Posted by Bruce on January 2, 2000, at 21:19:54
In reply to bruce, sins and serotonin, posted by Harry Anslinger on January 2, 2000, at 19:24:51
> > In general, this bulletin board is about depression, and the effectiveness of various palliative measures.
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> This bulletin board -- this site -- is oriented primarily to psychopharmacology. This includes but is not limited to depression and its treatment. Anxiety and attentional disorders are about as frequent topics as depression.
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> > As such, most people would, I think, naturally want to warn off someone like Greg from experimenting with MDMA.
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> Read Greg's message again. Where does he say he plans to take MDMA?He doesn't. He asked "...but I was wondering if it
would be safe to use ecstacy while also taking an SSRI. Would it produce any sort of
seratonin syndrome or serious side effects?"My initial take was that it wasn't safe (probably the wrong answer). But that is what he asked for - information.
> > This warning results not from the prudish point of view, but from the standpoint of not further exacebating his depression (which is presumably why he is reading this BB in the first place).
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> The purpose of this board is dialogue about issues in Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology.
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> I'd hoped we could just respond to his question directly with too presuming too much.
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> OK, ecstasy could reportedly exacerbate the condition he's taking the SSRI for. (Not necessarily depression.)Then he should be warned of that - because he ASKED for info on deleterious effects. That is all that I and Cindy W (the first responder to the post)are saying.
The response to her post accused her of being 'moralistic' (prompting my reply), but her reply seemed reasonable to me, given that Greg had asked for just such info...
> Ecstacy also reportedly has psycotherapeutic action and can foster beneficial personality changes.
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> > He wanted info on any dangers, he got info.
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> Many doctors have been well warned about the dangers of narcotics. Meanwhile patients in severe, chronic pain go undermedicated. Fears of addiction supercede appropriate analgesia in patients with terminal illnesses.
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> BTW, Dr. Peter Breggin wants people to have information too. Go take a look at www.breggin.com . This is what morality breeds...
A non-sequitur. Greg asked for info - he got info. He *asked* about dangers, he got info on dangers. My reply is "it looks dangerous". My reply is *NOT* "this is wrong, you shouldn't do it."
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