Comment · Sat, November 10, 2012
Research Suggests no Neurotoxicity in MDMA
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PuffyCheek · 194 points
In partial response to what I've been reading in the bestof'd thread here at /drugs, I think it would be good to start a discussion about the neurotoxicity in MDMA.
I feel as if the harmful effects discussed in the thread were overblown. According to a research done by the Harvard Medical School last year in 2011, users who were asked to use MDMA under a controlled setting over a certain period of time showed no signs of cognitive impairment nor decreased mental ability.
So the question remains, why do we have so much evidence from past research studies that show otherwise? The researchers at Harvard Medical School responded by saying that past research studies lacked a proper control environment. What that means is that past research studies did not control their test group to make sure they didn't engage in unhealthy activities after ingesting MDMA (i.e. going to a rave and dancing for 8 hours straight).
No research since 2011 has proved Harvard Medical School's conclusion wrong, that MDMA is actually harmful to your brain. No other research studies that I could personally find had settings as controlled as the one conducted by HMS.
That being said, research was done…
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[deleted] · 1 points
So my friends and I went through an ecstasy phase in high school, where we rolled just about every weekend for a few months. Of course we did none of this shit. The only thing I drank was orange juice (because it helps you roll harder). What kind of damage do you thing has been done to my brain?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Only you can know that. Don't worry too much, your brain can repair itself. Go over to /r/Nootropics and read about supplements that can help. There are a lot of things like the racetams that can do wonders.