Is MDMA the Solution to PTSD?

[@OmicronVega]

HUGE props to actually explaining what goes into drug testing @2:37! This needs to be repeated in every video for new medications. So many people don't understand how much actually goes into certifying a drug for public use!

[@genghis_connie]

Most studies are listed online. It’s not for everyone’s brain to read that type of thing, but it’s there. Clinical drug trials use similar models, but some are shockingly small.

[@ridethecurve55]

I'd love to be able to 'open the window' back up so I can learn a few languages I've always wanted to learn. I wonder if there'd be application to that in this framework?

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Yeah like everyone saying it's old news, though they did kinda bury the lead. Passing phase three is HUGE! I feel like the wait is almost over!

[@sirfizz6518]

If you're implying that approval guarantees safety/efficacy, that's simply not true. Oxcycodone and suboxone were approved and widely prescribed for years and wrought massive havoc. Sure these institutions and methods may be the best we have currently, and sure approved drugs are often one's best option, but the ramifications of a well-established pharmaceutical-industrial complex are absolutely patent. Skepticism is not misplaced.

[@sheep4521]

@@sirfizz6518 or the onslaught of SSRI’s that were called miracle drugs in the media. When they are no more effective than a placebo.

[@patriaciasmith3499]

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, I would like to give them a try but haven't found any legit grower to get it.

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

@Micheal Harris Is he on instagram?

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

@Micheal Harris Does dr.sporess ship?

[@AnjeloValeriano]

Shrooms was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.

[@Darkflowerchyld718]

MDMA is the only thing that's ever made my autistic self feel "normal". I can socialize and interact and actually WANT to join in with others. I also suffer deeply from both social and physical anhedonia, or a lack of experiencing "pleasure". You know that feeling you get when you hug your dog or see your favorite band or even just getting to hang out with your friends? I don't have that. Mostly all I feel is numb sometimes mixed in with sadness and anger but no joy, no happiness, no pleasure. On MDMA just looking up at the stars was enough to give a joyful, happy response.... But my party days are long behind me and street drugs are longer remotely considered safe so i exist in a state of quiet lonely numbness till science can catch up to what we actually need to help our differently formed brains. Here's to MDMA research and the promises it holds for people with life debilitating problems. May it's clinical trials always end well and may the FDA eventually approve it for use in patients with PTSD so we can start getting it out to help people. MDMA 2028 😂

[@chaoticatmos1461]

❤

[@liawatson5789]

It'll be legal in Australia in july

[@chinookvalley]

@@liawatson5789 It's already legal in the US, if you have enough money.

[@alyssaoconnor]

Someone I know who is on the spectrum and also has PTSD also found MDMA to dramatically help his symptoms and lower his anxiety (including social anxiety). Research on the small scale has been done (and it backs you and him up) it found it does help people on the spectrum which could be due to the fact that they have less oxytocin and are more likely to develop PTSD.

[@LemurG]

I'm autistic and once drugs get safer I'll have to try it out and see if it helps me

[@TheQuickSilver101]

This isn't exactly new news. The studies and modern take are certainly new but MDMA was originally used in couples therapy decades ago to very positive effect. Then people started doing what they do when a drug has an enjoyable effect and it was banned. I'm happy to see that the thinking on this might be coming back around

[@7-ten]

But it is good that they are talking about it! Bring awareness!

[@TheQuickSilver101]

@@7-ten Absolutely. It's nice to see folks taking a more reasoned look at the effects of MDMA and how they can actually be beneficial

[@7-ten]

@@TheQuickSilver101 for sure! There has been a huge movement in the psilocybin World also! Also awesome!

[@GuntherRommel]

@@7-ten I was just thinking that. Huge movement towards its' acceptance in Canada, at the very least. There's a psilocybin treatment centre in my tiny city.

[@echoawoo7195]

It was used for terminal patients and their spouses

[@MagiciteHeart]

I'll just say this... I have extremely severe PTSD, and I have had more significant breakthroughs zonked out of my mind at raves and having intense emotional conversations with other verybhigh strangers than I ever have in decades of professional therapy. It's not science, but it's saved my life, so there must be something to it.

[@scarsdale7186]

Self-medicating does work, if you use the right stuff and don't keep upping the dosage. It stops being self-medicating and becomes addiction which will make the problem MUCH worse. I knew someone from Vietnam war that was real bad, the flash backs and the sudden outbursts of terror. He tried to do that with LSD, he got so bad they called swat and took him away in a straitjacket... never saw him again. He was wearing full combat dress, K-bar on his M-16, you name it. I'm still shocked they didn't kill him. 12 squad cars and full riot gear etc...

[@Charles.Foster.Offdensen]

When i hear this, it's irritating. i also have severe PTSD, & being "zonked" out of your mind & having a "break through is absolutely NOT anything close to the same as getting something like mdma treatment for ptsd.... Trust me. I understand where you are coming from. But it's not. There is a method to it ( they usually have people there to help you walk through your trauma. 2 at least. And in a safe space. It's focused on you, and it can be very incredible - it's saved lives. Honestly - i am so grateful that this is around for what it's done for veterans)

[@scarsdale7186]

@Space Octopus I wasn't military, I was 4-f'ed out when I tried to join in 79. My issue came from living in the Gary, Indiana area and being white. I can't say more than my gf was black and certain people didn't like it. I survived, she didn't.

