NEWS: MDMA To Be Tested; Teminally Ill "Ecstatic"

CULTURE: MDMA To Be Tested; Teminally Ill "Ecstatic"

The drug MDMA (commonly called "ecstasy") has been portrayed as one of the great evil of young adults. Schedule I drugs, like ecstasy, cannot be prescribed by a physician under any circumstances with the notable exception of marijuana. But a study done at Harvard Univeristy's McLean Hospital will study how MDMA will effect the mental state of the terminally ill as they face death.

While I don't believe that these studies will decriminalize psychedelic "Schedule I" drugs outright, I think we can all look forward to all the government made LSD, MDMA, and cocaine flooding black market, in addition to the return of CIA-sponsored LSD orgies.

when mdma was developed wasn't it used to treat pschiatric patients as a way of getting them to open up during group therapy?

i'm sure pure forms of mdma would go along way to alleviate peoples pain..and could have medical benefits, if the crash of coming down could be avoided. i'm not sure coming down from e is such a good thing for people facing death..unless the intent is to keep them ina constant high.



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It was invented in the early 1900's then ignored until the 70s. And used as a psychiatric tool until its ban in the 80s largely because a bunch of people in Texas liked to party with it.

I think most of the "crash" people experience is due to the fact that they're taking "ecstasy" (mdma, speed, sometimes other stuff). as opposed to pure mdma. Most people in therapeutic settings work through the entire "experience" as a whole, and find it a positive one.


[Edited on Apr 12, 2005 12:13PM]

cool, thanks!

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Old people get appaling mental health treatment; people seem to think that misery is part of getting old. So anything that improves that is a good thing.
It'd be interesting to see how effective E is for treating people about to die. It will also be interesting to see how those around them cope. I found it a bit tricky to be with my father when he was hallucinating on Morphine, it would have been better if he had been happier and maybe a bit more coherant. I guess, I dunno.

The "crash" associated with taking MDMA (and variants) has to do with the seratonin drain on your body. One of the things the drug does is tells your body to release all its seratonin, helping to create that euphoric high. Depending on the quality and purity of what's being taken, as well as your body's ability to produce seratonin, affect how hard the "crash" affects the individual. One recommendation would be to go with cleaner/purer sources. Another is to look towards 5HTP (sold over the counter at health stores like GNC) which help your body's ability to produce seratonin. If taken just prior to or at the start of the experience, 5HTP can actually heighten or intensify the effects of MDMA (since your body has more seratonin to be released). If taken during the course or at the end of the MDMA experience, it can reduce or in some cases eliminate the "crash" altogether.

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Naive me, what are the risks with mdma? why is it illeagal to begin with?

So MDMA would be a very very bad idea for anyone on Prozac, or other SSRI, for depression?

Actually no. It just wouldn't work.

finally, someone has some sense, and this wonderful compound is being used for what it was made for.

*waits patiently for some pure mdma to fall into his hands...for...testing. yeah. testing.*

Ah, OK. Thanks. I was just wondering if it had any relevance to the alleged bad side-effects of Prozac, because people tend not to admit to illegal drug use so it's hard to figure in to epidemiology.