Posted by Elle2021 on July 10, 2004, at 12:55:07
In reply to Re: MDMA (Ecstacy) for PTSD, posted by linkadge on July 10, 2004, at 10:19:01
> I think is a pretty bad decsision. First of, they couldn't use it long term or the brain would get pretty fried.
I definitely agree that long-term use is a bad idea, but the research the psychiatrists are doing is for short-term only.
> Secondly short term use is unlikely to make any long term dent to te physical and structural changes in the brain.In this case, the psychiatrists are using it as a way to unlock the emotions that are/were associated with the trauma, not to make any structural/physical changes in the brain.
>But the day after you'll be twice as lost when you experience a noteworthy E crash.What does that feel like? Some people have told me it makes one very thirsty. Is there any truth to that?
Elle
poster:Elle2021
thread:364623
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040710/msgs/364737.html