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  • Has anyone else had really bad experiences a day or so after taking e?

    Only this weekend the night of the day after I had taken the drug I found it hard to sleep and was plagued by complete fear that just crept up out of no where. I was extremely frightened and couldn’t turn the light off. I was with my boyfriend at the time and he calmed me down and reassured me everything was ok. I’m sure it would have been twice as bad if he hadn’t been there.This isn’t the first time this has happened, but it seemed much worse this time. I’m just beginning to wonder whether I should call it a day with e. Although I do enjoy the experience of taking the drug, the other night felt like an ordeal and I don’t want to have to go through it again.

    I’d be grateful of other peoples opinions and comments on the subject.

    x x x

    it’s hard to say what factors lead you to panic like that, but i certainly wouldn’t rule out getting cane-ed as a contributory factor.

    the internet might not be the best place to give or recieve advice because the ‘people you meet’ don’t know you. However, ask yourself…

    am i doing to much at the moment? no just e, but stuff in general.

    do i relax properly?

    do i actually feel like just spoiling myself? or going for a stroll? or doing nothing rather than feeling i need to be active?

    Stress can strike in funny ways. A friend of mine organised a holiday for loads of friends recently and got quite stressed and had a panic attack when on the surface everything seemed really nice.

    All I can suggest (never having met you) is take a break, look after yourself, try something new, listen to some jazz, spend all day cooking for yourself, take some photos, play frisbee or ping pong, phone a friend, have a snooze, smoke a fag or give up, put the kettle on, put your feet up, turn off the tv and our mobile, learn a new language, repair something, take up yoga, in fact anything that makes you happy without taking much out of you…

    big hugs

    I’ve been through the same thing. The unpleantness you’re describing’s fairly common, so don’t worry about it too much, it happens a lot. Ultimately though the only real way to realistically to get over it’s going to be for you to give up taking ecstasy for a long time if not altogether…

    Edit – Looking back at Loon’s synchronised post: Yes, anything could be to blame, so keep an open mind. However in my experience E (and heavy drinking) really were to blame and cutting down on both helped me…

    I’ve had it too in the early days of raving; got round it by cutting down for a bit.

    Going to free parties is a lot more stressful than people realise; particularly if you have a normal job during the week, and/or are worried about conflict with the Police or even other family members who do not share your views about lifestyles (this stress is IMO very often overlooked or “pushed under the carpet” on the free party scene, particually amongst the younger contingent!)

    And like it or not there is way more stuff like attempts at blagging/robbery or sexual harrasment going on at parties. Most people are strong enough to brush these incidents off when it occurs on the party ground (and often have friends to back them up) but its often when you get back home and what happened sinks in the fear and anger can take over.

    The lack of sleep, stressful situations you may have encountered during the party and the hammering your brain gets from substances can also quickly take their toll when the comedown sets in.

    i managed to convince myself after a party in May that everyone thought I was OB. Didn’t matter how much I reassured myself – kept coming back to the same conclusion. I’d gone on my own (as fuckin always…. refrain…..violins) and somehow this, combined with my white van and too much of everything convinced me that I’d never be able to show my face at a party again.

    I’ve got over it now though!!!

    knock on wood tho… maybe I was being spoilt with smoothies and a relaxing environment where I was very VERY comfortable, watching a movie and just hanging about …

    proper food the day(s) after, lots of vitamins (NOT kitamins, that’s for cats), and enough rest should get you at least halfway there.

    Thank you guys for your advice 🙂

    I could have taken it this weekend and I decided not too.

    When I did have the scary experience last weekend, I had taken e the previous week so maybe doing it that close together triggered it off. I also have a tendency to get down and sometimes a bit stressed, not all the time, but it does happen. I think i’ll give it a rest for a while and perhaps do it again in the future who knows. I have had panic attacks before when I haven’t done any drugs so maybe it’s just me. And perhaps the drug doesn’t really agree with my body. I just chilled out this weekend and I feel a lot better now.

