Posted by KimberlyDi on June 24, 2003, at 17:46:11
In reply to Re: MAOI and Ecstacy Jim, posted by indivmed on June 23, 2003, at 23:10:31
Very insightful post. When I first saw the post MAOI & Ecstacy, I was tempted to reply similar to Maxime. I didn't because I've seen other people being post-banned for responding with anger, not being "civil". I'm a recovering addict of a legal, non-prescription drug called alcohol. I read all posts concerning alcohol mixed with AD's, mainly to keep focused on how dangerous it is. As to it being legal, I was under the impression that alcohol is only legal because the government failed in the prohibition, with all the speakeasies & moonshine.
They say "there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers". Good luck to everyone and keep posting!
Kim> > I guess I can deal with it and avoid looking at the posts. But if I start to see "MAOI and Cocaine" or "MAOI and LSD" - I will be pissed off. Like I said, I think it's all a moot point since we all know that these drug will kill people by THEMSELVES. They don't need to worry if they are taking SSRI's, or what. Hard drugs are bad and they are addictive and they will reck your life.
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> > PS. And no, I am not an ex-addict.
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> > Max
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> Maxime--
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> I hope you get just as frustrated when seeing posts about combining alcohol with these psychotropic drugs. Like I have mentioned before, statistically, more *incidents* have occurred with "legal" alcohol than any other drug. Furthermore, not all people that experiment with drugs are drug addicts.
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> There are an abundance of articles in the psychological literature detailing "positive" reports of the use of empathetic drugs such as the hallucinogens (mescaline, LSD, psilocybin, MDMA-X, THC, etc.)--not so much the other drugs however.
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> I agree that people need to take the fact that they are on an MAOI VERY SERIOUSLY and knock out any experimentation (or addiction--if it ever came to that for that matter)--but in reality, everyone on this posting board is taking a drug in hopes for it to change our perspective on things. That's what experimentation is really all about in the first place--seeing things from an alternate personality.
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> I don't really know why I have become so passionate about this post, but it's kind of like mental illness, people don't understand a lot of reasons why people do the things they do. Just because we don't understand it doesn't mean it's wrong or shouldn't be posted. Maybe I take it personal because I did experiment in college--and am very glad that I did--I learned a lot and found a lot of my experiences VERY insightful--experiences I don't think I would have had with my friends otherwise. I look at it the same way I look at being Bipolar...I'm much more creative and tend to be much more passionate about life because I can see the extreme perspectives/lenses one can look through to view the world. Now THAT is intense.
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> Both have been positive experiences in my life.
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> Rick
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> *if this stepped on toes, I apologize...but we really are all in this together and are desperately needing each other's help, understanding, experience, and love. Almost all of us are VERY sensitive to rejection (I feel bad when no one responds to my posts!!!!!) and feeling judged is very difficult to process (especially when we've started new meds!).
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