Is this a normal comedown? Dizziness, dream state, feel faint

patra · Feb 9, 2015

Hi everyone,

I'm an experienced MDMA user (F, 29). I've taken it responsibly (always paying attention to my health, testing it, etc) maybe 20+ times within the last 6 years. My most recent roll was last Wednesday, Feb 4th, (after an 11 month break!) at an event I ended up taking 1.5 pills within a 48h period. Pills were tested and confirmed - Blue Y, for reference: http://www.pillreports.net/index.php?page=display_pill&id=34238. Had an awesome night, though - for the first time ever - experienced a come-up so strong that I nearly puked. Didn't bother me though, I still had a great time.

After the second day, I realized that I had definitely pushed myself too much - I would have been fine with just half a pill or even one pill throughout the time period, there was no need for the additional half. I was overzealous and just missed rolling, I guess.

I say that I pushed myself too much because I realized that I didn't "get much more" from that extra half, I just drained myself for nothing.

Since then though, I've felt great. No bad side effects. A solid after glow for a day or two, slept fine, got plenty of rest, ate well, took some St John's Wort and Melatonin to sleep, got plenty of Vitamin C. No major depression or come down, all my feelings seemed to be quite moderate and I felt fine physically.

However, this week I've been experiencing something weird, and I was curious if any of you have felt something similar:

For the last two days I've felt like I've been in a dream state. I feel quite dizzy all day long and as if I may faint. I feel slightly nauseous. If I stand up or move quickly I get very dizzy. I'm having trouble focusing or following what's going on. Yesterday I felt on the verge of tears several times throughout the day, triggered by things that might make a pregnant woman cry (coke commercials? FB posts? wtf!?). Last night, after a full day of feeling like this, working quite late, I made myself dinner (grilled lemon pepper chicken, fresh green beans & potatoes), got plenty of water and settled in to bed at 12:30am. I laid in a state between asleep and awake until 6am. Getting up for work today was insanely tough, and I feel exactly the same today.

So, I'm trying to determine - is this just a normal comedown? It's been so long since I've rolled or even experienced a tough comedown that I can't quite discern if I should be worried about my health from these symptoms, or if I should just keep trying to be healthy and wait it out for a week or so. They're definitely quite different from what I've experienced before.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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DrGreenthumb · Feb 9, 2015

Sounds more like st john's wort & melatonin, probably going to be fine in a few days. Some mild midweek blues is normal, you probably delayed it a bit & made it worse with the SJW & melatonin.

patra · Feb 9, 2015

That doesn't add up. I've used both those supplements regularly in the past. I stopped the melatonin, which I only ever took before bed, once the dizziness set in. SJW has never made me feel dizzy and the amount I take is quite small to have such a large affect.

Thanks for your thoughts though.

terarc · Feb 9, 2015

read my post in "1 week delayed comedown is it possible ?" for my theory on why the comedown can happen after 1 week. I think it's plausible seeing as your use is not too frequent, and especially as you say you believe you overdid it. I'd see how you feel in another week or two. I don't think the SJW or melatonin would have worsened it, other than SJW can cause dizzyness.

Trying2Iso · Feb 9, 2015

be careful talking about MDMA comedowns. Half the ppl on Bluelight deny MDMA comedowns exist.
Even tho they clearly do.

lostsoul.On.E · Feb 10, 2015

Trying2Iso said:
be careful talking about MDMA comedowns. Half the ppl on Bluelight deny MDMA comedowns exist.
Even tho they clearly do.

Been here alot longer than you and havent met one person that doesnt believe in an mdma comedown, what you talkin bout Willis? And to the op, it sounds like the typical comedown. Seems like you dont abuse the drug so you'll be fine, make sure you continue to drink plenty of water and eat healthy. Also keeping yourself busy so you're not dwelling on it helps a ton. Theres not much you can do but wait it out.

Trying2Iso · Feb 10, 2015

lostsoul.On.E said:
Been here alot longer than you and havent met one person that doesnt believe in an mdma comedown, what you talkin bout Willis? And to the op, it sounds like the typical comedown. Seems like you dont abuse the drug so you'll be fine, make sure you continue to drink plenty of water and eat healthy. Also keeping yourself busy so you're not dwelling on it helps a ton. Theres not much you can do but wait it out.

For your information sir, just last week i was in an argument with 3 different Bluelighters all denying the existance of MDMA crashes.

Mazzab · Feb 10, 2015

^those must be an exception. I do agree most "vet" MDMA users will agree to the crash/comedown

lostsoul.On.E · Feb 10, 2015

Trying2Iso said:
For your information sir, just last week i was in an argument with 3 different Bluelighters all denying the existance of MDMA crashes.

Well you must be scraping the bottom of the barrel, they were probably greenlighters, not bluelighters. I know you were exaggerating when you said half of bluelighters don't believe in comedowns but don't degrade the people of this website because of 3 idiots. The issue with posting a thread like this isn't ignorance on bluelights behalf, it's just there has been hundreds of threads about this topic so it gets tiring.

Trying2Iso · Feb 10, 2015

lostsoul.On.E said:
Well you must be scraping the bottom of the barrel, they were probably greenlighters, not bluelighters. I know you were exaggerating when you said half of bluelighters don't believe in comedowns but don't degrade the people of this website because of 3 idiots. The issue with posting a thread like this isn't ignorance on bluelights behalf, it's just there has been hundreds of threads about this topic so it gets tiring.

I said Bluelighters, i wouldn't have written Bluelighters if they were Greenlighters. That's why it surprised and frustrated me so much to be arguing with the 3 of them.