[@integratedalchemist]

Me too, I found myself being drawn to MDMA during a time of severe PTSD, it was good for a while had some major breakthroughs and especially when combining it with acid, but after a while the party scene got old, and the amount of times it was cut with something else kind of ruined it for me. But I'd be open to it again like out in nature like I used to do with mushrooms.

[@joshdeveaux6936]

“It’s not science” that’s arguably not true at all lol

[@CarterTheGinger]

The use of MDMA in a recreational setting relies on purity, environmental factors such as temperature, dosage, etc. Neurotoxicity is possible when the experience is not well maintained with supplements, safe water consumption, rest, & more. Harm reduction stances are important, even when substances aren't legal outside of a medical setting.

[@robotsongs]

I thought use of MDMA in a recreational setting relied on PLURity. /GeriatricRaverDadJoke

[@theskilllessgamer5795]

@@robotsongs No, less is more, when it comes to drugs. Unless you are a shaman and want to talk to your ancestors.

[@cochella4118]

Long story short (no it's not this drug is just used for big pharma to allure and convince new patients to try 4th generation drugs that are not approved yet) but with this type of payed videos they put this new ideas into probably new patients Yes basically they're experimenting on people just like 3rd generation psychiatrist drugs ( just search 4th generation drugs)

[@MnemonicHeadTrip]

Missed the mark, harm reduction is MOST important when it isn’t legal outside of a medical setting

[@DavidCruickshank]

Imagine how much better off we would be if we had studyed drugs instead of demonizing them.

[@culwin]

They've been heavily studied. They have bad effects as well.

[@coffeebean7512]

Yes. i also think we need to further study THC and CBD. I think cannabis has been so demonized and its caused us to be hesitant on digging deeper to see if it can help treat anything.

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

​@culwin then let's find out what those bad effects are and refine them using agonists and refinement. The solution is more science, not less.

[@culwin]

@@StarHarvestOfficial Go ahead, nobody's stopping you. Except scientific reality. But go ahead.

[@DelEnd_Virtua]

@@culwin Literally entire branches of government are stopping him LOL

[@ananyaravikumar5069]

We always stan a placebo controlled, randomized, double blind study. Yay for good design and trustworthy outcomes 😎

[@sumdude132]

bro if I got placebo in this study I would curse god itself

[@internetfasting80085]

​@@sumdude132 placebo/nocebo either prove the mind exists metaneurologically, and/OR is a simple excuse for "we dont know the specific variable that caused the affect/effect noted in the exp. results". Think about it: You run a test on 2 groups of humans....but you CANNOT know the behavior of every aingle molecule which makes up their biological constitution, nor its interlocking matrices of subatomic quarkian phasing dynamics. Like yeah, if you ONLY examine the differential inouts FROM the experimentors subject dependent hypotheretical datasets, sure, IF that was the only vectoring filtration matrix, but life is not that simple, well it is, but it becomes complex with the overlapping vendiagram matrices of said 1/0 , on/off switches , or "celllular gates".😂

[@lkx5257]

​@@sumdude132 AGQAGAHHAAH literally one of the few Studies where id be damn Sure to realize if its a Placebo or not

[@inkryption3386]

​@Noxti! True, I do be cursing gods on the regular

[@MrTaylork1]

Only problem is, according to the study, almost every single participant that got real mdma could tell that it was not a placebo. And same for the placebo group. They could it wasn’t real mdma. Kind of defeats the purpose.

[@carissashley]

As a person with PTSD, this gives me hope 💓🥹

[@sockhal4595]

If you’re in the usa you can ask for l$d therapy to treat ptsd.

[@Sphendrana]

@@sockhal4595 yep, saw this recently too, it's wild to think we can do that now but yes, we sure can!

[@shravanbhat7389]

How did u get it

[@huntergreen1767]

Same! 🥲 PTSD and anxiety sufferer here

[@starrywizdom]

Whom would one ask for this? Asking for a friend with PTSD...

[@Themis33]

I've got severe complex PTSD and I've never been happier in my entire life than when I'm on MDMA or ecstasy. And the after glow on the following days is beautiful. I'm not talking about taking it with strangers or friends at a club or festival. That's a different kind of high because of the varying situations. I'm talking about taking it alone. At home. Safe. Secure. Your favourite music. With your dogs. Chilling. In that magical peaceful eternal sunshine of a spotless mind kinda vibe. It's incredible. Like no other feeling. If I could get hold of some and I knew it was safe and pure. I would probably take it in little doses a few times a week. Just so I can feel happy and forget everything that haunts me.

[@smash8865]

You should seek out the combined therapy when you can. Self medicating is better than recreational use but neither are wise.

[@aporifera]

Please seek professional help. Especially if your PTSD is related to military service. Please don't let your "never been happier" in your entire life become "will never be happier" for the rest of your life.

[@DonaldDucksRevenge]

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychadelic Studies would like to hear from OP

[@chaoticatmos1461]

​@@DonaldDucksRevenge lol you're not MAPS

[@DonaldDucksRevenge]

@@chaoticatmos1461 Not claimed. They want everyone affected by this disorder to be aware of their programs and contact them for help.

[@deereed1627]

Shrooms are the safest recreational drug to take, it should be made available every where.

