Posted by Brandon on October 1, 1999, at 18:30:18
In reply to Re: effects of going off ativan!, posted by Amy II on October 1, 1999, at 16:23:23
Amy,
First off ecstacy has never been proven to have lasting neurological effects on the brain. The only study that showed damage was done on rats and the dose was many many times higher than a normal dose of E. Plus rat brains are much different from human brains. I have taken LSD and E a few times and the last time I took a psychedelic I had a very bad experience which led me to stop taking it all together. For almost a year after I had a lasting depression and anxiety coupled with some slight paranoia. Luckily I stayed in school and toughed it out. I went to a doc to find out what was wrong and was diagnosed with ADD. Since then I tried several stims which only partially helped. I have found that most of my symptoms were merely psychosomatic and disappeared after some time. Just for your info I started taking St. Johns Wort (Movana for its high hyperforin content) and after some time noticed a marked reduction in my symptoms. You're not alone in this...many people have had bad experiences with these substances and if you're not prepared for it it can have lasting impacts on the psyche...but most are psychological and do go away...sorry for rambling on.
Brandon
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