Combinations - dilemma about antidepressants and research chemicals

[chillinwill]

SWIM's pet animal just got prescribed luvox today and SWIM's pet animal has heard that taking a SSRI while doing researching can mitigate some of the effects....SWIM's pet should be receiving some 2c-e in about a week and was wondering if SWIM's pet animal should wait until he can research the 2c-e a few times before starting his SSRI?

[trptamene]

If swims pet is being rx'ed ssri's is he confident RC use is best for him? Researchers should def. not take these drugs w/ S(S/N)RI's or MAOI's in their system.

Proceed w/ extreme caution, but maybe someone has more insight than I. You may also try searching published literature for studies about mixing of these types of drugs. The documents tab at the top of the screen may be a place to start.

[chillinwill]

SWIM's pet animal has social anxiety and minor OCD and that's why the doctor wanted to see how this SSRI might help that....its not anything too serious nor is SWIM's pet animal depressed....SWIM's pet animal will try searching through some documents and see if anything comes up

[nightless]

Sometimes there is increased anxiety and side effects while starting a SSRI or up/down titraring the dosage. I think this possibility should be taken into account.
If deciding to research the psychedelic while on the SSRI, it could be wise to be on the SSRI for some 3-4 weeks to make sure any anxyolytic or mood darkening side effects from uptitrating dose has subsided, and feeling okay with the medicine on that dosage.

I found another thread on the forum that has some interesting discussion on the interactions between SSRI and psychedelics. Some RC's are also mentioned.
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29003

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[Songcycle67]

The researcher really needs a thorough clinical study consisting of the administration of said anti-depressant (at rx'd dose) and said RC (at user dose). Small variations in chemicals that exist within the loosely-defined psychedelic family of drugs can have major variations in the way that they effect consciousness in the presence of certain chemicals and at certain dosages.

This is being nitpicky, but anyone who has any kind of disorder and is on mood-altering medication MUST be thorough when trying to determine such things. Just tell them to try to be as informed as is possible within the confines of the small amount of literature that exists.

[allyourbase]

swim is not a doctor, these are swims actual experiences in his younger days searching for some "help" to understand his own impetus. as SWIMone who was prescribed SSRIs (effexor,paxil,lexapro), not one of them works, every single one agitated swims "condition" often leaving him jittery, and up for several days. if swim has one or two bad experiences (wakefulness, moodiness) take the pills back to your doctor and say that you consciously object to these medications. SWIM isnt advising not trying them. SWIYs physiology/problem may be quite different. but swim advises not to allow a doctor to go through the list of SSRIs after even one or two bad experiences. as a patient its your right to refuse any medication on any grounds, though it helps if one is informed.

[Ezy Ryder]

Probably it will result in a capped psychedelic experiance in some of their aspects , the excess of serotonin(wich not necessary makes a antidepressant effect) in the sinapses caused by ssri's, result to some receptors to shutdown to re-regulate the stimulus.Either could have a positive exp. considering it´s not a MAOI,not a dangerous combination, but its better avoid two chemicals messing up in the same time. If you can handle the situation with other methods excluding these nasty farms is preferably better.