How MDMA is being used to treat PTSD
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2018
- MDMA, the active ingredient in the party drug ecstasy, is being touted as a game-changing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is being trialled in America-and for one army veteran the drug has been a life-saver.
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In America around 22 military veterans kill themselves every day. John served in Iraq during the Second Gulf War. His experiences left him with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The mental suffering has been so great but he was suicidal for eight years.
An estimated eight million Americans suffer with PTSD and war veterans are only a fraction of this number. It's a public health disaster costing billions of dollars to treat. There are treatments available but the drugs prescribed are only successful in 20% of cases. For those who don't respond to the available treatment there may be an alternative - MDMA - the active ingredient in the party drug ecstasy is being touted as a miracle cure for PTSD.
The FDA has labeled MDMA a breakthrough treatment and tests of the drug show that it's highly effective. In a recent study over 60% of patients no longer met the clinical criteria for PTSD after the MDMA treatment. For John, conventional treatments hadn't worked. He saw the trial as his last hope. For John the treatment was a revelation.
MDMA was used in psychotherapy in the 1970s but became popular as a party drug in the 1980s and was made illegal. It wasn't until the early 2000s that the drug began scientific testing in America to treat PTSD. Testing is now at the final stage of FDA approval, where around three hundred subjects will participate. If this is successful then the drug could become a medicine.
Rick Doblin has been at the forefront of this research since the 1980s. An estimated 20% of former military personnel suffer with PTSD in America alone. The Department of Veteran Affairs spends about 400 million dollars annually on treating PTSD and other mental health conditions. When you take MDMA it floods the brain with hormones and neurotransmitters that evoke feelings of trust and well-being. Researchers say this allows patients to re-examine traumatic memories.
Like any drug MDMA has side effects and there's a moderate risk of addiction, but it is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. A small nonprofit is funding the trial as MDMA is not patentable - so big pharmaceutical companies have steered clear of the treatment as it will not make them money. For sufferers of PTSD this new treatment could be a lifesaver.
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As a war veteran who is happily married and is a manager in the tech industry, I can say that mdma transformed my life. It's like your brain is a big mush of tangled hair and mdma is the comb that de-tangles all of the knots in your brain. It's like 100 therapy session mashed into one. The key point is that it makes you intensely sensitive but also detached at the same time. This enables you to be honest with yourself in a way that is impossible without it. The reason we can't be honest with our selves is because the truth is painful, many folds times more if you have ptsd. In my 33 years I have taken it 3 times because I am in such awe of it. Once every few years. There is no point in doing it often, as there isn't so much to process in the consecutive months.
MDMA when used safely is probably the greatest experience a human could go through. Simply amazing.
I've been looking to try some recently, but I can't find anywhere to source.
dr.scottshrooms is your guy. The best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know.
He's on instgram??
Yes
I had my first experience with golden teachers, it was really great.
I have C-PTSD and MDMA taught me how to love again and showed me who I was before all the shit happened to me. We need to define the line between helpful and harmful drugs in society.
@Simba Simba You are your only hopr left. It's all about perception. All drugs do is give you the right mindset to deal with it. But its still you processing the same things with a more positive outlook. Build that confidence, take life by the balls and the be alpha you were born to be. Spread your own energy, get respect and work towards your goals! Best of luck friend.
Yea it allows you to feel it, so you can find it sober, so you understand it again.
Preach out bro
As some one who has PTSD, MDMA taught me how to feel love again, but magick mushrooms took my depression away.
+1
Love you bro
Good luck to you
What's magic mushroom?
how did you use mushrooms to overcome your depression? Micro dosing?
It's saved me. I wish I knew about this year's ago and had access. Just did it last month and it's like why did I have 15 years of pure suffering?
It's rewired my brain, I actually have energy in my body and my complex PTSD is slowly being deleted. I feel like I can be my best friend and can handle things better.
Life SAVING.
Needs to be approved pronto and people need to be trained to sit with people during the trips.
Please don't overdose on it. Just use it with pure intention for healing.
We're you able to be a part of a study? I've been trying to get into a study for years. Unfortunately, I wouldn't know how to got about obtaining it otherwise
I hate that our service people have inadequate support to help them transition to civilian life. Unacceptable. We owe them quality, effective help.