[@chang3227]

Taking shrooms was 100% one of the most important experiences in my life. Everything has changed since my trip - I perceive - things differently.

[@uncle-nice6556]

After my trip on shrooms I felt so safe and supported. It was amazing

[@uncle-nice6556]

doc_hayles

[@uncle-nice6556]

He's on Telegrm

[@snuffdog2945]

He seems so reputable, can I get from him here in Toronto?

[@mariahpowell8882]

As a person with PTSD, I’m waiting on pins and needles for this to be available for everyone. Many of the medications have only made my symptoms worse, especially the anxiety and scary ideations. So many of us die every day while effective treatments are going through all the red tape- while I’m deeply grateful for thorough and careful research. The studies referenced in this video sound like the research I’ve heard about from MAPS, in treatment of veterans with PTSD. Gosh, I pray that those of us with PTSD without veteran status will soon get access to this treatment. I’ve done A LOT of therapy, EMDR, lifestyle changes, sobriety, medication, yoga, etc.. Trying to lessen the impact of my condition but 10 years into it I still feel so trapped. It would truly turn my life completely around to have my symptoms lessened so much as the participants in the study reported.

[@enigmalfidelity]

I cried near the end of this. Help is needed so very much.

[@st.haborym]

Fun fact, they've known this is an effective treatment for literally decades

[@intimatesky]

It's legal in Australia come July 1! It's coming to the US too sooner than most think!!

[@liawatson5789]

One of your replies said that it's legal in Australia after july 1st. What you should do is fly over to Australia and get treatment.

[@beautifulone5509]

Try stellate ganglion block. It helps a lot.

[@stuartblevins891]

Sci Show is really rolling out the hits lately.

[@FreqyBiker]

They'll be rolling something 🎉

[@nathanielmathews2617]

Scishow is my dealer

[@jasoncravens1124]

The bong hits, it seems.

[@anthonyp3113]

Punny.

[@benharris599]

I see what you did there buddy clever very clever

[@Heisenberg-35]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.

[@garypeters7261]

sure!! he is the best mycologist i would recommend for you😊

[@orientalshorthaircats]

@@garypeters7261 I can't seem to find him

[@Ryukachoo]

3:25 It's kind of wild that the words "PTSD" and "cure" can be in the same sentence, everyone thought the effects were sticky and would ever truly go away But here we are

[@jtjames79]

I've read a lot about it and from what I can understand from also having it, is that a hardware error, caused by software. It's very analogous to a stuck pixel on a monitor. You're not going to get an accurate view of the world. But if you can flip your monitor from black to white and back again over and over, sometimes unstick the pixel. You can learn to do this naturally with lots of meditation practice, sometimes. Psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, work like meditation in a pill. People with PTSD just want to not have it anymore, they don't want to have to become monks to do it. At least that's my very anecdotal experience.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@jtjames79 From what I can tell from what I've learned about PTSD is that your brain just glitches out from experiencing something it just can't process, Is that about right? I wonder if this could also be why it's actually relatively rare for people to develop PTSD, even if they've experienced a traumatic event or series of traumatic events (not to say they aren't still affected in some way).

[@beauryansmith]

The problem is the verbiage being used for no apparent reason. Advocates of these drugs need to stop using the word CURE. And they need to use MEDICINE. It is a MEDICINAL TREATMENT PERIOD. There is no reason why MDMA or KETAMINE should be used long term. It is a TREATMENT, not a new lifestyle.

[@oddlyme9659]

​@@peggedyourdad9560 You are in the field?

[@oddlyme9659]

​@@beauryansmith Who's making it a lifestyle, Beau. Are you also in the field?

[@irunamuk]

If it means I stop getting night terrors and “flashbacks” I’m in 🙁

[@AverageBrethren]

Where's the smile emoji? go into it with a good mindset for a good trip.

[@Blewlongmun]

Hey I know it's not great to encourage drug use but if you're in America (I'm uncertain of legality elsewhere) THC extracts like Delta variants are all legal and in vape stores for anyone over 21. Weed won't cure flashbacks but it will literally remove dreams, I'd hope you could atleast find a decent nights sleep. Best of luck!

[@naominekomimi]

@@AverageBrethren I can't speak for them, but I sure as hell am not smiling about my PTSD.

[@SeanCMonahan]

🫂 to all with PTSD

[@AverageBrethren]

@@naominekomimi it's about being prepared "all in" with a smile! Optimistic at a solution!

[@DomyTheMad420]

3:35 i can NOT overstate how INSANE this result is! PTSD treatments tend to take years if not decades and still have horrible success rates. I read the paper when it came out the numbers are INSANE!

[@dianapennepacker6854]

As someone who has experienced MDMA. Absolutely it could be used to improve mood if we actually studied it. It is an amazing chemical and I have personally don't a lot of them. I was always safe and read up as much as I could before hand with MDMA being the exception. Don't think there is a drug that can instantly brighten your mood 99% of the time and make you feel comfortable. It gives euphoria, stops anxiety, and makes you social. I'm not saying people should be doing doses where you just want to talk to everyone. But a little could go a long way to improve someone's life.

[@1MarkKeller]

Micro dosing time capsule

[@CollinRaves]

Same, I only do it 3-4 times per year and never redose, it's amazing for helping with anxiety and stress, the research on LSD is definitely promising!

