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Posted by Mr. Man on November 29, 2000, at 15:46:59
I was 13 years old, I had just started the 8th grade, im walking down the sidewalk at school, and in about 1 second I went from feeling nothing to feeling high, feeling like I just woke up, i felt like i had seen the light, I think I was as happy as person could be, it was brighter outside and my vision went from 90 to 180 degrees, I felt smarter, i felt like i was alive for the first time, it slowly faded lasting a few hours and I would go back to my normal self, I guess this was a natural high, this happened about another 15 times during a period of a couple months, it would happen unexpectedly for no reason at all, at all different times, no pattern at all to this.
It was very confusing and eventually it just stoped happening and its never happened again. It made me very sad when it stoped. Nobody seems to understand what Im talking about when I tell them this and so I have told very few people just giving up trying to figure it out. I feel kind of stupid about posting this on the internet and it will be the absolute last time i ever talk about it. Anybody that has anything to say about this go for it, thank you.
Posted by bissie66 on November 29, 2000, at 16:05:06
In reply to ?whatever?, posted by Mr. Man on November 29, 2000, at 15:46:59
I know exactly what you mean -- because that's EXACTLY the way i felt the first time i took an AD that worked (Zoloft). i cannot over-emphasize how good i felt. i remember thinking, is *this* what normal people feel like? i took pleasure in everything i did, from walking on the sidewalk to cleaning my house.
> I was 13 years old, I had just started the 8th grade, im walking down the sidewalk at school, and in about 1 second I went from feeling nothing to feeling high, feeling like I just woke up, i felt like i had seen the light, I think I was as happy as person could be, it was brighter outside and my vision went from 90 to 180 degrees, I felt smarter, i felt like i was alive for the first time, it slowly faded lasting a few hours and I would go back to my normal self, I guess this was a natural high, this happened about another 15 times during a period of a couple months, it would happen unexpectedly for no reason at all, at all different times, no pattern at all to this.
> It was very confusing and eventually it just stoped happening and its never happened again. It made me very sad when it stoped. Nobody seems to understand what Im talking about when I tell them this and so I have told very few people just giving up trying to figure it out. I feel kind of stupid about posting this on the internet and it will be the absolute last time i ever talk about it. Anybody that has anything to say about this go for it, thank you.
Posted by Bradley on November 29, 2000, at 20:49:24
In reply to ?whatever?, posted by Mr. Man on November 29, 2000, at 15:46:59
I had similar experiences with a more cyclic nature. Took me many years to come to the conclusion that a change in my endocrine system was the cause. More precisely a change in the level of the hormonal protein Inhibin that was being produced by my certoli cells. Unfortunatly there still is not a treatment to increase the production. For the present I keep trying AD's hopeing one will give me a similar feeling like I have had before unmedicated. One can only hope. Some day treatment will be available to adjust our endocrine systems and allow us to reach our full potential. Best wishes.
> I was 13 years old, I had just started the 8th grade, im walking down the sidewalk at school, and in about 1 second I went from feeling nothing to feeling high, feeling like I just woke up, i felt like i had seen the light, I think I was as happy as person could be, it was brighter outside and my vision went from 90 to 180 degrees, I felt smarter, i felt like i was alive for the first time, it slowly faded lasting a few hours and I would go back to my normal self, I guess this was a natural high, this happened about another 15 times during a period of a couple months, it would happen unexpectedly for no reason at all, at all different times, no pattern at all to this.
> It was very confusing and eventually it just stoped happening and its never happened again. It made me very sad when it stoped. Nobody seems to understand what Im talking about when I tell them this and so I have told very few people just giving up trying to figure it out. I feel kind of stupid about posting this on the internet and it will be the absolute last time i ever talk about it. Anybody that has anything to say about this go for it, thank you.
Posted by shar on November 29, 2000, at 23:26:52
In reply to ?whatever?, posted by Mr. Man on November 29, 2000, at 15:46:59
Yes, I have experienced that, like Bissie, when I was taking Zoloft. It was astonishing to me that "regular people" might feel that way most of the time!
Shar
> I was 13 years old, I had just started the 8th grade, im walking down the sidewalk at school, and in about 1 second I went from feeling nothing to feeling high, feeling like I just woke up, i felt like i had seen the light, I think I was as happy as person could be, it was brighter outside and my vision went from 90 to 180 degrees, I felt smarter, i felt like i was alive for the first time, it slowly faded lasting a few hours and I would go back to my normal self, I guess this was a natural high, this happened about another 15 times during a period of a couple months, it would happen unexpectedly for no reason at all, at all different times, no pattern at all to this.
> It was very confusing and eventually it just stoped happening and its never happened again. It made me very sad when it stoped. Nobody seems to understand what Im talking about when I tell them this and so I have told very few people just giving up trying to figure it out. I feel kind of stupid about posting this on the internet and it will be the absolute last time i ever talk about it. Anybody that has anything to say about this go for it, thank you.
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