What do you mean by "our service people", exactly?
AMEEEEEEERICAAAAAAAA
Shouldnt send them in these absolute useless wars to begin with
We have LOTS of help, we just never want to use said help...
I did it and talked about certain issues with someone and there was an immediate change in my social anxiety. I have been able to have proper conversations ever since. So liberating. Before then I couldn’t even bring myself to say hello how are you
"Pharmaceutical companies are not funding trials as MDMA is not patentable and it would not make them money". Something to think about. I wonder how many other solutions we are missing out on because it will not make pharmaceuticals money.
@Babylon falling Iboga and Ibogaine HCL are legal in Canada. Or better stated, not illegal. ;-)
@Babylon falling Don't take this the wrong way but you could have Googled "Ibogaine Therapy Canada" all by yourself. It appears that you are caught up in conspiracy theories, looking for darkness where there is light. (Unless you're just trolling, in which case ignore me! lol)
Id be willing to bet most of the worlds illnesses.. Most health disorders that are not genetic can be cured through diet and healthy lifestyle alone.. There is also tons of plants and herbs that cannot be patented that have massive potential such as Turkey Tail mushrooms and Cannabis for treatment of cancer.. but like they said it doesn't make money cause its not patentable.. For Profit healthcare removes the entire motive for providing health care in the first place. To genuinely and compassionately heal, and save the lives of all humans and when you can only do that for a profit we have failed at our mission before we even begin.
Look for your own solutions. Do your own research. Costs nothing but a little education to find or grow your own magic mushrooms. Psilocybin is love. 🍄
Ayahuasca is amazing, it's what I used. Peru or any number of legal ciuntries are easily accessible..... most probably local ceremonies in your area too.
Keep on searching...... keep on asking..... be a zealot for your own healing. It's your responsibility to save yourself.
I've heard so many wonderful things about magic mushrooms but I can't easily get some, Is there any realiable source I can purchase from??
I'm so interested in the experience but am terrified of having a bad trip
I did two grams last time, it was a thrilling experience and I enjoyed it
/ doctor _spores/
Got psych's"
This whole thing is pretty new to me, can I try 3grams?
@@freddonovan2978 where to search? Is it IG ??
I used to do it in the late 00s and the best experiences I had were when we all just hung out talking to each other
I’m not a soldier. I’ve never been to war. I’ve been in therapies and on medication my whole life. PTSD ,Explosive Anger disorder, BiPolar disorder.
I’m a female 68 yr old woman who has lost SO much...so MANY things in my life. I NEED to find out who can tell me about this treatment. All I pray for is to be “ normal... inner peaceful, for just ONCE before I die. Just once. I’m crying as I type this... admittedly some tears for me... but to see Ret. sgt. Jonathan Lewbecky tell his story I’m crying tears of joy over his escape from this.
💙 hope you feel better I love you!
@@youtuberesearchnolastname1909 Thank you so very much. I’m praying, working, and meditating on it every day ❤️
How are you today? Are you okay? I hope you are doing great.
Taking MDMA and listening to music on a good headphone. Oh Man.
There was a study about what music goes well with MDMA and they found out EDM was a great for it since your heart rate goes up when you're rolling and the bpm in EDM get in sync. If you ask me what type of EDM you should listen to, I would tell you Trance; it is great match for it, since you'll experience melodic, euphoric, emotional, & uplifting sounds that no other electronic music can compete with.
Listen to some quality Trance (not _hard_ Trance) while on MDMA, close your eyes, and you'll be in for a _wild_ ride. :-)
@@fuzinonzlot I recommend a proper techno rave 👌
How can I get this? I’m suffering. I’m not suicidal, but perpetually suffering.
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That is a really powerful message
For anybody diagnosed with ptsd or C-ptsd and is thinking to try this yourself. Don’t. It’s something that you mustn’t do alone. I’m traumatised by trying this myself
as someone who lived a life plagued by the after-mark of PTSD, MDMA for therapeutic treatment is helpful beyond words. Once we remove stigma, look at the reasoning and science behind these tools, a lot can be done to help so many others.
Amazing video!!
