Posted by hgi698 on November 23, 2006, at 22:19:21
In reply to Re: An SSRI can sometimes help within one ? MAO 2 » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on November 23, 2006, at 19:28:02
The first antidepressant i ever tried was paxil. I took it at night immediately after filling the prescription. When I woke up the next morning i already obtained the "antidepressant" effect. It definitely felt like a serotonin overload. I would describe it as "ecstacy" like but with no euphoria (I have never actually taken ecstacy so i can only guess). The world looked about 5 shades brighter, peoples faces appeared more beautiful. I was not anymore social and did not have any increase in sex drive, talkativeness etc. (dopamine?) so it was definitely not a manic reaction. This change in perception, though was definitely positive. My head felt vary clean, I looked better in the mirror, and had fewer negative thoughts. Unfortunately after about a week and a half the positive effects dissappeared (downregulation?). I have built up a tolerance to basically any drug that increases serotonin.
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