Anyone else have lasting effects from a bad MDMA trip

Mista3Mystery

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I took far too much MDMA with my ex-gf one night, a few years ago. I think over the span of the evening I mixed about 7 or 8 large capsules of "MDMA" powder into juice and shared it with my girlfriend of the time. I probably had about 2/3 or 3/4 of it to myself. If I had to estimate based on the subjective feeling and what I was told by the person who sold it to me about its potency, I'd say each capsule had about twice as much as you'd find in a regular pressed pill. I was on a high dose of antidepressants at the time which massively dampened the effects of it (and probably protected my brain from the disgusting irresponsibility of my actions) but it was still a very potent hit to my brain.

Everything I did that night, the music I listened to, the experiences I shared with my girlfriend, the video games I tried to play, the horrifying aftermath of negative effects, including the gut wrenching dysphoria, obsessing over her clenching her jaws so hard it looked like she was going to break her teeth, lying on the couch being stuck in this bizarre mental loop of half-consciousness (I would be on the brink of falling asleep and then feel something slowly come down my spine and force me to kick my leg out, waking me and restarting the cycle)...

Anyway suffice it to say it was a bit of a nightmare and the whole thing is tainted with this awful emotional significance that brings me to tears when I think about it, and to this day I've been unable to shake that feeling. When I think about taking MDMA I get a brief hint of excitement followed by a rush of dysphoric anxiety as the memories come flooding back. I've had other bad experiences, but this was by far the worst and last time I ever took the drug. I feel embarrassed talking about this with other people, and I think I've mentioned it to maybe 2 people at most in very vague detail. Once I started talking to an old best friend of mine about it but had to stop myself before I got to the part about how the evening ended.

Has anyone else had such a massively bad experience that stuck with them?
 
I experienced some nasty effects for a year and recovered. I had panic attacks and anxiety i couldnt shake off for the first 6 months and i thought id never recover. I think.it just takes time for some people but i do believe that eventually you will fully recover. Also, forfaster recovery, proper care is needed. Changing the lifestyle diet and most importantly, exercise!
 
The first time I took promethazine with codeine I didn't know how much to take so I figured I was supposed to drink a pint plus part of my friends bottle, wrong choice. The last thing I remember was horrid hallucinations and shaking around on the floor because I couldn't stand up. I haven't tried it again since because of this experience, even though I love opiates.

It definitely stuck with me, I couldn't even smoke weed for awhile because of anxiety from this night. Probably for the best, I take everything too far.
 
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Thanks for sharing your experiences, guys -- helps me feel less alone. I guess I do just need to give it some patience. It has gotten a little better over time, admittedly.
 
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