Serotonin?
Question:
How long does it take for serotonin to replenish itself after having been completely drained?...And are there any good ways to hurry this process along? I know that a balanced diet with exercise is best...But, is there anything else?
Does anyone know of any studies that have been done regarding long time usage of MDMA?
And, can you ever predict what sort of other substances (speed, acid, caffeine, etc) might be in a pill? In other words, is it ever possible to get a certain kind, or is it all chance?
Answers:
MDMA is a controlled substance, and class A drug in the UK. It is the active ingredient in Ecstasy.
I know a little about the substance because it is used quite a lot on the club circuit, or at least was 2/3 years ago when I used to go out.
Each person will have a different response to the release of serotonin in the brain, but I personally think that the constant use of a drug of this kind can actually cause clinical depression, where the body cannot normally function due to abuse.
'Speed' is also a controlled drug. If you were a recreational user of MDMA, I'd say the only way that the body could replenish, is a rest from using the drug naturally, without any other substance. The body's best chance of replenishing it's used up serotonin wouldn't be the use of another controlled drug, but a natural rest from using the substance in the first place.
There is the 'coming down' where the next day, the person experiences (or can experience, it's different for each person) a depression-like state.
I think that there are certain anti-depressants that a doctor would administer, that might be able to help, but you'd have to have those prescribed, and I wouldn't know where to start on this forum to begin to explain.
A doctor in the UK wouldn't give any of these sort of drugs to a person that was abusing drugs in the first place. A friend of mine was a cocaine addict who informed his doctor of his addiction. He was going to Narcotics Anonymous and that meant that he had to be completely honest so as to not get any sort of drugs that might hinder his recovery from a doctor.
Also, you can never know what is in a pill. There might even be heroin inside there. You have no idea what you are putting in your body.
There is an old saying I know. "I'd rather eat my own s**t. It's cleaner"
I can't say that I have known many people that have died from abusing recreational drugs, apart from a few overdoses that were intentional, but they really ruin your life if they take a hold of you, and I've seen some really lovely people turn into monsters from using these drugs.
MDMA is bathtub drug and you never know what you are getting unless you are the chemist making it---quit befoer you do irrepable damage--lose serotonin levels permanently--try some melatonin for sleep help
It takes about 2 weeks for it to be completely replenished. To hurry the process you should take all the vitamin B's. If you google MDMA you will find studies. There is no way to tell what it is cut with unless you do an analysis of what you got. So Yes it is all chance. Hope this helps.
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