Posted by chess on March 4, 2005, at 9:22:21
In reply to Re: why is LSD hallucinagenic and SSRIs are not?, posted by linkadge on March 4, 2005, at 7:49:35
Linkadge, so it's a matter of LSD having a higher potency of being an agonist at the 5ht2a receptor that makes it hallucinogenic, and that SSRIs don't potentiate the 5ht2a receptor as much as LSD does which is why the SSRIs are not hallucinogenic?
Also, when you say that you had some visual distortions from an SSRI, were you on a high dose of the SSRI?
I ask all this because I just started taking Lexapro 20mg, and I'm kind of scared about taking it because I've always been anti-drug because I've never liked feeling out-of-control or high or euphoric or anything like that from a drug, some people I guess can handle or even enjoy the effects from LSD or marijuana but for me it's a scary feeling that makes me panic, I have control issues with drugs and medications and I'm trying to make sure that Lexapro won't cause me to start hallucinating or lose control of myself.
Thanks> LSD acts as a much more potent agonist of certain serotonin receptors (ie 5-ht2a) than do the SSRI's.
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> Some former LSD users report "similar" feelings from the SSRI's. Ie enhanced sence of self-awareness.
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> I and a few people I know, have actually experienced some visual distortions on the drugs.
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