Stupid Mistake - Ecstasy use

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Hi guys - firstly I know what I did was stupid and will never, ever do anything like that again but here it goes.

On Friday night I felt slightly unhappy and decided to go out with some "friends" I'm not generally a big drinker but I had quite a lot to drink, I was also offered ecstasy and stupidly took it. I pretty much only remember flashbacks from the rest of the night. I am on 30mg CiLift antidepressant and take 1mg Risperidone which I have been taking for a month now and they have been working great. (when I said I was sad on Friday night it was really not that bad and actually just wanted to have a beer or two because I almost never drink(

The problem I woke up on Saturday feeling extremely anxious to the point where I only want to lie in bed with my eyes closed and feel to shaky from the anxiety to do anything. Sunday was very much the same and Monday was marginally better. I went to a GP yesterday and for a lump in one of my glands ( completely unrelated and not really stressed about it) and told her what happened, I also mentioned that I made an appointment with my psychiatrist. She gave me some slow release Xanor 1Mg until I could see my psychiatrist which was today which told me this shouldn't be permanent and gave me 2 weeks worth of urbanol.

What I would like to know is if this is normal and will I feel this way for the rest of my life? I feel a bit better today but I'm scared that could just be the meds and that I have ruined my life completely? I really couldn't cope living with the anxiety I've had over the past 3 days.

Sorry for the long post but maybe someone here has some experience and could help.

Thanks in advance.
 
No, you will not feel like this for the rest of your life, probably not even the rest of the week.
Having said that, mixing recreational chemicals of dubious pedigree with prescription meds (especially yours) is somewhat disingenuous.
I do however suspect you may well have learnt from your mistake :D
 
Sarcasm said:
What I would like to know is if this is normal and will I feel this way for the rest of my life? I feel a bit better today but I'm scared that could just be the meds and that I have ruined my life completely?
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I'm no doctor but I would say 'no'.
 
Thanks guys, definitely something that I'll never try again.
 
As someone who takes cilift and has taken e, it is normal, albeit a little prolonged, but not totally unusual.

Just relax, you will be fine...
 
Interesting the mixture of the two drugs - SSRI's seem to reduce the effect of MDMA, but technically there could be a danger of serotonin syndrome.

http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84552

In any event, you just sound like you are in an anxiety spiral, and the MDMA itself (if that's even what it was), is not going to cause you any lasting harm, aside from the potential for a lengthy comedown (couple of days/weeks).

Many users report feeling extremely drained the day after MDMA use. This 'day after' effect means for many MDMA users that they need to plan 2 days for the experience: one for the peak experience and one day to recover with very little to do.

Many users also experience post-MDMA depression starting often on the second day after the experience and lasting for one to 5 days, although a small percentage of users report depressive symptoms for weeks afterwards. For some, the week-after depression starts immediately upon coming down. These depressive symptoms include irritability, lack of motivation, extreme moodiness, unexplained crying, inability to focus on complex tasks, memory disruption, and sometimes lingering visual distortions. Some users actually report feeling better than normal for a week or so after taking MDMA. The negative aftereffects of taking MDMA appear to be worse with higher frequencies of use, higher dosages, and perhaps total lifetime usage.
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https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/mdma_effects_hangover1.shtml

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Bottom line is (as you now know). Never take any drug, legal or otherwise, before making thoroughly sure of any potential interactions between drugs, as well as the potential consequences of a specific drug.

I am a completely unqualified person, and just have a vague interest in drugs in general, I am on Cilift myself, and have never used MDMA, for a variety of reasons, two of which are the fact that I am on Cilift, and the potentially unpleasant come down you are now experiencing.

You'll be fine, I am sure.
 
Hang on, wait, I don't take cilift any longer. My brain has given up functioning properly for the night...
 
I'd suggest a bit less variety in the mood altering meds...

Take what the psych tells you and nothing else.
 
Yeah, will definitely not be taking anything in conjunction to my normal prescribed meds after this. Was a real eye opener. Also won't be drinking as much again either. Thought I had to live with this for life, huge scare.
 
Sarcasm said:
Yeah, will definitely not be taking anything in conjunction to my normal prescribed meds after this. Was a real eye opener. Also won't be drinking as much again either. Thought I had to live with this for life, huge scare.
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I'm the last one to talk, but if you want your Cilift to work properly, don't drink.
 
copacetic said:
I'm the last one to talk, but if you want your Cilift to work properly, don't drink.
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I don't really drink either, maybe like 2 beers twice every 3 months. Everything was going extremely well until Friday and I'll be sure to keep my self on the straight and narrow because this truly has been one of the worse feelings ever.
 
Sarcasm said:
I don't really drink either, maybe like 2 beers twice every 3 months. Everything was going extremely well until Friday and I'll be sure to keep my self on the straight and narrow because this truly has been one of the worse feelings ever.
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Oh god, that's fine, yeah. Consistent and heavy drinking will basically make the drug not work.

Korn1 said:
I thought you could not drink while on 'happy drugs' (Antidepressants )?
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You can, but it interferes with the medication. Alcohol is a major depressant.
 
@ OP. I would suggest a handful of strong pain killers lots of water and a lot of bed rest in your situation.
 
Nick333 said:
@ OP. I would suggest a handful of strong pain killers lots of water and a lot of bed rest in your situation.
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+ 1. Take a day or 2 off if you can. Watch comedies, eat chocolate, do whatever elevates your mood. Sleep as much as is possible and drink as much water as you can.
 
hmmm shouldve given you stronger benzos .... but your anxiety is due to your panic in potential permanent damage. Highly unlikely.

Copacetic has summed it up well.

dont play around with resperidone sir.
 
RiaX said:
hmmm shouldve given you stronger benzos .... but your anxiety is due to your panic in potential permanent damage. Highly unlikely.

Copacetic has summed it up well.

dont play around with resperidone sir.
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The resperidone was prescribed to me with the Cilift, it was just the mistake of drinking and taking the e. I once drank to much with these meds and just felt really depressed. The e on the other hand was a first and last time mistake which I was worried has caused permanent damage. I'm at varsity and only start early next week so hopefully it will all be over by then.

Thanks again guys, I think the anxiety was being compounded by the fact that I was worrying I would feel this level of anxiety for the rest of my life.
 
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