I’m happy that this is being understood the only person I’ve known with ptsd was my 8th grade social studies teach but I believe it was mild but despite that I wish the best for everyone suffering through this nightmare of a mental disorder my prays are with you 🙏
Powerful piece.
If you are interested in the topic, check out Rick Doblin on the Joe Rogan Podcast (JRE #782). He goes in depth on the current studies and legalities of psychedelics as a treatment.
Games from Mars cheers this is very helpful, i have a mate who suffers from ptsd and i want to help her out, currently in australia theres no way to get treatment for people suffering from ptsd
@@jiggie2429 there's still drugs in Australia. Black market, mdma and meth see almsot the same chemical and react very similar in the brain. There are slight differences xtc is more detached from fear you don't have inhibitions about people. But it's still a methamphetamine. But people forget ww2 era doctor gave prescription methamphetamine same stuff on the street for depression. It's still prescribed today as desoxyn for add and weight loss. Amphetamines like Adderall and vysnse simisr but not as strong. Ectssy makes me feel more warm all over then meth. But honestly it's hard to be in s bad mood on any kind of speed. Sex gives you 200 percent dopamine in the brain. Cocaine 400 percent methamphetamines 40,000 times spikr. This is why xtc meth amphetamines make you feel amazing and get up and clean things paying attention to ever last detail. There's also a difference between drug use and wbuse. Most of what you see on tv is bull like most extreme cases. Most people use meth a few times a day in small doses. $100 150 a week. Meth mouth is from poor hygiene and long periods of dry moith. Saliva protectd you'd teeth and obviously brushing. I've only ever seen a couple users ever have fucked up teeth. Most users who keep hygiene and drinking fluids there teeth are not any different then anyone else's. You'd never be. Shle to tell. Smoking or snorting it can be hid for a long time. The vspor is pretty much odorless. When I use to use I could smoke while I ran water for a shower and it was never smelt by my wife or anyone. It has a slight smell if your bowl is dirty but nothing that would make you think anything. My wife had no idea I used my pupils rarely got huge or pinpoint. A co worker could tell. But my bosses couldn't my parents couldn't my wife couldn't. No one know I used for years except the people in our circle that did it at work. You still eat and sleep. makes you horny as all get out. There are many users for speeds out there. Me and my wife use to take xtc occasionally and it always helped us. It was always good for us. A big difference is with xtc. You more self reflect on yourself and the experience last for s long time afterwards. It can help you find what you need to do. Its s risk buying on black. Market but I guarantee Australias party scene is full of xtc and speed. If sterokds make it through customs for Australia domestic delivery then other drugs do as well. People don't realzise most drugs are run through the post offices. millions of pieces s day customs can't open even 1% of them
Thanks for the tip. Tim Ferris also had an interesting conversation with Doblin.
I have PTSD very bad, I hide it the best I.can but it’s a struggle! I feel for the soldiers coming home to the sorry state of affairs we have going on nowadays
@Ruff Daniel I’ve never did any drugs
So, PTSD isn't correlated to the intensity of armed conflicts. Compare Iraq and Afghanistan to WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam. For the most part, Afghanistan and Iraq were rather one-sided conflicts, with very few American casualties. Yet still, with absolute advantage in firepower, training, intelligence, air superiority and unrivaled logistical support, soldiers get PTSD just the same, even when they are the ones shooting others up.
I got it just from being around the Military. My Dad was 7th Special Forces, we were stationed on Oahu in 1960, Nuclear Tests, Air Raid Sirens, GUNS galore. Did a number on me.
As someone who has C-PTSD i’d love to try this. I’d love to be able to talk to people to talk about my feelings without getting sick sounds lovely. I always nearly puke whenever I go into treatment
This is for you then give it a chance you won’t regret it just make sure you’re in safe environment with people you really love and trust
Please don’t do this. Iv tried this two weeks ago. The shock of the traumas Iv tried so hard all my life to hide is unbearable! I too was diagnosed with C-PTSD. I think you really need constant therapy afterwards to help overcome things u find our
Thank you
Nicely done, remind me how many times The Economist, without question my favorite magazine, has supported all these military actions that are the cause of PTSD?
You do have a long record of being anti Drug War, however, for which I am grateful.
