Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 9, 2003, at 22:14:59
In reply to Re: Alternating between SSRIs, posted by EscherDementian on October 9, 2003, at 1:19:23
> All in all, didn't achieve anything that i would by any means call added benefit, Ame Sans Vie, although the second night's mild hallucinogenic patterns in my carpet and wall were mildly amusing...
Just found it somewhat odd that you mentioned these hallucinogenic effects... although I realize the causes were (probably... maybe?) entirely unrelated, I found myself witnessing some "mildly amusing" little visual anomalies myself last night. :-)
I assume this has something to due with the fentanyl I just started since I notice some pretty heavy visual alterations every two or three days when I apply a new patch, and these last about an hour or two. The "hallucinations" are always very erratic and rather annoying on the fentanyl though, while last night they were quite smooth and more "tryptamine-feeling"... more of a psilocybin/LSD-25 à la mode kinda thing, lol. Nothing like Nexus, 2C-T-7, DOM... as someone once so delicately put it, the experience wasn't nearly so much the complete "mind f*ck" that the latter tend to be, lol.
As an aside, from what I understand serotonin syndrome actually is fairly uncommon -- though I've known personally more than one or two pdocs to use the term to describe SSRI-withdrawal. Well holy $h*† on a stick, last time I checked serotonin syndrome was potentially life-threatening..... what's with the cavalier attitude, doc??? lol Seems like each time I come to PB, I'm reminded of another little humorous anecdote or tidbit I'd otherwise forgotten that really makes me think about psychiatry a little more... like, as much as I enjoy making the effort to learn as much about all these treatment possibilities that's possible to the layman, each time I come here and read some of these posts, I can't help but do a double-take and remind myself that I'm ultimately putting my BRAIN in some stranger's hands, lol. I dunno. Sorry for rambling -- I'm still feeling loopy from the Duragesic... not to mention seeing everything on a continually changing slope along the horizon... think I'm gonna be seasick. :-p
poster:Ame Sans Vie
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