Hi,
I'm new to Bluelight, thanks for the great resource. But my first post is a bit of a downer:
A friend with very little experience with MDMA (or any recreational drugs) was on Paxil for a while, then her doctor switched her Zoloft for a bit, and then recently she took some MDMA. Not sure how much. At first it didn't seem to affect her much, and we realized, that was probably because the SSRI's can diminish or negate the effects of the MDMA. But then eventually she did seem to have a good time in all the expected ways. But then about four or five hours after taking one last little taste of Molly, she had a *severe* panic episode: agitation, mild hallucination, uncontrollable crying, nausea, cold sweats, and (strangely) an inability to clench her hand into a fist. It was terrifying. Luckily we had some Xanax on hand, which I gave her, and was able to settle down and fall asleep. Then about eight hours after that she had relapse: more of the same symptoms I just described. So she took another Xanax and again, that seemed to help.
We did some searching on the Web and we're nearly certain she suffered from "serotonin syndrome," which can occur when two drugs that affect a body's level of serotonin are taken at the same time. Anyhow, that was three days ago and she still feels lousy: she gets dizzy, she can't concentrate, and even just thinking about what she went through can trigger intense anxiety bordering on panic. To top it off, the Web research we've done suggests that she shouldn't start taking her Zoloft again for a few more days, and I'm not sure she'll go back to taking it at all -- so I'm wondering if she's suffering from a bit of SSRI withdrawal.
I know: she should have gone to a doctor when this started happening, and she should go to a doctor now. But for various reasons (unfounded in my opinion), she won't. She also won't take anymore Xanax -- she's convinced she has to completely cleanse her body from any unfamiliar drugs. So I'm just curious if anyone has had a similar experience, and if they have any advice, and if there's anything she can do? Our Web research suggests she'll just have to suffer through this for a while -- but we don't know how long till she'll be back to normal, and we're both in distress about it. (And I'm surprised I haven't read more about serotonin syndrome here.) Any feedback would be much appreciated.
I'm new to Bluelight, thanks for the great resource. But my first post is a bit of a downer:
A friend with very little experience with MDMA (or any recreational drugs) was on Paxil for a while, then her doctor switched her Zoloft for a bit, and then recently she took some MDMA. Not sure how much. At first it didn't seem to affect her much, and we realized, that was probably because the SSRI's can diminish or negate the effects of the MDMA. But then eventually she did seem to have a good time in all the expected ways. But then about four or five hours after taking one last little taste of Molly, she had a *severe* panic episode: agitation, mild hallucination, uncontrollable crying, nausea, cold sweats, and (strangely) an inability to clench her hand into a fist. It was terrifying. Luckily we had some Xanax on hand, which I gave her, and was able to settle down and fall asleep. Then about eight hours after that she had relapse: more of the same symptoms I just described. So she took another Xanax and again, that seemed to help.
We did some searching on the Web and we're nearly certain she suffered from "serotonin syndrome," which can occur when two drugs that affect a body's level of serotonin are taken at the same time. Anyhow, that was three days ago and she still feels lousy: she gets dizzy, she can't concentrate, and even just thinking about what she went through can trigger intense anxiety bordering on panic. To top it off, the Web research we've done suggests that she shouldn't start taking her Zoloft again for a few more days, and I'm not sure she'll go back to taking it at all -- so I'm wondering if she's suffering from a bit of SSRI withdrawal.
I know: she should have gone to a doctor when this started happening, and she should go to a doctor now. But for various reasons (unfounded in my opinion), she won't. She also won't take anymore Xanax -- she's convinced she has to completely cleanse her body from any unfamiliar drugs. So I'm just curious if anyone has had a similar experience, and if they have any advice, and if there's anything she can do? Our Web research suggests she'll just have to suffer through this for a while -- but we don't know how long till she'll be back to normal, and we're both in distress about it. (And I'm surprised I haven't read more about serotonin syndrome here.) Any feedback would be much appreciated.