Posted by SometimesBlue on August 20, 2007, at 11:34:22
In reply to Re: SSRI's gateway drugs?, posted by Jamal Spelling on August 20, 2007, at 5:25:35
It's kind of like which came first, the chicken or the egg.
For me, I used other drugs prior to using SSRI's. But I think that I was self-medicating (trial and error) to try to find what I ws missing in my head, chemical wise that is. For example, when I used extasy, initially is was too strong for me so I would smoke a little weed and it leveled out perfectly. I felt great, outgoing, energetic, very social.
Then the first time I was on Lexapro, I felt the exact same great feeling (confident, outgoing, positive and happy)...maybe not so strong, but it was definately working for me. But I have a strong tolerance for any drug and so I when I went off lexapro and then back on, it was never the same. Sadly. And now I find myself self-medicating again to try to find that same great feeling that I miss oh-so-much :(
-SB
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