Posted by beardedlady on September 7, 2002, at 13:42:29
In reply to Re: ecstasy to treat depression » beardedlady, posted by BarbaraCat on September 7, 2002, at 12:43:04
Thanks, Barb. My hubby and I used MDMA a few times; it was a wonderful experience. Of course, this was the eighties, and, because it wasn't such a cash business, people weren't selling so much of the dangerous garbage (like dog heartworm pills). I remember sitting down and rubbing my hands on my skin because the touching felt soooo good.
We used LSD fairly often--cutting a whole hit into four squares and using on a quarter or an eighth each. It is amazing how clearly you can see and think and hear. It's like every pore is open to the world. And you could take the tiniest amount and feel so wonderful, so I'm certain benefits could have been found. (I do know a woman whose father was part of those military tests that gave men extremely high doses of LSD without telling them. He was destroyed and remained in mental institutions his whole life due to schizoid behavior and delusional episodes. But bad experiments don't necessarily mean bad medicine.)
I have to admit that if I didn't have insomnia and take Serzone and have a child (if if if if if if if), I may (may may may may) still be using it recreationally.
Ahhh. But I digress. Thanks for letting me know that my memory doesn't stink. I do think that it is purely politics and capitalism that make certain drugs legal and others illegal. The illegal ones are no less therapeutic, and the legal ones are no less dangerous!
I think that's the scariest part of this debate. So many people are willing to put trust that legal means better for you. But alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana remain the best evidence that this is not true.
Again, Barb, thanks.
beardy
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