Which is interesting because of the SSRI I'm on all MDMA did was make me grind my teeth really bad. I want to try it again but don't want to stop the SSRI to do so.
You took MDMA while on an SSRI? You really should research a drug's mechanism of action and how multiple drugs may interact before taking them together.
Im not a medical professional, I just want to give you a quick overview so you don't repeat that mistake. Do your own research.
- An SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) blocks your brain's re-uptake of serotonin and effectively increases your brain's levels of serotonin.[1]
- MDMA acts as a presynaptic releasing agent of serotonin. Increasing the amount of serotonin in the synaptic cleft (space between neurons).[2]
- That means the two of these drugs combined can cause a huge spike in serotonin and potentially lead to serotonin syndrome (toxicity).
I was never on a SSRI for my depression. For many reasons, the biggest one being that I was way too broke to see a doctor and get a prescription during a lot of that point in my life, never mind pay for it.
