Mental Health Alternatives to SSRIs??

[DETROIT*edm*JUNKIE]

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[Ligaturd]

Small doses of ibogaine TA or root bark. 100 mg of TA about 3 days a week for about 2-3 weeks. More if you can tolerate it. I felt effects for two months off of 3 medium doses. My first dose was around 600 mg. three days later I took around 300 mg. Three days after I took around 100 mg. Gold for two months after. At 600 mg you will trip mildly but its not a typical trip. Very manageable and peaceful but there is quite a bit of variance in dose response. I seem to require a bit more than most.

Hands down the best thing I have ever tried and I have tried lots and lots of stuff. Sadly, my symptoms came back after about two months but I have a unique situation. No mood swings, no drug cravings, went from wanting to die to loving life. Was sober for two months. Didn't feel altered or medicated just felt the best I have ever felt in my life and really felt like me. Felt truly happy and content to my core. Can't mix it with anything though and alcohol will kill it.

Expensive but worth every penny. Its truly an amazing plant. Need to re up myself bc I've been sad ever since my symptoms came back. Very unique. Everyone focuses on curing addictions with it but its so much more than that. You don't need to do a flood, I was skeptical but it truly works.

I'm kind of hesitant to say anything about it because it is endangered and there is some shady business practices going on, but I think most people have heard about it at this point. I imagine it would work for a lot of types of mental illness but esp depression and bipolar. It does help with anxiety some but its a process. Your first week will be an adjustment as the medicine begins to work. Some report feeling stimulated. It had the opposite effect on me but that's not really typical.

It can be dangerous, do your research. The big and dandy is a good place to start. Not that difficult to obtain if you look hard enough. Takes preparation and must be given lots of respect. Its a very spiritual plant but I need to stop before I get all mystical on you.

As far as Ibogaine goes. It's metabolite nor-ibogaine is an SSRI and can stay in the body for months after an Ibogaine session. Ibogaine can be dangerous for people with various conditions or on various recreational drugs. I don't think it's wise to recommend it without some sort of disclaimer. It is an absolutely powerful and magical substance and can help a great many people if used properly but it is important to note that it isn't a "cure" for addiction. Many of it's effects lend themselves well to helping addicts get some extra motivation and strengthen their resolve to change but that is only temporary and change has to come from within, one can't rely on chemicals to do the change for them because once the chemical is gone and they haven't reinforced that change then the experience was for nothing and addictive behaviors still exist.

They have found a way to synthesize it (ibogaine) from alkaloids found in Voacanga something rather, it's a plant with similar effects. I find the Iboga total alkaloid extract to be worthwhile, some find it a dirtier experience but I find it a more "full" experience. This plant is not quite as useful on it's own but I am glad that it will take some strain off of Iboga. I found Ibogaine to be an amazing psychedelic/dissociative. A truly unique and remarkable experience, even at low doses. When I am off of suboxone I plan to utilize it again, not for opioid addiction but as part of my therapy and healing.

 

[Man in the Dark]

This person needs to see a proper DR

 

[Sekhemet28]

I am having issues coming off of welbutrin. These pills make your life worse. Avoid at all costs.

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

Wellbutrin worked excellent for me for almost 14 months. Then I got off of it. Just about that long after I stopped it, I tried it again, hoping and believing that it would be as good to me, but it sure was not. For the first few days back on it things were fine, even much better, but I couldn't think as clear, and the depression soon made its way back into my life. By the way, simply because it's an NDRI, doesn't mean it has the same effects as Ritalin. Many anecdotes and studies concur that it sure doesn't. Of course some think that it does.

 

[SixBuckets]

I never had any luck with SSRIs, but lamotrigine has been a wonder drug for me. My emotions are just normal - no side effects, no feeling like I'm on a medication. I think it's only prescribed for bipolar, though