[@MrCmon113]

That's not the point. Chocolate improves peoples mood as well. The point is that MDMA makes people more open, empathetic, better listeners and more willing to talk.

[@PaulTheadra]

helped with my C- PTSD and my military PTSD, i cant wait for it to become mainstream treatment, great video ❤

[@dion8962]

It really is amazing.. I havent had a crisis in 9 mths after taking a gram over a one week period

[@AlbertSerwambala]

where did you do the therapy

[@sdrawkcabUK]

Very telling that our society bans these and psychedelics but allows alcohol, nicotine and opioids

[@headienutburn]

Many of us try to tell you 90 percenters that the Elf is to blame for every problem in the world; Directly or indirectly traceable back to them. We get labelled as conspiracy kooks for identifying the problem.

[@justins3810]

They don't prescribe opiods anymore. They prefer everyone suffers because the doctors are afraid of lawsuits. Full drug legalization is the only answer

[@MrCmon113]

Opioids are banned. And no, it's not telling. Stuff gets banned when it's fun and there's a hysteria. There was alcohol prohibition in the past after a hysteria. Besides most people consider opioids way worse than stimulants, entactogens or psychedelics.

[@justins3810]

@@MrCmon113 well then why can't I get an adhd prescription? Full drug legalization is the only way to solve this.

[@gracequach6769]

@@justins3810 What about fentanyl and krokodil?

[@Alice_Walker]

Taking mdma with friends at house parties is something I initially did for out of curiosity/for enjoyment in my early 30s (I'm in my mid 40s now) but I quickly realised the incredible mental and emotional benefits. I recovered from a really serious eating disorder I'd been getting traditional medical & psych treatment for to no success for more than ten years because of the openness and empathy I experienced that carried over into my day to day life. I appreciate this video. I'm also really curious about how mdma might help autistic people who struggle to form connections, because that is me but the friends I made during that period of experimentation who I connected with in that "enhanced" environment are still extremely close to me which I find really interesting. Really glad the treatment potential is being explored!

[@sirfizz6518]

For anyone who actually knows anything about MDMA, it's easy to see how beneficial it can be for so many people. Once its efficacy is proven with PTSD for a few years, we'll see a massive swell in its acceptance, application and impact.

[@evelynn1173]

Hi your comment about autistic people wasnt the best! Even if you put us into that critical learning state not much would change because our brains are just like that. Autistic people dont struggle to make friends we just struggle to make friends with neurotypicals. Our brains just work differently and we connect to people who act like us. I bet if you put a neurodivergent person into a room of autistic people they would feel like the odd ones out.

[@shadowwolf7933]

@@Fraxleback1 We know, you've literally posted that on like every other comment.

[@Alice_Walker]

​@@evelynn1173 I'm very sorry if I came across harshly or poorly informed 😣 I am autistic (late dx at 42) and I understand that connection issues between autistic and allistic folks is usually not a deficit on behalf of the autistic person but rather a difference between the two. My personal experience is that MDMA really did permanently dissolve a lot of the barriers between myself and my allistic friends and allow me to express myself authentically and connect with them in a very meaningful way that has lasted long after the "experiments" and which has only ever happened for me in that context. I have not made close allistic friends in any other environment. I suspect that the barrier dissolving goes both ways given the incredible amount of empathy that MDMA is capable of inducing. I didn't mean to infer that autistic people are inferior, just that my experience makes me believe that MDMA could be a useful tool to help autistic and allistic people connect and understand each other better. My first comment was already really long so I didn't want to bore people giving all this context.

[@Catlily5]

​@@evelynn1173 You meant put a neurotypical in a roomful of autistic people and they would be the odd one out, I assume?

[@rearct]

I absolutely believe this. I got on an antidepressant years ago, but it wasn't until I took MDMA that I really showed a lot of improvement. I phrase it as- the antidepressant gave me the *ability* to be happy/content/positive, but I didn't know how to be; MDMA showed me *how* to be happy, and what it felt like.

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

I never thought I’d consider odd solutions but then I developed medical PTSD. My trigger is surgery, which seems like an uncommon thing… except I’ve had 13 major surgeries in 18 years, plus another 5 or so minor ones. I wind up rocking and sobbing in pre-op, terrified medical staff will torture me. I’d do almost anything to not feel like that ever again.

[@chinookvalley]

The Crafty Cyborg. I've been butchered, maimed, poisoned, tortured and more at the hands of "caring" doktors. Psychopaths, liars, cold blooded, God-complex, self-consumed freaks. You can't sue them, the insurance companies and hospitals protect them, the state and fed agencies don't care. You aren't alone.

[@louismasar6147]

I had a friend who was in active combat in Afghanistan and accidentally killed somebody who was not his enemy. He never forgave himself and he struggled with PTSD everyday, until the day he tried MDMA. He was able to accept what he had done and move forward with his life. If that’s not proof of the therapeutic property of MDMA I don’t know what is.

[@OakenTome]

It’s proof it has potential to be therapeutic, whether that’s consistent across thousands or even millions of people is a different story entirely.

[@odyseeone]

Of course, our immoral gov is dragging their feet with this obviously benevolent treatment option, that should already be available as an option for all consenting adults. But that would be the morally correct and humane thing to do, which is why the gov avoids doing it at all costs.

