MDMA - the chemical name for Ecstacy was invented in the early 1900's by a pharmaceutical company called E.MERCK and was originally intended as a dietary supplement for people with weight problems until the drugs more "exciting" effects became apparent. Californian Professor Alexander Shulgin is generally regarded as the 'godfather' of Ecstacy following his experiments with the drug (on himself, his wife and their friends) and through the popularity of his acclaimed book 'Phenethylamines I have known and loved'.
Chemically induced happiness within and empathy and friendliness to other people. Those are some of the major positive effects that Ecstacy can have on a persons mind. For many people taking E helps to open up their mind to ideas and thoughts that they had never experienced before. To illustrate this - the drug has been used in the past (and more recently in the USA until it was banned) by psychiatrists performing controlled experiments on patients suffering from serious clinical depression. The results were impressive. Strange that!
If you want to experience a "high" on any drug then you must accept and mentally prepare yourself for the inevitable "low" or "come down" as its known in drug user terms. This"comedown" is the price you pay for having such a nice time earlier!
If you suffer from any sort of depression and/or you're having a particularily "low" time because of, for example, money or family/partner problems - TAKING ECSTACY IS NOT THE ANSWER! Consider Ecstacy as a way of ENHANCING your mood not as a way of helping to hide negative feelings. It won't!
E is (in)famous for helping users to speak to others about deeply personal or emotional issues - things they would normally find difficult to talk about - even to close friends or relatives. This "lack of inhibition" can cause problems in some cases because you realise afterwards that you have told people things you wouldn't always want them to know in normal circumstances. Some people can deal with this. Others will run away!
There are a number of PHYSICAL side-effects which it is VERY important you are aware of. None of them are, in themselves dangerous but a combination of factors can lead to illness and even death (in a small number of cases - the media hypes Ecstacy death stories to the hilt). If you take Ecstacy you can expect to SWEAT more. Your HEART-RATE will increase (Ecstacy is a STIMULANT) and your body temperature WILL RISE. A common solution to avoid the heating effects is to DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. DO NOT take this too literally - drinking TOO MUCH water can kill you too!
1: SIP WATER AT REGULAR INTERVALS (carry a bottle of mineral water with you at all times. AVOID ALCOHOL)
2: DON'T DANCE ALL NIGHT (In a club make sure you take occasional breaks to give your hot bod a chance to calm down)
3: ALWAYS TAKE ECSTACY WITH FRIENDS (they can look out for you and vice versa)
If you are suffering from colds, flu etc don't bother taking ECSTACY. The nice effects would be minimal if at all and your illness will be extended as your poor immune system is being flooded with confusing requests from all over your body! If you suffer from heart or respiratory problems then there is a higher chance of you suffering some ill effect from taking Ecstacy.
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