Some blends seem to effect people negatively and it may be due to medicines we already take, our diet, how hydrated we are, etc. Pop into this thread to mention any blends that members need to know about that may require some personal preparation to use.
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Right off the bat: use care with SSRI’s (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors). Lots of folks on these type antidepressants (zoloft-prozac-celexa-etc). Docs are givin’ ’em out like candy nowadays (guess we’re all just really that fucking depressed as a society, eh?). MAOI’s (mono amine oxidase inhibitors) will conflict – stay away from Kanna extracts, or any other known MAOI. Shit can kill you quick, no kiddin’.
At the same time be careful with melatonin. There’s a metabolic process that converts tryptophanes -> melatonin -> seratonin -> benzos and further metabolites (simply stated, it’s a pretty busy chain of events). Too much serotonin and you’ll "fry". Never experienced this myself, but it doesn’t sound pleasant. Bigger danger of frying if you take any MDMA, ‘cos it absolutely floods serotonin to the brain, so… "no raves for you"! :banana:
Seriously, don’t take these meds lightly. Even if the MAOI’s don’t kill ya, they can wipe out your receptors for ~2 weeks until the body can completely replace them with fresh ones. God only knows what kind of mental havoc that could wreak on a poor unsuspecting blender’s cranium.
Guess what I’m saying is that if you’re on ANY MAOI or SSRI, you do your fucking homework before ingesting anything else. These things can be wonderful, but bear in mind that’s a lot of the same systems (dopamine, etc.) we’re tweaking with blends (outside of direct CB activity, of course), so there is certainly room for error.
Also, as an aside…if you’re on SSRI’s you will probably find it much more difficult to ‘get high’. Since the SSRI is already keeping you pumped with a little dopamine and plenty of sero floating about, you’re basically on a low-level perma-stone for as long as you’re on these. Not bad in and of itself, but makes one tend to…heh…"consume research material at an accelerated rate", similar to tolerance buildup. That can stack as well, making self-control of dose frequency a critical point if you don’t want to find yourself without before you’re ready to re-up. (Don’t laugh – you’ve been there too! 6 days till payday and no blends…fuck…lol)
Where’s House at? I think he might be able to weigh in on this…
I hope House is ok. I’ve been wondering about him, too.
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