When will you be brave enough to begin pointing out legalizing all opioids including heroin is the only possible solution to the overdose epidemic? After 100,000 more deaths? 200,000? Maybe a million?
Because you know it is, and I know you know it is.
Please The Economist, put english subtitle (CC) in your videos, please.
The video has subtitles, you have to click on CC in the bottom right corner of the video
youtube provides is for all videos.. Hit CC on the the video box.. sometimes the words are not always correct if the person has a strong accent but it gets the job done.
Be very careful with the drugs, if you are seriously considering this, please do it with lots of professional support and with emergency medical access if something goes wrong.
For some, these types of therapies for PTSD and even drug/alcohol addiction may assist you with positive results, and the best of luck to you, but it is not for everyone and you must still be vigilant about your health ongoing.
But for a few, these therapies can cause disastrous consequences. If you are sensitive to drugs in general, are taking any drugs for any reason, or can not tolerate drugs consider EMDR therapy, it is non-invasive but takes a lot of time and work.
For someone like me with mental health issues psychedelic hard drugs have had disastrous cognitive effects, I was never been able to tolerate them as a youth in the 70s, 80s.
Definitely not for everyone. Personally got Derealization and visual snow from them . I guess it's called hppd. Now saying that I misused the medicine. HPPD can happen even if things go well though.
Some people diagnosed with PTSD actually have Complex PTSD -- far, far more... well... complex to treat.
@droleniacoc Emotional flashbacks (when you experience overwhelming emotions without visual component) are a major sign of CPTSD.
@Bobby Johnson Yeah. Public school gives people like me CPTSD. Anger is one of the symptoms. Having traitor in the white house that is trying to purge people like me from the military (like Hitler in 1933) does not make feel warm and fuzzy either.
@Bobby Johnson My wife is also trans and served 4 years as Radar Tech in Marine Corps. Semper Fi! What branch did you serve?
If you're interested also check out maps.org! It's the website of the psychedelic research association in the US. Some countries also have national research institutes that are often connected to maps.
It’s the betrayal they feel inside but they’ve been so much conditioned they can’t absolutely realise it but deep in them they feel it. That’s what PTSD is, they’ve been used like pawns.
Are you talking from experience?
Mdma and DMT saved my life not from military PTSD but I'm a ginger I grew up with no real friends being harassed beaten and molested as a child my emotions turned me into a drug addict to dull the pain I'm now clean and off methadone and living one day at a time my only close friends now that I'm an adult have mostly all died and at 32 I was sick of it I tried mdma it helped with loving myself because I couldn't even stand to be alone with myself although the real healing started with the DMT it got me to have the mental fortitude to sty strong and no everything's ok I just applied for the kentucky ayauasca show 2 weeks ago hoping I get to go
If this therapy can say one war veterans life, its worth pursuing!! I take DeX amphetamine for chronic depression and anxiety! It has saved my life!!!! My doctor has to say I have ADHD, just to get my Dex? Why aren't they using these drugs for people like me and soldiers? I don't understand why!
Matthew Keim Hmm never heard of this. Thanks for the tip!
I actually have ADHD, which is why I was prescribed dex, but it has helped tremendously with my depression and anxiety.
Wow that's a such interesting documentary ! For next time, I would an other more long 🤓
Not a vetran but i suffer from ptsd and dabbled in drugs at a redicoulously young age, doing mdma made my PTSD, panic disorder worse and so much more.
Trevor Strain because you’re an idiot and probably didn’t do my research to prep yourself or after care. Dumb, dumb, dumb
@@scottmalleus4847 ive never read such an idiotic comment.
@@DagexonDark couldnt have said it better.
Trevor Strain the impurities used to mix the ecstasy is commonly amphetamines which will exacerbate anxiety, can cause drug induced psychosis and a host of other mental health concerns which if you are going to use, consult a substance use counselor (online or phone) on harm reduction strategies. There are websites like pill reports.net where users post feedback so if you use, your more educated on what’s out there to minimize potential harm. Hope that was helpful.
@@funksock thanks! That was super helpful!!! I had no idea i could do that!
where's the full video?
