Posted by sweetmarie on April 12, 2001, at 14:21:09
In reply to this is horrifying!, posted by CraigF on April 12, 2001, at 7:01:42
> I plan on forwarding this information (w/out any referrence to names, of course) to some friends of mine. So many people think Ecstacy is harmless, but I have always taken it on a reserved basis as it seems to affect my depression and anxiety, which my friends don't seem to have a problem with.
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> I hope you find the right medication and that your symptoms go away. I have to believe that with all the seretonergic drugs out there that something will help; but this story is truly horrifying.
I`d just like to emphasise that the friend I mentioned with the same symptoms as A.N. hasn`t actually been told what her illness is. She`s always suspected that it`s to do with her excessive ecstacy use, but psychiatrists haven`t picked up on what the illness is. Furthermore, they`ve actually told her that they don`t have a clue what is wrong with her.I`m not saying that her illness is to due to excessive E use, but I have to say that her symptoms are just about identical to those of A.N. There is certainly something here that is more than a coincidence.
When I was in hospital, there was a bloke who had taken a lot of acid in his early 20s, and had developed quite a bad case of psychosis. He heard voices in his head, was very paranoid (thought that people were going to kill him etc.). I know that it is not necessarily the case that people who have used a lot of drugs (of the illegal kind), develop mental illness, but it can happen, and does happen more than we perhaps realise.
It`s worth passing this info to your friends.Anna.
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