Ecstasy and Anxiety

[NMS169]

I have a question here.  About a year or year and a half ago i used ecstasy about 10 times.  Totaling 10 or 12 doses.  About 6 months ago I lost 80 pounds had no appetite, and had severe anxiety proplems.  I have seen a doctor about it, and they put me on paxil cr, and it has since helped.  Gaining weigt now, and eating better.  I am wondering if this will cure my problem, or will i always have to take the paxil.  Is there anything i can do to help myself.  I know this was the dumbest thing i have ever done.  Wish i would have never tried it.  Also used to be an avid pot smoker, i have also stopped this as well.  Any information you can give me on what is wrong with me and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated.

[KidneySton3d]

Don't know how much E has changed since I was doing it way back in the 90's but I use to go for three to four days straight on it taking well over 10 hits as well as speed and chsyral meth and I dont remember ever being depressed or any axienty.  I remmeber just being tired and going to sleep for a shitload of hours and the next day the hours would go really really slow but after the second sleep all was done and \i felt great for the rest of the week.  it has been over 10 years snce i tried any exstacy or meth or anything except pain killers for a kidney stone that have know become a real problem.  the wieght loss to me and your not going to like this but sounds like cancer to me.  my dad had that kinda weight loss when he got cancer.  Im sure they have done a ton of screening for it already but get a bone scan done and make sure Im wrong it may be treatable right now and Id hate to see you miss your window like my dad did...best wishes and I pray that i am wrong but of all the people I know who took E and even crystal meth I have never heard your symptoms outside a cancer ward

[violet29]

Hi, I'm 30 years old and female... I use X on the weekends up to 12 caps a time.  I also have major anxiety and depression.  I've seen a dozen or so doctors and have tried the treatments such as Wellbutrin, Effexor, Seroquil, Paxil, etc.  Right now I take nortriptilyne, topomax and prozac... that helps a bit but I still suffer panic attacks.  I also have a prescription for benzos but I cant seem to make myself take them (ironic, I know).  X is hard to stop because its a social drug and almost becomes part of your lifestyle (at least it has for me).  I also recently started having bad hallucinations on X and i feel like i am causing brain damage... I just get to the point where I dont care anymore about anything... I just want to feel good; however with each time I use it gets worse.  I hope I can find the will to stop because I know it can seriously f***k you up.  I wish you all the best.

[Fred78t]

To eveyone who has posted in regards to ecstacy and anxiety... it is highly probable that ecstacy use caused the anxiety and panic.   I hate to be the bearer of bad news but ecstacy releases chemicals and endorphines which effect seretonin transporters and other neurons in the brain.  Sometimes people try drugs without realizing they are already predisposed to certain neurological problems or chemical imbalances.  The drugs push these people's predisposed problems over the edge or cause the anxiety problems to surface in the first place.  My point is you probably always had some tendency for anxiety whether you realized it or not, but the drugs caused the problem to come out.  Basically, what happens is the right side of the brain which is involved in "fight or flight" responses gets charged up from the drugs.  Unfortunately it never shuts down in some people.  This is where you get your anxiety and panic.  My only advice is please stay away from drugs and consider yoga, meditation, deep breathing and other forms of relaxation that help you to calm your mind.  SSRI's have a tendency to make anxiety worse.

[scottusa68]

i havehad the same issues as most. but what happened to me was i lived a party life style and one night i took E. i felt like i was having a stroke and could not get out of bed for like 2 days. now i have anxiety. symptoms include dizziness i feel like the room is tilted sometimes and that im going crazy or havinga heart attack. now my doctor perscribed lexapro and it just made me gain alot of weight which i cant loose. i stopped taking it and symptoms of anxiety are getting better but i feel as if i only have panic attaks if i dont eat which causes me to eat alot and still not loose this weight. it really ***** though because i feel like my panic attcks cause vertigo. the room will seriously look as if it is tilted . i really wish i could take that night back and go back to my normal life. i cant believe that i cannot find an answer to these issues and feel like i will be stuck like this forever. i will try the amino acid thing and remain substance free. but i would still like the vertigo to stop and loose some weight.

[IBKleen]

Hi Dream,

This post is six years old. It would be best if you go to the top of the page and hit the green "post a question" button and start your own thread.

Hope to see you out in the forum!

[dreambigg]

The exact same thing happend to me. i'm now 18 and I took it about 2 years ago and a total of 10 times. i now have panic dissorder and i know what you mean by no other people that roll having the problem. it's like you think theres something wrong with just you. i still have frequent panic attacks and i'm not nearly cured but it takes time. for me, it's really a social anxiety and a fear of death. i let it get so bad that i've barely left the house in about 8 months.. i hope it isn't like that for you. I think the key is to accept what we've done and understand that we're fine now. if something was to happen to us because of the drugs, it would've already happened. i really hope everything works out for you.