I wonder if this would work I've had ptsd since 2017 or maybe before . I'm going to watch this but later on
It definitely make a huge difference as someone with many mental issues just one time it’ll give you much different perspective, you go back to the same person as you were before falling into the programming game, just one must respect the substance it’s not for daily, weekly use, once in a few months will work
Its so. frustrating that this is the LAST RESORT treatment.. If this is so effective then why do we make people suffer through every other alternative first.. Theres probably so many people who killed themselves or harmed someone else or their families suffered from a horrible home environment because we make people wait until this is their last hope... Not using this therapy more frequently and more often goes against the entire foundation of Evidenced Based Practice that the mental health and health care industry have been built upon. If there was a choice between a treatment that only occurs 3 times and virtually cures someone VS. a lifetime of drugs that just dull their pain and emotions what would you choose for your family if they had PTSD?!?!?!?
PTSD is terrible and causes as much harm as being there.
Fighting unneccessary wars is great for the military industrial complex. Life long addiction costs massive amounts - great for the economy.
This way of existing as a nation is not sustainable for the people of the Nation. But it is great for those who own shares in the military industrial complex, and the pharmacutecial industry.
I went to prison trying get this stuff through the dark web. I need it bad but people don't understand or care.
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After my brother came home after 8 years in USMC he found himself in Mexico and he met the toad and his life changed drastically overnight. He still has little bouts of PTSD symptoms, for the most part, he's able to function as though he never had PTSD.
The toad you mean dmt?
@@OfficialSafraChannel 5-MeO-DMT
Se have to find s better solution. We owe it to our veterans.
The best cure of PTSD is stop fighting stupid wars.
Wassup with all these dumb ass logics first of we aint got control of the wars our government's throw us in or the fact that we get played and lied to to make us go fught wars look what the Bush administration did to get us t I fight that 911 Iraq/Afghan war.
Well that’s not all true , my husband has it from seeing his brother be hit and killed by a car in front of him . PTSD comes from a lot of things .
Although wars are terrible all around the world. They are almost a necessary evil. There have been plenty of inventions that came from war. But war isn’t the only thing that causes PTSD. Any traumatic event in anyone’s life can cause PTSD.
I have PTSD from multiple car accidents, this time 4 cops beat me with a baton. It's easy to say let's just sing koombiyah but until you actually went through some trauma your completely operating out of a realm of sheer ignorance
If nobody shows up at the battle ground, there would be no war
I found-- due process again!
PTSD = Shell Shock
Like Carlin said on soft language :D
Is it safe to try alone ? This guys have help and a bed
Less harmful than, tabaco and alcohol, interesting.
MDMA is dangerous if it's abused, much like prescription opioids. These drugs are useful in medical settings but always have a chance of harm. If used correctly they can help greatly.
The thing is most people take mdma with breaks of AT LEAST 2-3 months. Of course there's the 5~10% that abuse it, but most take it every 2-3months which is exactly the guideline to get away from the neurotoxicity(which happens only above recommended doses so youre asking for it) and get the most benefit with the least side effects as possible. The thing is even taking into account the number of people that will get addicted, you have to understand current treatments like benzos and the other self-medicatiing like smoking and alcohol is not only much more damaging but lethal if stopped. Benzo withdrawal is lethal seizure, so is alcohol as they both work on GABA. Most ptsd sufferers are prescribed benzos everyday and are dependend, do you think they don't also drink alcohol on top of that to numb the fear response and severe constant anxiety? Alcohol alone is more lethal, but add smoking and benzos which is a common combination.. and MDMA even when taking the addiction into account, is statistically safer than the current LEGAL treatments, and the benefit is just so high, (i mean you're literally saving people from suicide and have a good life again) that the 10% of people that will get addicted, is too little of a cost to not be worth it. It still outweighs the bad.
Even if you take mdma everyday, after a week you will not only feel nothing anymore from it, but the comedown will be so brutal you will never take it again, which is kinda cool as an addiction-prevention and doing so you're asking for it. The cooler thing is that people abstain for the 3 months to get the MOST good time out of the experience. Taking every day is stupid and not worth it at al
@@tobyo105 It tends not to be as physically addictive as alcohol or tobacco since it dumps the dopamine in your brain into your system. If you take it again immediately afterward it will have a diminishing effect since you need time to replenish the dopamine.
@@brians2808 I think you mean serotonin.
