Posted by chemist on August 29, 2004, at 19:24:35
In reply to Re: to all..., posted by flmm on August 29, 2004, at 19:06:08
hello there, chemist here. i agree with your subjective assessment of your knowledge of the subject being discussed in this thread - limited - and applaud the depth of your self-realization. i am interested - as an academic matter - in the materials you possess that support your claim. you mention ``many reports'' that implicate that the mechanism of action of MDMA is via release of serotonin. hence, you have identified MDMA as a drug that is a very potent serotonin receptor agonist: can you please provide the appropriate citations? the conclusions that make sense to you may or may not make sense to the rest of us. if i understand your reasoning correctly, MDMA agonizes the release of serotonin, and is also responsible for depleting serotonin. i assume you are implicating serotonin receptors in different physiological areas, but again, this is not stated and i do request clarification, preferably in one of the ``many'' reports you have read and can cite. this dual-action property of MDMA that you report below is quite fascinating, and i do look forward to reading about it. all the best, chemist
> Again, my "limited" understanding is that the basis for the drugs action is greater release of serotonin. I have read many reports confirming this and it makes sense to me. What the drug is "cut" with and the brain damage that may occur from that are two different things! If you are depleting serotonin it is going to go away, common sense tells you that! All I can tell you is I do not want to have "untreatable" depression 15 years from now so I can feel good today!
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