[@supme7558]

I dont buy it

[@supme7558]

​@@odyseeone all drugs should be leagle

[@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju]

​@@supme7558 You probably shouldn't take drugs if you can't spell legal

[@samsoncooper1]

It worked with me. After a bad breakup everything I hadn't dealt with came to bite me. I suffered with my brain for a long time. I thought I was going mad, I think I was. Then a few friends were taking some pills and I thought I would join. Was the most therapeutic experience of my life. The change after the experience was instantaneous and long lasting. It reset the balance inside my head and allowed me to continue with my life. I dont know what would have happened to me without it.

[@waltergodsoe5526]

I'm an old Vietnam vet. In the late 70s I was given a tab MDMA by friend who a chem major at Umass. It was the only time I took MDMA. It was the best day of my life. Fear, which haunts me, fell away, suddenly all was OK. I have tried to get into MDMA protocols at the V.A. with no luck, though PTSD was diagnosed.

[@definingstyle145]

This sounds really promising. I first heard about it on John Oliver's show, but it didn't give the specifics of the study that you did, so I was skeptical. Now I am more confident that we should continue studies. I also really enjoy Savannah as a host. Great hire!

[@eliljeho]

This has been under consideration for over 20 years.

[@genghis_connie]

If this gets approved, I’m guessing we’ll be in another Ketamine therapy situation. You have to be wealthy to be healthy.

[@ClayMann]

longer than that. I'm old enough to say that 20 years ago I was hearing about studies done in Sweden I think in the 1970's treating some serious mental health problems with a 1 dose therapy with therapy from psychologists at the same time. And it was repeated yearly I believe. So you only needed one dose a year. So this kind of thing is really kinda cyclic. Every new generation discovers the health benefits of illegal drugs, tries to do something about it then ultimately fails to scale it up because the political system can't handle it. Its too much to sell to the dumb masses who have been told drugs bad all their lives. Perhaps a generation will do it, perhaps now but I wouldn't be surprised if we are back here in 20 years doing the same studies.

[@shadowwolf7933]

@@ClayMann Sadly I think you hit the nail on the head. No substance is really "evil" or "good", they're just tools with positive and negative side effects. Sometimes the bad outweighs the good (like temporarily relieving back pain with a high risk of heart failure, for instance) and other times the overwhelmingly positive effects outweigh the downsides. The problem becomes anyone who hasn't experienced the medical issue(s) firsthand has a really hard time accuratly weighing those positives/negatives and someone in pain tends to act irrationally for a chance at removing their pain (long-term side effects be damned). So we see lawmakers act irrationally safe (because problem A) while patients circumvent those restrictions and end up with problem B (acting without mind for the long-term consequences). Both sides are bad, but achieving that perfect middle ground is functionally impossible so the battle between lawmakers and patients rages on just like it has for hundreds of years.

[@MiaMulder]

Glad this is mentioned. I used to have severe PTSD flashbacks and panic attacks almost daily. After 1 time of even recreational MDMA use I felt "cured" for lack for a better term. Never been that bad again, and I can't even imagine the benefit that would come out of a more regulated setting.

[@AluPinV]

I've heard about it first in 2022, when was after being fed up with another therapy. For nearly half of my life I live with PTSD, sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's not so bad, but never is good. Been misdiagnosed multiple times, took multiple kinds of meds, nothing ever helped for more than a half of a year. Only thing that ever helped is honest talk. But I don't have these kind of talks. I listen to others problems, and help them but almost never I'm not the one given help. I'm drug addict because of PTSD, I've had multiple s- attempts because of PTSD, I can't put my barriers off because I feel exposed and vulnerable. These studies give me hope and I really wish, for me and every other feeling in similiar way, to just get better and live normal life. Sorry if something is not clear, got bit emotional

[@danisaksson3214]

❤️

[@watsonwrote]

Hope you get help and relief soon. Do you have access to therapy? Medications never helped with my symptoms, but I was able to eventually fully recover through a lot of therapy. There are also usually free community resources that can help with addiction and trauma recovery. We're all capable of more healing and change than we usually think

[@TheTexas1994]

It should be noted that one of the complications with MDMA is that it is illegal in many countries including the US. While this research is amazing, there are still legal battles to fight before this drug can be approved

[@JHaven-lg7lj]

I wish they’d move a lot faster

[@genghis_connie]

It’s been ages.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

I keep hearing about medical trials with MDMA but I look around and don’t see any - maybe at Johns Hopkins or someplace.

[@intimatesky]

Oh it's moving faster than you think globally. There are indications it could be approved in the US by 2024. It's legal for therapeutic applications in Australia come July 1 2023. Look up PharmAla Biotech, they are a Canadian company supplying clinical grade GMP MDMA to clinical trials in the States including Monash University. They're also now selling into Australia and it's looking good for Canada and the UK Brazil and Netherlands too. Will be a huge global thing.

[@coffeebean7512]

I agree. we need to make MDMA legal for medical purposes. with all the research and evidence explained in this video, I know only good would come out of making it legal. we need to promote safe use of this drug and all drugs for that matter. when a drug is illegal its so hard to regulate and keep everyone safe. its terrifying how cannabis is sometimes laced with fentanyl and causes people to die because of it. because the drug is not safely regulated and people get desperate.