What study is that, that shows that 60% of the participants weren't diagnosed with PTSD after undergoing through the treatment?
Would mdma help with ptsd from a bad LSD trip?
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less harmful than alchool and tobacco IF dosed properly...otherwise it is neurotoxic
Don't you get a severe depressive crash after using MDMA?
It's possible, but not typical. More common amongst people who are partying and overdo it.
PTSD hides in a lot of areas of life -- bad car wrecks, vicious dog attacks. It's no joke.
MDMA INCREASES EMPATHY!
Can meditation have the same effect? Wish an experienced meditator like @GaryWebber could answer.
Yes but to each their own, this drug is way faster and effective, just in a few hours your story might completely change while meditation takes more time and effort to silence the mind
Mdma is a Godsend. Has the shelf life of forever and it's legit as can be. Yu can tell PTSD to go blank itself after using it just a few times.
Effective Treatment isn't the same as "Cure"
MAPS had a 74% success PTSD cure rate
Given the fact that 60% of cases were cured, it's the best treatment available right now. In Matthew Walker's book - Why We Sleep, he says that they have found some other treatments too.
Are you debating the effectiveness or are you a sufferer that wants a guarantee?
Its been shown that long term use of MDMA in recreational users can cause anxiety and depression so how do we know that after a long time these PTSD suffers wont feel that effect ?
Considering rec users normally use higher doses over long periods of time, there's big differences your "study" has missed out, compared to medical doses
Recrearional users often take monthly or more than once a month and in big doses + alcohol.
This is different from taking every three months and pairing it with therapy or introspection. Moderate dose, and intent to grow.
Doing every 3 months has helped me in many areas.
MAPS-style MDMA therapy is neither "long term use" nor recreational. Typical protocol is one or two treatments with a full regimen of pre-session preparation and post-session integration. Done.
Heavy users (weekly) deplete serotonin while also down regulating sensitivity to serotonin. A double whammy. Creating depression and anxiety. Occasional use has no chance of such complications.
Use to love me a bit of mandy lol!
They even had a debate on it on Channel 4, saying things like horse riding is more dangerous bla bla bla! I think the problem lies in the fact that if u buy a pill u never know what's in it!
HorsePin where is one to procure this magical godly formula?
@Anonymous Alcoholic Tbh I don´t want to do any of it anymore! Way past the drug phase in my life!
@Anonymous Alcoholic well luckily I stopped when I was young so I think my body and mind more than anything recovered!
MD doesn't create visions. I don't understand why he saw patterns...
It can do. I took every weekend for 24 years and often had trippy effects.
If you took it every weekend for 24 years your brain would be fucked. Most md users know about the 3 months rule.
It does if you take a lot
I've had patterns too!
Hot Beef I've tripped before
Harvard as of 2020 is bringing attention to the use of microdose amounts of controlled MDMA, ketamine alongside other psychoactive medicinals including psilocybin for psychopathy. Remove the stigma and look at how the chemicals react in a brain scan. Would only be done solely in the setting of a controlled laboratory and clinically certified psychologists.
Blame the good old US government
Lets lobby for legalization.
Legalize and regualte all drugs
Drugs can aid in treatment of trauma but they are not sufficient in of themselves. There is no silver bullet drug that can magically cure these conditions
THATS THE whole point if you paid attention. Low dose psychedelics ARE the magic bullet that are removing, deleting and curing ALL TYPES of trauma and PTSD. One trip of ayahuasca or DMT or ibogaine has since cured MANY a people of mental health issues. That’s exactly why it’s beingtouted as a magic bullet. Perhaps you need some Adderall to focus on a paragraph so you can comprehend the meaning of this video?
Isn't LSD more effective for this?
I did a lot of research on this for a college class and while lsd did have psychological benefits it was mdma that seemed better for ptsd.
That said, it seems magic mushrooms are fantastic for alleviating death anxiety and death depression in terminally ill patients, which was genuinely amazing for me to learn. If I remember right they're in phase 3 of trials for that, as well as ketamine for depression.
@@davidm1818 thank you for your reply!