    Thanks again, all your advice is helpful 🙂

    well done lola pixie,

    i remember when i had to stop pills.. id been knocking them out and takin them for about three years, when i was hit by a horrific depression for a whole week. at the time, i just thought my life was shit and i was really unhappy, but five days later i woke in a good mood and it dawned on me that the shit feelings had come from the pills. 4 hours euphoria for a weeks depression? not the best deal goin, i thought. i told my self i was to do no pills for a year, and stuck to it. not amoment too soon. after two years i felt proper again, after many bouts of self doubty and deppression. im glad i got out when i did, coz some mates werent so lucky. i now will do mdma if it is the shit and i havent for six months. i stick to mothernatures treats- ganja and shrooms. and if ive been a good boy for long enough, LOADS OF ACID!

    i find i can now dance till six in the morn no probs, absolutely sober (maybe a beer or 2 and some spliffs) and the next day i feel like a king. if the tunes are good, i can make myself come up (penny eyes, tracers and everything) just through positivity.

    drugs teach you alternate realities, but the door gets left ajar. you dont nessessarily need the drugs to get back there.

    good luck and take care, of body and mind

    get a bit of buddism down ya!!

    you don’t have to believe in anything (like a concious omnipitent being that made the world) just try some exercises that allow you to challenge negativity in yourself and around you.

    Chi Kung is especially effective at helping you to centre yourself and redirect negative energy (i.e. tiredness) into positivity (i.e. relaxation, alertness etc).

    It’s all about balance, Lola

    true said by the globaloon, a bit of dedicated time to winding your body down, relaxing and even toning yourself up makes such a difference to your well being. having no disciline to stick at stuff, ive done a bit of yoga, bit of tai chi, and a bit of tai kwon do and other bits and bobs ive picked up in festies and fp’s. ive got a couple of different patterns , exercises and forms which really help keep me feeling good. theres nothing like a lovely massive stretch at anytime, esspecially when your mashed.

    tai chi especially is amazing. ive read quite a bit about it since the local practice shut, and the more i read the more i realise that it isnt just exercises but an attitude to life which can be enhanced and developed through meditation and exercise combined. the rushes you get and the endorphines you release into your body are lush; after practicing for a couple of months, i can produce electrical buildup in any part of my body (chi) and i am working on the various techniques of transfering that energy to other people. one of the most worthwhile things i have ever learnt. tai chi is seriously trippy…

    …im off for a stretch

    Yeah, I considered taking up tai chi a while ago after I was given a book about it. Or perhaps some yoga would be a good idea. We actually had a rave type gathering in a mates barn this weekend. We’d been setting up for about 5 days, it started up full of shit and we transformed it! We borrowed everything off mates, pa system, lighting and all the usual bits and bobs and nothing cost a penny. It was great fun and I was sober bar a few beers and spliffs and was one of the last ones standing! I felt much better the next day and just felt refreshed in a way. Think i’ll stick to the spliffs 🙂 I know what you mean about drugs opening a door, but like you said that door stays open and for a while, it feels like you’re trying to get back to a place that you can’t quite reach, such as your first time. But now, I feel happy just not bothering with pills.I also find that occasionly if you’re in a group with some mates who aren’t on pills, the group sort of seperates and it can end up not being very sociable.

    You’ve all been helpful, you’re a lovely bunch!

    🙂

    i once took E in the fridge (Brixton) and completely became freaked out. i had returned after a year studying in spain and had taken it there many times and loved it. the medic sorted me out luckily and i chilled out, went home. but the next day there was something wrong. not a come down, it was a deep change of mental state. i couldnt explain it but what you described in your episode about freaking out in your room and your boyfriend having to chill you out reminded me strongly of the same.

    the next day i had to go and pick up my girlfriend from the airport, but on the way there i could hardly drive. and i couldnt feel myself. i tried to forget it all, put it out of my mind but i couldnt. i tried to explain it to her, but she thought it was just a comedown. i couldnt eat well so i went the next week to the doctor, piece of shit! just laughed at me and said thats what happens when you take drugs. cheers mate i thought, it was only after nearly half a year that i began to get back pockets of myself between the “nausia” state. now its 5 years later. and i am better than i could ever hope to be. but only after a long long break. to find myself again. now im stronger and more passionate for it. but it was something at the time that felt like it would last forever.

    I know what you mean, sometimes it felt like my mindset had been permanently changed, but now, I feel a lot better for not bothering with them. My boyfriend has stopped too, because I think the experience sort of scared him as well, and we’ve both decided to call it a day. I definitely agree that you can bring your self up like USE said through posotivity.

    The last few parties I’ve been to, I’ve just smoked a few spliffs and i’ve felt great the next day. Its a refreshing change. Taking e has just stopped being fun, and recently i’ve just been getting out there and doing more things rather than moping around. I didn’t take e all the time but i’m one of these people that does have a tendency to get a bit down. But, I’ve been taking everyone’s advice and I’ve been out each day doing something. I live in a nice part of the country (the lake district)so i’ve been walking more, going out on the lake, just taking it all in.

    Thanks guys x x x

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