What's so bad about ecstasy?

Question

I read an article and it's not addicting. Makes you more sociable and you know what you are doing while on it.

Answer 1

I used to do ecstasy a bunch about 10 years ago and like all drugs/substances there are pros and cons. My experience was overall positive and it helped bring down some walls in my personality. There would be world peace if we all did some ecstasy. I'm not sure if the ecstasy is the same quality as the old days, but I'm not aware of it eating holes in your brain. I remember several pills and experiences being better than my first one. I don't think its like heroin and never felt like I was "chasing the dragon". In the end it was used as a mechanism to share my inner self with my friends and loved ones. That's just my experience, but definitely do your research and see what goals you have for doing drugs in general.

If you want to try it, just remember to do it in a comfortable environment with people you trust and good dance/house music. Don't eat too much before taking it. Be in comfortable clothes and have lots of water and juice.

Answer 2

Ecstasy, can deplete ur natural serotonin secretion sites, so your the levels of neurotransmitters secreted from your synapese
can become so low that you can end up needing serotonin replacement treatment. One of my friend is still on the course of medication for the last 5 years. This usually occurs from frequent use e.g. every weekend friday and saturday over a course of years. This is one of a number of things that can occur from prolonged xtc use.
One major problem with x.t.c use, and this is what kills people, is that when you are buying your pills, the active ingredent M.D.M.A is of course there but there are also other ingrediant thrown in. In Ireland (where I'm from) x.t.c comes in tablet form, not capsule form, and the tablets are made in big vats (I've actually seen people mixing up the stuff in bathtubs!), and they throw in loads of crap that is used to help bulk and solidifiy the mixture. Therefore, one week ya may get a Green Shamrock xtc tablet which has 25% M.D.M.A and 75% crap, and the next week 60% M.D.M.A and 40% crap, the dosages can not be consistent. I ve seen (and tried) pills in America and they usually come in capsule form, but that doesnt necessarly mean that theres no crap in them. When I say crap, I mean, it could be abosolutely ANYTHING, over here in Ireland it was always said that if you got a speckeld pill (white pill with dark marks in it) it contained Herion!
Another reason why peopel die of x.t.c is that they dont replace the fluid that their body losing, I did a bit of research and it seems that a pint of water every hour is enough. But a huge problem is that people drink way too much water, and this ultimately can kill you (cant remember the physiological reason for this but it happens).
Another problem with x.t.c use is that it impairs and damages your cognitive ability (ha, jesus, above i said i couldnt remember the physiological reasons ..............). There is HUGE amount of academic literature on this just Google Scholar it.
That said I know loads of people do it , and i did myself, until i made a new years resoulotion the year before last not to indulge anymore. Hope I was some help!

Answer 3

Don't believe what you read. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) better known as "ecstasy" is HIGHLY addictive and literally eats holes in your brain -- no joke. First time X users experience the same incredible high that first time crack users experience, and it only takes ONE USE for most people to be hooked because they want to get that incredible high again (but they never do, and many users end up killing themselves trying to get that high). Heck, even Oprah did a show on X users and they showed an MRI of a 15-year-old girl who had been using X regularly for about two years -- her brain looked like that of an 80-year-old woman and the doctors gave her four years AT MOST to live. The person who wrote the article you read is obviously not a doctor but obviously IS a spoiled child who is throwing a tantrum because his/her drug of choice is illegal. What this ill-informed brat doesn't see is that X is illegal for a reason...

Answer 4

Well to start with, x-ta-c will kill.And I dont know what or where you read the article that it is not addicting, but trust me, anything that makes you more sociable and happy is addicting.If you cant be like that without a pill, something is wrong with you.Most first time users die taking this drug.If you are taking this drug please stop using it right away.It is no good for you.Boy, I sure would like to know where u read that article.Any magizine that justifies a drug needs to get off the market.

Answer 5

You may want to do a little more research on that subject. Many factors are introduced in articles that are not factual or are purposely set to either fail or look good. Find more articles, surveys etc on the matter then make your own decision.

Answer 6

Nothing really, except it's illegal and sometimes can contain heorin which is addictive. Whether it's addictive is subjective, some people have addictive personalities and can get addicted to anything. Also, you can experience depression after the "high" is over.