@@xXstronglionXx Theres a chance of bad trip and intensifying the panic attacks and traumatic experiences. I mean dont you constantly hear SET AND SETTING and to have calm mind?? SUICIDAL WAR VETERAN WITH PTSD is literally the worst person to give lsd to, the chance of good trip is so low.. the reason MDMA is better because the feeling of euphoria and empathy and "everything is gonna be fine, im a good person" is a guaranteed, you dont have to fear a bad trip and worsening your ptsd, you are guaranteed to have relief from the panic attacks and insomnia and suicidal depression. That's why, you are guaranteed to feel better, and not only during the high, it has aftereffects for quite a while where you just feel so positive about life.. and you are not high anymore, but you still feel positive and optimistic, and not afraid of the unknown. Its like your fear response in amygdala was rebooted and started up again without any bugs
ya I know all about it. The drugs that are given doesn’t work and killed all emotional feeling. So I stopped and switched to something that does work.
Cannibis Going strong and still working
And depression
MDMA doesn’t seem like it would help. But that’s just me
Oh it does help. I dont have PTSD but i do have inner issues and anxiety, especially sociao anxiety.
Been taking mdma every three months. Alreadt had 4 mdma sessions. I didnt do it with a therapist but with close friends.
The way i do it is that in every roll I go through multiple converdations and a lot of hugging with my friends, talking about our issues, find solutions etc. But most importantly make each other feel valuable and loved.
I also always find some alone time to reflect on my life.
In general epiphanies and insights emerge during the roll but also the general calm that comes during thr week allows me to change patterns before things return to normal.
After years of nightmares, time has healed me with God's help.
This is a bs study lol, but legally accurate
I want retaliation NOW
It only works for about a forthnight after taking MDMA
You only need one along with therapy to let all out and make inner changes.
12 therapies during 3 months, 9 therapies sober and 3 with mdma(first therapy each month) can work wonders on PTSD.
In my case i dont have ptsd and i havent done mdma with a therapist but i do take mdma every 3 months and this is a great complement to my twice a month therapies.
Last mdma session was with my best friend. It healed me in ways and allowed for a fresh start. It has been almost two months and many of my anxieties are gone or reduced
Not so. Something like 70% of patients are asymptomatic six months later. I suggest reading the study reports.
Marijuana also helps with ptsd
So that's party drug therapy ..
MDMA is not a party drug at all. People use it like party drug but they are wasting its potential. You feel great on it while you're in a club but as the time goes, it becomes less and less intensive and eventually boring/unpleasant experience. This drug is amazing for discovering new things every time you take it but using it only in club setting is just stupid.
Just like your grandma is given heroin(diacetylmorphine) or just morphine for her hip replacement, but she didn't become a junkie? Of course some people inject it only to nod out and enjoy the euphoria and get their life fucked, but should we take away heroin from your grandma because some stupid minority are going to inject it for fun?
Short term cure? Surely taking pure ecstasy is not a long term cure lol
it is. You dont understand the after effects and how therapy prolongs those. You are only thinking about the few hours of the PEAK of the HIGH, and while that feels good, that's not the point, its the exact point where you are able to just.. let go of the constant "on guard" mode and fear, and then as drug fades away, you feel positive outlook on life for quite a moment. For me it lasts 3~6 months, during them I feel no depression and feel completely normal, finally. You havent taken it thats why you dont understand the power of the after effects that last way longer than the high.
Micrososing psychedelics RESET a the brain which seems to heal trauma permanently. This is therapy and not the same as going to an all night party and x I got your brains out while chugging a gallon of tequila. Different substances used in different environments have different affects on users. Amazing huh?!
I'd be weary of touting something as a miracle cure till I see many independant studies substantiate the claim under good scientific conditions.
The reason its called mriacle cure because there was NO effective treatment, just some shitty bandaids where the patient still kills himself eventually. Its a miracle cure for SOME and it isnt for OTHERS, so they cant say its absolute miracle cure for everyone, but the reason tis sometimes called that because it has 70~80% of remission, thats extreme compared to current treatments, where only 20% of people get SOME remission, and the 80%? they get NO relief, hence suicide or drugs. Its just uncomparable to current day treatments and no one thought there would be such a success rate its a "what the fuck??" moment for the researchers
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I'm weary of it until it's peer reviewed, and independently tested by other researchers. That's how medicine works, do you know what thalidomide is? It's a drug that got approved in the UK with little testing, and ended up causing major, and often fatal birth defects in babies.
