Well in my case it did have positive effects in that 1) it did (I think) produce long-term changes and 2) in the short-term (several weeks) it produced an "I'm on top of the word ma!" state, which certainly terminated the depression. However since that state is indistinguishable from a manic episode, from a thereauptic point of view you are simply trading one disorder for another. Although the second disorder is much more pleasant to have. :)
I'm amazed I got through that period without getting beaten up, I was such an asshole. I wouldn't have cared if I had gotten beaten up though. It is simply impossible to feel bad in that state.
--- "B." <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I understand this varies based on one's own
> biochemistry, of course. But my belief is that if
> anything has too immediate a positive effect, it'll
> probably get more heavily controlled, or outlawed,
> like the drugs that DO produce immediate,
> exhilirating
> effects - opium, cocaine, etc. talk
>
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