Hi, after reading this tread (http://www.longecity...se-please-help/) you guys seems more clued up about receptor damage and recovery than anything i can find. I'm hoping to get an answer to my problem.
the more I research i do The more i'm becoming fascinated with neuroscience and the interaction drugs have on our brains.
I'm a 20 year old male living in London.
My drug habits were fairly normal. Nothing excessive, mdma/pills at gigs once a month. ketamine and cannabis occasionally.
However during 2015 personal aspects of my life became increasingly tolling and destructive. This lead to a deep depression.
The depression peaked early January 2016. It was during this time i found my brothers Sertraline.
I had zero knowledge of ssri's and one afternoon before a party i took a whole 100mg pill thinking it might cool my depression. During the party i was given a strong Mdma pill 200mg+. The interaction was obvious. I felt the physical effects, dilated pupils ect.. but zero euphoria. The ssri had blocked the receptors, stopping the dump of serotonin.
The next day i woke with massive dilated pupils and intermittent vibrating fuzzy vision, i felt incredibly weak with shooting muscle spasms in my back and arms. This lasted for another day or so. Had i been aware of serotonin syndrome i would of gone to straight to the ER.
after a very down and lethargic 2 weeks i was at a show and tried rolling again. This time similar effects. physical signs of mdma with zero come up.
it has now been 2 months since the interaction of ssris and mdma. I have just returned for a music festival were strong pills and pure mdma crystal failed to produce any sort of roll. My sex drive has been completely zero. asexual would be a perfect way to describe it.
After much research about this interaction i've drastically changed my habits to include;
- zero mdma use
- multi vitamin supplements with vitamin b and melatonin
- brain exercises, usually making music/ newspaper puzzles
- trying to live in a happy optimistic way.
My questions now are these;
- will my libido return
- I understand supplements wont outright fix this but what would you recommend
- what other drugs should i abstain from
- anyone had good experience recovering from issues such as mine
- any good resources on serotonin syndrome/receptor damage
Please help!!! im very interested in learning what has happened in a neurological sense.