Answer 7

Nothing bad just raises your body temperature and you go paranoid after taking it for sometime and you might get delusional sometimes, not to mention high cost and you may end up loosing your life. Its not bad at all

Answer 8

it has severe sympathetic effect when u use it . rises heart rate & blood pressure, rising in brain blood flow which is responsible for hallucinations, aggitation & irritability. high heart rate (tacycardia) may lead to arrythmias. rising in body temp may lead to malignant hyperthermia which if untreated may cause death. its generic name is DSMA

Answer 9

Ecstasy began in 1913 by the German company Merck. Rumor has it that the drug was sold as a slimming pill along with comic
descriptions of its strange side effects. But, it was never marketed. The next time it came around was in 1953 when the US army tested a number of drugs for the military. Again rumor has it that ecstasy was used as a truth drug, but there is no evidence. Today, people that go to Raves, also known as Ravers, commonly use Ecstasy.
Basically, ecstasy combines stimulation and relaxation, (ironically they are two opposite effects). Most of the time the user feels a positive effect, especially when it comes to social and interpersonal relationships. Users experience this through a sense of openheartedness, peace, loving, and caring. The effects are similar to Prozac, which makes people feel liberated and good about themselves, less self-conscious and able to feel emotions more clearly. Other times some people may feel depressed.
Ecstasy increases awareness of touch and sound, an effect that has been observed in laboratory rats. Pain is reduced for example, if someone had a fear of death.
It is also claimed that MDMA has some spiritual effects. Recently Alexander Shulgin told the story of a Japanese poet who tried MDMA and said: "It has taken twenty years of studying Zen for me to reach this [the same] clarity, but I'm glad I did it my way".

A Benedictine monk tried to see if MDMA could aid meditation, and concluded that the drug 'facilitated the search by providing a glimpse of the goal'.

A healer claimed that she saw a client's aura brightened by MDMA, and there are many reports of people becoming more spiritually aware. The drug has also been described as allowing the life force, or Chi, to flow freely.
Ecstasy is often called the 'love drug', a name that suggests another way of looking at its effects. MDMA opens the heart and allows love to flow. This may extend to loving oneself, overcoming awkwardness, and allowing oneself to feel good.
MDMA does not suit everyone. It can cause paranoia and hallucinations. Less extreme reactions are more common. A woman who took Ecstasy at a party reported that Ecstasy made her feel unpleasantly out of control and gave her a nasty headache, even though the pill appeared identical to a pill enjoyed by her friends. She went home early and felt depressed for the next two days. It may depend on what you focus your attention on.

Ecstasy can upset people's lives. A very negative effect of taking ecstasy is that young people spending ridiculous amounts of money on this drug, sometimes paying as much as $60 for one hit.
These can be uncomfortable, but hardly any users find that side effects spoil the experience.. Dry mouth and loss of appetite are some effects, and various muscular reactions are common, as though some muscles resist the drug's demand to let go. These include holding the jaw tightly clenched, eyes flickering from side to side, twitches, nausea and cramping, especially as the drug first takes effect. Generally these soon pass. Side effects are more pronounced with increased use.
MDMA is psychologically addicting. If you use this drug, there is an increased desire to continue using it. There is a short period of tolerance, and using MDMA for two days in a row is likely to lead to less of an effect on the second day.

In Conclusion…
MDMA, or ecstasy is a psychedelic amphetamine that has gained popularity over the past 20 years because of its ‘good feeling’ effects. The side effects vary, but it is popularly known as the ‘love drug’. It is known as psychologically addicting and was made illegal in the United States in 1985.
Brain imaging research in humans indicates that Ecstasy causes injury to the brain, affecting neurons that use the chemical serotonin to communicate with other neurons. The serotonin system plays a direct role in regulating mood, aggression, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain. Many of the risks users face with Ecstasy use are similar to those found with the use of cocaine and amphetamines:

Psychological difficulties, including confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, and paranoia - during and sometimes weeks after taking Ecstasy.
Physical symptoms such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movement, faintness, and chills or sweating.
Increases in heart rate and blood pressure, a special risk for people with circulatory or heart disease.
Also, there is evidence that people who develop a rash that looks like acne after using Ecstasy may be risking severe side effects, including liver damage, if they continue to use the drug.
Research links Ecstasy use to long-term damage to those parts of the brain critical to thought and memory. One study, in primates, showed that exposure to MDMA for 4 days caused brain damage that was evident 6 to 7 years later.

MDA, the parent drug of MDMA, is an amphetamine-like drug that has also been abused and is similar in chemical structure to MDMA. Research shows that MDA also destroys serotonin-producing neurons in the brain.

MDMA also is related in its structure and effects to methamphetamine, which has been shown to cause degeneration of neurons containing the neurotransmitter dopamine. Damage to these neurons is the underlying cause of the motor disturbances seen in Parkinson's disease. Symptoms of this disease begin with lack of coordination and tremors and can eventually result in a form of paralysis.