Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I have foiund an article on the link between the inability to cry and ssri's http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext? fulltextid=105154 It is suggested that the inability to cry and emotional blunting was caused by inability to process emotions properly (caused by eg. dopamine and a few other systems). I'm not sure if this really adds anyhting new, but it does raise a few possibilities. Do you think we should contact the authors of some of these articles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 > > I have foiund an article on the link between the inability to cry and > ssri's > > http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext? > fulltextid=105154 > > It is suggested that the inability to cry and emotional blunting was > caused by inability to process emotions properly (caused by eg. > dopamine and a few other systems). > > I'm not sure if this really adds anyhting new, but it does raise a few > possibilities. > > Do you think we should contact the authors of some of these articles? > I totally agree with the article. When I was on Lexapro I felt like my emotions were numb. I did not feel the same way about people or certain situations. At times I felt like I couldn't fall in love. My friend's boyfriend was on Lexapro as well and has told me he felt the same way. Like a zombie. What kind of information would you like to ask the author? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Well first off there are several things that can counter these problems. When I was on speed I regained my ability to cry. I believe this must have been predominantly enhanced dopamine. Strangely, nothing liek that happened whilst I was taking bupropion (a dopamine reuptake inhibitor). Whilst I was suffering form sleep deprivation, more interestingly, I regained all of my energy, felt amazing, started to get erections very frequently, and regained my ability to cry. I would be interested to have a better understanding of the neurological changes caused by sleep deprivation. I think these changes would give us a better idea of the cause of pssd. I think it is probably a very complex process however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Sorry, one more thing I must noit forget. Amphetamine causes relaxation of the ciliary muscles. The ciliary muscles are the muscles that cause relaxation of ther eyes. If these could not relax propery, I expect you would be unable to cry. I believe that this is the real cause of the inability to cry. Another cause of this problem, which I have mentioned before, is that there is a problem with the M3 (muscurinic) receptors, which control the smooth muscles behind the eyes. P.S If anyone was thinking of doing this, DO NOT mix adderal or amphetamine with an MAO antidepressant, because you could die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Been there done that. I think I've posted this at least a couple of times. Do yoga if you want your emotional numbness to go away, you will cry, trust me. Or you could try more drugs and see what happens. Shay orbetam23 wrote: > > > > > > I have foiund an article on the link between the inability to cry > and > > ssri's > > > > http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext? > <http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?> > > fulltextid=105154 > > > > It is suggested that the inability to cry and emotional blunting > was > > caused by inability to process emotions properly (caused by eg. > > dopamine and a few other systems). > > > > I'm not sure if this really adds anyhting new, but it does raise a > few > > possibilities. > > > > Do you think we should contact the authors of some of these > articles? > > > > I totally agree with the article. When I was on Lexapro I felt like > my emotions were numb. I did not feel the same way about people or > certain situations. At times I felt like I couldn't fall in love. My > friend's boyfriend was on Lexapro as well and has told me he felt > the same way. Like a zombie. > > What kind of information would you like to ask the author? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 i started taking speed the first time i took ssris years and they fucked me up, not pssd though. i was awake for 4 or 5 days at a time and only had one nights sleep before doing that again and again. i did this continuously for months untill i started getting panic attacks from the speed. i then stopped. i did this because it enabled me to have a relatively normal life all be it for a short amount of time. the speed stopped all the parkinsons like electric shocks the ssris gave me. but they returned when its effects wore off, i think this is more to do with adrenaline than anything else. > > Well first off there are several things that can counter these > problems. > > When I was on speed I regained my ability to cry. I believe this must > have been predominantly enhanced dopamine. Strangely, nothing liek that > happened whilst I was taking bupropion (a dopamine reuptake inhibitor). > > Whilst I was suffering form sleep deprivation, more interestingly, I > regained all of my energy, felt amazing, started to get erections very > frequently, and regained my ability to cry. > > I would be interested to have a better understanding of the > neurological changes caused by sleep deprivation. I think these changes > would give us a better idea of the cause of pssd. I think it is > probably a very complex process however. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 The lack of sleep might have made your pssd worse. Lack of sleep on that level causes neurological disturbances and changes in gene expression. I beleive speed is mainly the dopamine system, not adrenaline. Taling a mixture of speed AND an ssri at the smae time probably made your PSSD even worse. Speed also causes similar problems. If you were taking it for months it is likely to have had a few toxic effects. Speed acts as a vey mild ssri as well. It doesn't sound like a good mix to me. I smoked a lot whilst taking ssris, and drank lots of coffee. Did you know that smoking cigs acts as an MAO inhibitor? I wonder how many people with pssd mixed ssris with other drugs eg. alcahol, tobacco, caffeine. I imagine that these kind of things could make pssd worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 it was years ago when i was on ssris the first time and i didnt get pssd, i came off the srris and was left with all sorts of problems with electric shocks, i took the speed to stop the electric shocks ( & it worked perfectly) for upto 1 year after the ssris not at the same time. i had a 4 year break from all drugs i even quit smoking and became as fit and healthy as i have ever been, no junk food. then i took citalopram and got pssd after about 1 week on the drug. yes i knew about nicotine being an mao, im back smoking again for this reason. > > The lack of sleep might have made your pssd worse. Lack of sleep on > that level causes neurological disturbances and changes in gene > expression. > > I beleive speed is mainly the dopamine system, not adrenaline. Taling a > mixture of speed AND an ssri at the smae time probably made your PSSD > even worse. Speed also causes similar problems. If you were taking it > for months it is likely to have had a few toxic effects. Speed acts as > a vey mild ssri as well. It doesn't sound like a good mix to me. > > I smoked a lot whilst taking ssris, and drank lots of coffee. > > Did you know that smoking cigs acts as an MAO inhibitor? > > I wonder how many people with pssd mixed ssris with other drugs eg. > alcahol, tobacco, caffeine. I imagine that these kind of things could > make pssd worse. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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