Posted by scatterbrain on October 28, 2004, at 12:26:57
In reply to I have permanent brain damage from ecstacy use, posted by A. N. on April 10, 2001, at 22:54:09
This is in response to A.N.'s post on April 10, 2001. A.N., I hope you get this message. After I read your post, I knew I had to contact you. I want to let you know that you are not alone. I too have symptoms very similar to what you have been experiencing. In 2000, I used MDMA heavily. I stopped using MDMA for several months...and that's when I started to feel symptoms. You state in your post, "...I feel different parts of my brain pulsing in very uncomfortable ways. I squeeze my hands..." I was surprised when I read this. You chose the right words to describe the type of feeling I've been experiencing. I describe the feeling as a "tight band around my head" type of sensation. I would rub my temples in an attempt to alleviate this feeling. I too feel more anxiety in situations I was comfortable with in the past. At a social gathering, my heart started beating very rapidly and I started to sweat heavily. I felt I was freaking out. I later realized I was experiencing a panic attack...something I have never experienced prior to my heavy MDMA use (this occurred about one year after I last dropped). I have talked to others who have also used MDMA heavily. It is frustrating because I haven't talked to one person who has similar symptoms like mine. And that's why I was compelled to write you...to let you know that you are not alone. I too, "feel sick every day and attribute this to heavy ecstacy use..." I want to know how everything is going for you now. Did you find any type of treatments that helped? Thank you...and for anyone reading this, if you are considering using MDMA, my advice would be to use it moderately. Don't make the mistake I made by trying to chase that magical high by dropping one pill after another. Trust me, you do not want to experience the symptoms I've been experiencing for the past four years. Be safe
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