The scientists held up how good it was at being a mild mood enhancer and sedative, and choose to not even test for negative effects. The next problem was that perceptions change hands, it's a fact. If you perscribe to one person you have nooo idea where that perception will end up, sold on the street, stolen, or given to friends and family.
I'll trust this cure if it meets its burden of proof for safety and efficacy, and even then I'd be equally as careful about it as with drugs like opiate painkillers
This has been tested for a while
This video is the evidence of the many studies that have been done for years. It’s not like two people said it heals and then one video was made.
There are into their third double blind FDA approved trials. This isn’t a bunch of amateurs.
Wait wait wait. THERE GIVING THEM FUCKING METH?
Meth? MDMA is methylen-dioxy-methamphetamine. It's a different substance.
And schizophrenia
I’m 10 years old I didn’t see the video yet sorry I have PTSD and so does all of my family, it’s from abuse from my mother (I’m safe now don’t worry) but MDMA can kill you and I would rather live with my PTSD then take that horrible drug.
You ve been so brain washed, jesus. The ptsd is more likely to kill you than MDMA, that's a statistical fact. The chance of suicide for you is just too high so you dont have the luxury of cherry picking "i want this, i dont want to do that, oh thats stupid ew". You take any rope someone throws you, or you doom yourself to losing out on life..literally. Of course you are too young, but im speaking about general ptsd sufferers since some of them have the same misconception as you
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What about the seriouss long term brain damage which destroys the mind and the emotions of the user? Isnt this a bit drug propaganda, which engourages people to use it at home? But I am actually for using it in therapy, in pure, limited and controlled form, if its neccessary.
I've been doing MDMA in reasonable doses and frequency since 2016, I'm a mechanical engineering student and I've read a lot of articles about MDMA neurotoxicity. If you do it responsibly, you're going to lose magic eventually (MDMA doesn't feel that great anymore) and after this happens, there's no reason to continue your use of this substance. It's a relatively safe substance for intelligent people who like to have amazing time 1-2 times a year.
In therapeutic setting people take MDMA only few times in controlled enviroment and there is no evidence of neurotoxicity in those people who used MDMA in this trial.
Navier-Stokes Equation Drug that feels amazing at first, but then requires higher doses and is only recommended to take 1-2 a year, doesent sound safe to me. I tried it too when younger and saw braindamage with lot of frequent users, who could not resist using it, especially when intoxicated by alcohol. I agree, that it is a potent drug with strong effects, but very dangereous too. Besides its usually mixed with poison and yiucant tell the dose exactly when used in party settings.
That's why I said it's a safe for intelligent people. This substance will always atract people with no self control and these people will doing line after line and have some level of brain damage because they are not responsible with their use. Simply put, majority of drugs are safe for responsible people and some of them (psychedelics) have potential to make user's life better. People who don't have knowledge and self control need therapeutist or experienced and trustworthy tripsitter to experience these benefits of drug use.
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@@BrianBeisel703 + EGCG, right? Otherwise you're just wasting 5-HTP.
The AYAHUASCA remove PTSD forever, and in just one take
Where to get some.. I have ptsd bad
Ayahuasca gives you PTSD if the take gone wrong.
@@TheTravisDrums no it doesn't
Not true
@@Knight766 yes, it does.
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Or you could use something natural like cannabis. My mom suffers from PTSD, and marijuana changed her life. But yea, let’s give people MDMA.
marijuana makes my panic attacks worse. now of course you will come back with "its not real weed bruh, you are smoking some bs" and persuade that its the strain thats the fault. Dude, i just dont like it and how i feel on it. I still think it should be legal because that doesnt mean others shouldnt enjoy its medicinal AND recreational effects, but its effects are the least what I needed. The effect of empathy and ability to just .. let go of fear is why mdma helped me. I couldnt do that on cannabis, it actually made it worse, especially social anxiety. I couldntbeon the bus because i felt like im watched. ON mdma i felt at peace for just a moment and thats exactly what i needed. Its like drowning and then getting a new deep fresh of air so you can dive in again and take on the challenge.