the effects actually ARE similar. That is the way I always used to react to the first day or two on Prozac when I could still tolerate SSRIs ( ... )

shudaizi December 30 2005, 11:57:00 UTC

I've been on paxil before, which is why I was so startled to actually find myself tripping like I was on E. Usually the effects are much milder.

As for the mania/bipolar, I've never been officially diagnosed as such, but I did wonder if perhaps I was. Predisposed sounds about right though.

Thanks for the info, I'll look in to it.

prettykitty7 January 1 2006, 07:04:14 UTC

....this is how i THOUGHT normal was when i was diagnosed with depression and was prescribed ssri's for that. unknown to anyone at the time, the antidepressants sent me straight into a manic/hypomanic episode, VERY similar to what you described in your journal entry. i never took e, because after i was "officially" diagnosed with clinical depression back in 1993, i wasn't going to add to my alreadt fucked up brain chemistry. but manic and hypomanic apisodes are the best highs i have ever experienced while being frightening at the same time because they always end, and for me, not always well. you didn't ask for advice, so i am not going to give it, but please be careful, sweetie, and maybe tell your doctor, or call me, if you want to talk, ok? :) hang in there! happy new year!!

shudaizi January 3 2006, 08:19:12 UTC

I'm on Paxil to even out my mood swings. I have a tendency to get angry very easily when stressed, and it's worse during the 2 weeks before my menstrual cycle. I've never been diagnosed as having depression, or mania/bipolar, and the decision to take anti-depressants is my own. I've been on and off them since the 90's. I've just never had Paxil effect me like this before. Usually I just feel mellow, and less likely to get upset. I'll feel sleepy, and disinterested in sex. These days I'll start rolling like I do with E, just tinglely, and wanting to smile and laugh, and it's a good feeling. With it though comes stomache aches and persistant sleepiness. I'm hungry, but I don't want to eat, and when I do eat, it doesn't sit well. Plus, my mouth is dry and I'm clenching my teeth (both of which I get with E) and I feel slighty nausous. It's still the early days yet, not even a week. I suspect it will even out in to more of what I'm used to ( ... )