Posted by Dr. Bob on April 4, 2004, at 18:16:03
In reply to conbining effexor and illegal drugs « artist, posted by Dr. Bob on April 3, 2004, at 8:17:45
Posted by PsychoSage on April 3, 2004, at 11:00:34
> The above statements are incorrect.
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> A SSRI blocks the pathways that MDMA (ecstasy) uses for its actions on neurons.
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> The effects of the ecstasy will be strongly diminished. Just a waste of your money.This is totally wrong. Effexor and methampehtamine is very toxic. Effexor and ecstacy will make you sick as a dog. Unless you are taking an eighth of a pill, then I think it's much more serious than this post suggests.
A reuptake inhibitor and a serotonin agonist like ecstacy equals too much serotonin.
It will not be as if you are taking a stimulant like meth and nullifying the effects with valium or ativan which is what is used in hospitals to reduce amphetamine intoxication.
Otherwise, parents would put their kids on antidepressants before they went out, so their kids don't play with ecstacy.
SSRIs are not like opiate-blockers for heroin addicts.
SSRIs or an SNRI like effexor and E are not safe.
E also greatly increases norepinephrine which effexor works on too.
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