Posted by crepuscular on September 1, 2002, at 16:25:29
In reply to Ecstasy and the use of Benadryl the next morning, posted by alberto on August 31, 2002, at 0:50:18
the only neuroprotective information i have found on ecstacy is using an SSRI about 2-3 hours after coming on to the x. in rats, this blocks most, if not all, neurotoxic effects. in humans? who knows.
oddly, ecstasy itself is not thoguht to cause the damage. the injury comes, rather, from massive free-radical release & transmitter cleavage products that blow out certain serotonin terminals. in other words, from what i have read, the overactivity of transmitters produces a pile of waste products that your body can't clear sufficiently. this waste clobbers your brain.
so, if you do ecstacy, take plenty of vitamins, stay hydrated, and munch ssri's a few hours after taking the x. it's still probably killing your brain, but at least you have a theoretical chance in hell.
i gave the drug up after a few uses. but i do have to say it was enormously beneficial for me in terms of social functioning and fear. i feel my life has benefitted from it. others may disagree and tear me a new one over this.
i will also make the same claim for judicious use of mushrooms and pot. i can't imagine going through life without experiencing the uncanny moments of still beauty that these compounds produced. i don't need them again, but i am glad i can recall specific moments. they are important to me, they are part of me. they are real.
c.
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