lionheart is right. an "anxiety" or "panic" disorder seems to have a negative connotation for some, maybe because people feel like it's diminishing the severity of their very real physical symptoms. the drug causes drastic changes in neurochemistry which wreaks havoc on the system in many different ways. the neurochemical imbalances caused by MDMA absolutely cause physical symptoms. i assume some people label it an anxiety based disorder because the SSRIs/SNRIs seem to be helpful for people with these symptoms after MDMA use, and we know separately that they're helpful for people with anxiety and/or depression. call it something else if it makes you feel better, it doesn't really matter.
i had severe GERD/stomach issues, severe head pressure, ringing in ears, pains/pressures/bursts of white noises and some sort of brain zaps (for lack of a better term) in neck and limbs, severe muscle twitching, unable to focus vision, etc etc etc. i felt miserable for over 2 years with no improvement even with consistent heavy exercise. i had negative results from all kinds of imaging and other tests, migraine medicines were unhelpful, and so i finally gave effexor a try. i still felt bad in waves for months, even as i got up to 225mg. not until i was on that highest dose for several months did i begin to really come out of the physical symptoms and cycles/waves of absolute misery. just because someone labels it a panic disorder or anxiety disorder doesn't mean you necessarily have any control over it and/or it doesn't manifest with physical symptoms. for the vast majority of people i guarantee you these symptoms are a result of a fucked up serotonin system - a system which is directly effected by mdma use. this is well researched and established by the scientific community. i would absolutely try an SSRI or SNRI if you haven't already. and i mean really try it, for a long period of time. i started it in july of 2019 at 37.5mg, a small, safe dose, and finally worked up to 225mg, and i didn't feel regularly better until the past few months. what do you have to lose?
i had severe GERD/stomach issues, severe head pressure, ringing in ears, pains/pressures/bursts of white noises and some sort of brain zaps (for lack of a better term) in neck and limbs, severe muscle twitching, unable to focus vision, etc etc etc. i felt miserable for over 2 years with no improvement even with consistent heavy exercise. i had negative results from all kinds of imaging and other tests, migraine medicines were unhelpful, and so i finally gave effexor a try. i still felt bad in waves for months, even as i got up to 225mg. not until i was on that highest dose for several months did i begin to really come out of the physical symptoms and cycles/waves of absolute misery. just because someone labels it a panic disorder or anxiety disorder doesn't mean you necessarily have any control over it and/or it doesn't manifest with physical symptoms. for the vast majority of people i guarantee you these symptoms are a result of a fucked up serotonin system - a system which is directly effected by mdma use. this is well researched and established by the scientific community. i would absolutely try an SSRI or SNRI if you haven't already. and i mean really try it, for a long period of time. i started it in july of 2019 at 37.5mg, a small, safe dose, and finally worked up to 225mg, and i didn't feel regularly better until the past few months. what do you have to lose?
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its been 31 month now 