[@PigeonHoot]

Psilocybin is also great at treating addictions like cigarette. It and LSD also have interesting effects to manage and treat depression with micro doses. Psychedelics are impressively interesting.

[@theunholybanana4745]

Yet America didn't like anti war hippies so made them illegal, ridiculous

[@elijahfriesen8111]

Self prescribed mk ultra treatment to treat my paranoid schizophrenia

[@slyar]

Microdosing has been shown to just be placebo. It's not really doing anything itself, just the belief that it's doing something

[@PARlS23]

Psilocybin* Psychedelics**

[@anemonedreams838]

I would love to try psilocybin but I can't because it could cause pychosis symptoms due to be having schizophrenia. At least it can help other people.

[@raghallaighzert4336]

I teared up watching this video, PTSD effects my every day life and even my relationship with my S/O. I really hope this gets out there and normalized for CURING people's demons

[@raghallaighzert4336]

@aellyks no i'm never inconvenient lol idk where u got that idea, S/O (Significant Other/husband/bf/gf) and no like I struggle daily to live a normal human life due to my PTSD and how easy the triggers are

[@KUTTYAATHROAT1]

Stay strong ❤️ almost at approval state

[@scarsdale7186]

I wish this had been there for me, I can't go into details but I started to drink heavily and was in and out of therapy for most of my life. The event happened 45 years ago and I still get triggered now and then. I did manage to have a semi-normal life despite my PTSD but it has made it rough on my wife and kids, they had to learn there would be times it's best to leave me alone until I work through it. More so during the holidays since the event happened during that time, it still triggers me to this day.

[@Emily-Hodgins]

Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@jameshatton4211]

Shout out to Hank. I hope he's dealing with everything ok. Look after him guys he needs your emotional support !

[@odentenzin3129]

I can't find a source anywhere for any good psychedelics in my area, I suffer some pretty bad depression and i got a chance to try K and man it was a miracle substance, I felt free,the only high or euphoria was from the relief of my vices being released, that's exactly what it did

[@Marksonfixedmatches]

Mushroom completely turned my life around and my anxiety and panic attack disappeared and my personality changed into a much more generous loving person

[@evelynbecker4916]

Doctor_Mckenzie Got psychedelics

[@fluffypineapples8852]

I had 3.5 grams dried lemon tek most beautiful experience ever!!

[@lauramaria2212]

​@@evelynbecker4916where to search? Is it IG ??

[@evelynbecker4916]

​@@lauramaria2212Yeah, he's got magic mushrooms, chocolate bars,lsd and other psych's

[@Brown95P]

So, while this is excellent news, does that also mean that this thing could help older people learn things much more easily again? Given how just a single uptake of it can last for years, it could help them immensely in keeping up with our ever-changing society.

[@ginayoung130]

I think it's a possibility. I think I remember reading a paper about people who were dying using it to help them accept death and connect with loved ones. If it does help with neuroplasticity, it could have many uses.

[@Wr3cktalPr0lapse]

I was diagnosed w cptsd experimenting w mdma a couple months ago and it’s honestly been life changing the experiences I’ve had on it and calmness and comfort I experience. And the effects following the days after, I am so much more calm and happy and level.

[@idkwuzgoinon]

C-PTSD gang wya?

[@zaclegoattack]

🤚

[@ampelidiousannihilation]

here

[@SnarkNSass]

🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@genghis_connie]

Yup

[@Terrik240]

Present and panicked

[@Davidesonar449]

Fantastic Video! Research and videos like this are so important.

[@maudbrewster9413]

To be honest: What really would help is just a direct transfer of money for sometime so one could work a bit less (but still work somewhat to stay connected) and use the time for healing and not have anxiety about running out of money on top of all other worries… I am sure I am not the only one who thinks like this.

[@KxNOxUTA]

Thank you. If you didn't say it I would have. Sure, we need solutions to address symptoms that hurt people, but honestly, too much money is made by "adressing symptoms" rather than actually treating the root causes of proplems and practice prevention as the MAIN action plan, with the rest being a small addition to the hole package. Each person more who actually lives well, contributes to the whole resource pool of "people who can help out people with special needs". But we never calculate just how much it costs us to not be truly fixing the causes of bad mental and physical health!

[@Nylak-Otter]

I have C-PTSD and have a niche skill that I was able to monetize, and I'm obnoxiously "comfortable" financially and have been since I was under 30. It didn't help at all, and I almost drank myself to death (2% chance of survival by the time I was hospitalized for a few years with a liver transplant at the end) to alleviate symptoms. Now I work for a non-profit full-time, mostly donating my services, so at least someone else is benefitting from my inability to be alone with myself and not constantly busy. I'm also way too anxious to spend my money, so the only thing of value I own are my 11 twice-daily meds to keep my body from rejecting my transplant and mitigate my brand new brain damage. The only thing that does help me is constantly working and having constant foster dogs with behavioral problems that need consistent work and attention so I never have a few minutes left alone with my thoughts. Oh, and heavy sedatives so I can sleep without waking up from bad hypnic jerks every time I doze off. It might help with some folks who have PTSD literally from being destitute, but it certainly didn't help me.

