(June 17, 2012 at 8:32 pm)gringoperry Wrote: That is not a withdrawal, Shell, that is the loss of serotonin. lol Not the same thing. I know that the last thing I wanted to see on an E comedown was more of the stuff. People do crave ecstasy but it is a dependence on the feeling, rather than a physical addiction.
That's not true, Gringo. A withdrawal is a physical symptom caused by cessation of a drug. A rapid decrease in serotonin causes physical and mental symptoms, thus withdrawal. Withdrawal isn't always the shakes. Why do you think they call SSRI withdrawal withdrawal? It is precisely the same thing, a decreased amount of serotonin. By precisely, I mean exactly the same thing.
Now, all of this is irrelevant to my point that is not up to strangers to chastise adults for personal choices. Drug use =/= addiction.
ETA: I accidentally called you by a different name. Whoops.
