THC Versus MDMA

However, one risk factor is that MDMA can deplete serotonin levels in the brain (neurotoxicity), leading to depression, but the administration of alpha lipoic acid and other antioxidants can completely eliminate this issue THC is also neuroprotective in MDMA use, but the two would mostly cancel each other out in treating PTSD)...

Antidepressants and talk therapy (and more recently EMDR) are the common treatments. The effectiveness is not the best – and it takes years when it is effective, which is why the military is looking at other approaches...

Because people with PTSD often report feeling emotionally disconnected and unable to benefit from the supportive presence of family and friends or therapists – a situation that is likely to contribute to the development and maintenance of the disorder – use of ecstasy might also help ameliorate these symptoms, suggest the authors....

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