how long before these psych meds are out of my system?
(This is flipkill could you please move to
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?t=570564 )
Just for the record, the 64 hours or so was enough time to get enough of the meds out of my system that I didn't notice any dampening of effects. Also, no W/D symptoms.
No offense intended, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that if you've been diagnosed with a mental illness that is being treated with both antipsychotics and antidepressants, candy flipping is probably not in your best interest and neither is suddenly stopping any of your head meds.
None taken. I agree, none of this is the safest thing I could be doing, but I've done it enough times that I don't expect anything catastrophic to happen. I'll probably feel a little more depressed on Tuesday or so from blowing out my serotonin, but that will also pass.
Also, for the record, just because someone is being treated with antipsychotics doesn't mean that they are (or ever have been) psychotic. For that matter, a lot of people who aren't depressed take antidepressants for other reasons.
Risperdal's is for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. DON'T quit it cold if you truly have these things. If you take MDMA with Risperdal in your system you're increasing risk of permanent Tardive Dyskinesia - Jaw Chatters, clenching.
My diagnosis is 296.33, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe Without Psychotic Features. I've never been psychotic, but I've had a lot of annoying side effects from first line antidepressants, so we're working with second and third line treatment options.
I've been diagnosed by multiple doctors, both bipolar and schizophrenia have been ruled out. Do you have any more info about increased possibility of TD from MDMA/Risperdal? I'd like to learn more.
Ha, I actually did the half life math as well. I think that I had about 53% of peak plasma level of Lexapro after 64 hours, and about 16% of the Risperdal.
Wellbutrin can effectively kill a roll without breaking a sweat.
I know this is very true for SSRIs, but never had any problems with Wellbutrin killing a roll. I think that Wellbutrin is a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (NARI), and works on dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, but far and away the biggest effect is on dopamine.
Just found this out, which is mildly interesting: "WELLBUTRIN (bupropion hydrochloride), an antidepressant of the aminoketone class, is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, or other known antidepressant agents. Its structure closely resembles that of diethylpropion; it is related to phenylethylamines."
You have abrubt mood shifts from anger to depression, and you "hate your life" and are extremely insecure and thus, the anxiety. I'm also going to assume your parent(s) had a lot to do with it because you won't find many people on those three drugs at an age older than 17. This is because about that time you've "had enough" because "no one understands you" and your problems "are because of someone else," not something that you can fix with medication.
So I'm going to say you're between 15 and 17, depressed, insecure, full of RX meds, and now you're planning on putting MDMA into your developing brain as well.
That would probably be my assumption as well if I were in your shoes. This something I do once or twice a year with friends, not an every weekend rave thing. I'm actually in my 30s, went through both undergrad and grad school, don't live with my parents, have a good job and my own place. I've been dealing with depression for most of my life, it just waxes and wanes.
I did have some mini-breakthroughs last night, and I think the deeper understanding I gained will be helpful enough in the medium to long term to outweigh any short term negative effects I might have.
Thanks, I really do appreciate all of your input.