[@smapa1185]

Sure, more money and less work would be nice, but it still doesn't stop the crippling fear and panic I feel when I have to do normal things. PTSD needs an actual medicinal cure because being able to live beyond my meager means at the moment won't stop me from wanting to KMS after someone slightly raises their voice at me.

[@jon2026]

I had PTSD several years ago. As a firefighter I was aware of PTSD, but I refused to accept that it could happen to me. I lost count of how many times I sweated through the bed sheets over the years. The unprovoked anxiety attacks at the most inconvenient times. The brutal mood swings. The mind numbing insomnia. It wasn't until I recovered that I realized what had happened to me. I credit cannabis for my recovery. After approximately 4 years of suffering, the spring came and it was like the fog had lifted. I saw hope and I felt like life was worth living again. I still have those memories, but they don't have the hold on me that they used to. One bit of advice that I will offer is gratitude. Being thankful for what you have is key. I am grateful that I lived to see my grandkids. They are my second chance at 'parenting'. They have helped me connect with my own kids on a deeper level. I feel love. I feel connected. Gone are the nights of waking up in a cold sweat feeling like I'm floating on a beach ball in the middle of the ocean or like an astronaut that floated away from the space station. I am grounded now. If you are suffering, know that you are not alone. Reach out. You will be amazed at how many others share your pain. You will get through this. There are sunny days ahead.

[@joshlindig5853]

0:02 it absolutely is I’ve only taken it one time and it was quite a bit when I did, but I was dealing with a horrible break up. And the next day I actually felt fine with everything. It was so hard to explain to people, but I felt like everything was going to be OK.

[@winklethrall2636]

This happened to me in college 30+ yrs ago, when it was legal for a while. I took small doses while studying for final exams because it made everything interesting, but it also helped me process a breakup that had occurred. It almost felt unnatural to recover from the grief so quickly. On another note, years later when I developed full blown ADD and started taking adderal, I realized that MDMA had actually been the perfect choice for a study drug. At the time, I had just assumed it was the stimulant effect that helped me. I lost a lot of productive years not realizing a drug could treat ADD also.

[@lmilly1359]

As someone with ptsd who experimented a lot in high school, it made things feel 100 times worse when I wasn’t rolling and when you crash, you crash hard.

[@Kenneth57358]

The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have permanent results

[@EmilyLewis-lg5bn]

MDMA & Psychedelics completely turned my life around and my anxiety and panic attack disappeared and my personality changed into a much more generous loving person

[@Lucid300]

tripping is not a bad idea but having a mycologist who will recommend you the right dosage is the best option

[@millieross00]

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[@fred55558]

I had 3.5 grams dried lemon tek most beautiful experience ever!!

[@annajones205]

@@millieross00 he on the gr@m??

[@GuusvanVelthoven]

It always supprises me how mentally vulnerable we as humans are. Life on earth has historically been incredibly tough. There must have been billions of mentally scarred people in the past. It would have been nice if our brains had been better adapted...

[@idkwuzgoinon]

How can you participate in one of these studies? I’m tired of living with this condition. It’s exhausting.

[@JHaven-lg7lj]

Agreed

[@Erin-000]

google it. Lot's of places are looking for volunteers. The requirements can disqualify you but look into it!

[@intimatesky]

It's going to be legal for patient treatment July 1 in Australia

[@ET2carbon]

With all this proper gander going on from V A right now and main stream media wh oars , I want to thank you for the last line you said regarding the negatives.

[@Nikko764]

Watched a couple of SciShow episodes after taking MDMA once. Now I get the tingles when I hear the intro music.

[@sour7lemons]

😂💞

[@LifeontheBush]

It would be amazing to not feel fear ever single day, I’m glad more research is being done on ptsd.

[@1987Stefanie2010]

Thanks for all your great videos! Love from Austria ❤

[@micgrew8631]

Hey I’ll refer you to this specialist who guided me through My MDMA experience he’s got all kinda psychedelics and ships discreetly to any location

[@micgrew8631]

¿Arabicastorez

[@micgrew8631]

ON TELEGRAM OR INSTAGRAM

[@spthibault]

This is cool because I'm actually part of a study for the VA using Oxytocin to combat my PTSD. Great episode!

[@mindwarp42]

Problems with this are a) if drugs that affect brain function don't work as advertised on you and b) if being drugged to a point where your brain is altered are triggers for you. I'm flat out allergic to a bunch of SSRIs, had others alter my brain enough that I started having migraines after weaning myself off of them (and was numb on them), plus I was drugged as part of how I was abused. Regular talk therapy isn't a guaranteed solution, but for me, that is a hell of a lot safer than any drug. Anyone considering any type of therapy/medications should be fully aware of the pros and cons of it, using reputable sources for info, instead of just accepting a treatment out of desperation to heal. I might be desperate, but this would be a hard no for me if it was offered to me.

[@__-pl3jg]

Mushrooms work better in my opinion. But, to each their own. There's more than one tool to accomplish this goal.

[@theunholybanana4745]

Plus mushrooms have less side affects

[@__-pl3jg]

@@theunholybanana4745 - Yup, they dont mess with your serotonin receptor density long term and they dont show up on a standard 13 panel urine drug test 🙂.

[@stubborndetermination6373]

Only problem is that some people have bad trips while on it which can increase their trauma burden. It would do the exact opposite of what the person was hoping to have it do.

