Comment · Wed, November 28, 2012
MDMA Neurotoxicity Part 1 Metabolites)
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 129 points
This is probably going to be the first in a series of discussions I start about MDMA. There's just too much information for one post. Therefore, I am going to start with one that is very interesting to me: MDMA's metabolites and their role in neurotoxicity. I pre-appologise for the length and terminology used.
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First off, let's discuss how MDMA is metabolized. The human cytochrome CYP450 is responsible for the metabolism of MDMA. The primary enzyme responsible is CYP2D6, using O-demethylation. This process adds two hydrogen atoms to the two open oxygen atoms in MDMA to create HHMA. Let's look at the structure for a minute.
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MDMA is 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine
HHMA is 3,4-dihydroxy-N-methylamphetamine
So your CYP2D6 enzyme added two hydrogen atoms to the methylenedioxy structure to create a dihydroxy structure. Once it's been o-demethylated to HHMA, it is no longer active like MDMA is. HHMA can then be 0-methylated further to HMMA, or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-N-methylamphetamine. Here is an image to help you visualize this process.
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ktheholehunter · 1 points
Thanks! Just sent out to my crew, hopefully a few of them follow through with this and I can get you some feedback. Next time I'm planning on dropping is Dec 22nd and I should be able to have a few people on your supplements. I'll let you know what people think.
Also, I plan on bringing all of this stuff to music festivals as well. Considering those are 2-4 days of constant MDMA (and other drugs!) use would you change anything you have written here?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Ohh man, 2-4 days of consistent use?!? Ain't nobody got time for that! Get some other drugs that work on different systems. Psychedelics, dissociatives, etc. Don't fuck your serotonin systems each day. It's not worth it. I'd roll one night. Then you can use dissociatives , or dopaminergic, or GABA specific drugs the other nights. Your 5-HT system is not one to be fucking with. Regardless, make sure you take alpha lipoic acid, magnesium glycinate, and vitamin C each night. That's the bulk of what will protect you.