[@__-pl3jg]

@@stubborndetermination6373 - Yea, I guess I forgot to mention "microdosing". I've personally used and seen several other people microdose 100mg dried media 4days on/3days off. There's a 0% chance of any kind of trip at those low doses. Yet, it still manages to change your thinking. You'll feel slightly buzzed for about 1-2hrs after dosing. Then, you feel like your normal self but with deep, intraspective thoughts and insights about things from a 3rd party perspective. You're able to re-experience traumatic thoughts but without experiencing the negative emotions tied to those thoughts. In doing so you eventually think things through thouroughly enough to come to a comfortable level of acceptance. So yea, macrodoing comes with SOME risks. I'd say microdosing is safe for everyone.

[@cindersenpai3898]

Some show symptoms of PTSD, despite never experiencing violent crimes, war, natural disasters, or similar. This is called complex PTSD, and is usually caused by exposure to long periods of psychological abuse, poverty, discrimination, or other similar factors. I'd like to see MDMA tested on those effected by complex PTSD. Edit: Please consult a medical professional before using mind altering substances.

[@WolfgangDoW]

Complex PTSD is a whole other beast than PTSD really, cos it's so pervasive from being so long and from so young, it greatly changes how the brain structures develop Things like bullying or emotional neglect (surprisingly common!) can contribute to C-PTSD too

[@cindersenpai3898]

@@AetherNightmare I am in no way suggesting to use medication as a cure for any form of trauma. Just as with ordinary PTSD, there should be several closely monitored, and properly preformed clinical trials, first on animals, then on humans over several years. And the medication should be an aid to help in therapy, not a cure in-of itself. As someone who suffers from complex PTSD, I welcome and encourage any new developments in treatment.

[@cindersenpai3898]

@@WolfgangDoW Yeah, I know. Because I suffer from complex PTSD I've gone through plenty of therapy and done even more research. I'd like to see clinical trials for MDMA combined with therapy to treat complex PTSD, since research for ordinary PTSD tends to overshadow research on CPTSD.

[@zethcrownett2946]

Wow, I was reading this study earlier this year, excited to see it on the channel. I had not expected that to happen but am thrilled that it did

[@zethcrownett2946]

@Rusty Frits and there are many other medicines on the market that are also very helpful that have a similar base. It doesn't really matter. It's one of the first few medicine options that can seriously help heal cptsd, and they've done extensive research to get to this point. The high results they've had in their studies is statistically significant and only off of 2 doses. It's still going to be highly regulated, just like the others are, and managed as safely as possible. We've already let fear mongering prevent our healing and progressing as a society stop us for way too long.

[@Mienarrr]

Thats actually pretty crazy. I was wondering about whether you would need to continously take the drug, but since just one use seems to be beneficial, that‘s great!

[@jensonee]

old guy here, 78, i had hopes that i could learn like a child again, and then she turned on the ice water, damn.

[@Jimigonzo]

It worked for me. So much permanently altered in a positive way. Won't get into the specifics but I took a sizable dose around 15 years ago and I am still living the benefits of it. It 100% saved my life and it only took one single night 15 years ago. No additional doses or trips since.

[@craigfoulkes]

Hi Wolfgang, without going into specifics, could you give a little more explanation. Did you do any thinking or therapy at the time while you were under the influence.

[@Jimigonzo]

​@@craigfoulkes Absolutely. I was with close friends and in a safe place. We didn't all have the same reason to take it and I can't say if my experience is completely transferable, but I was able to examine my life and place within all life in a way that resolved some things, and made other things easier to move forward or past. That is only part of how it changed my psyche, but I can say I am very satisfied with who I am as a person. I definitely could not say that before that night.

[@tonolinus]

i very much appreciate the differentiated approach of this video.

[@ladyscarfaceangel4616]

My PTSD comes from an old benzodiazepine injury. I'm hypersensitive to anything with stimulants in it since my CNS is stuck in overdrive. I'd be afraid to try it to be honest. I know street MDMA has all kinds of different chemicals in it. I like using shrooms though. One side note to anyone out there starting an SSRI: absolutely, positively no street drugs or alcohol, until you get stable on this medication!!! The first few months your body will be adjusting & if you start mixing different chemicals together during this sensitive time, it can start a whole lot of trouble! After you stableize you'll have a better chance. Self medicating with street drugs can be dangerous. I know many of us suffering don't have very many options. So just know & respect what you're playing around with. Test any street drugs & do your research!!!

[@thefridge7335]

I hate uppers because they give me so much energy I get panic attacks. I thought MDMA would be different. It wasnt. That's just my experience tho. I feel like its overhyped. If you cant handle uppers/stimulants you probably shouldn't take MDMA just to be safe. It also has slightly psychedelic properties. Maybe that could feel nice for you

[@LittleSpaceCase]

MDMA was originally synthesized by the US government, where it went unnoticed for decades. Alexander Shulgin is the chemist who popularized it for therapeutic use. One of his psychologist friends was so moved by it's effects that he came out of retirement to share it's therapeutic benefits. It helped veterans, assault survivors, and those with terminal illness. Though it ended up being made schedule 1 faster than any other drug, with no clinical research into it's potential medical benefits.

[@telotawa]

it's not *THE* solution, it's *A* solution. it's a damn good one but doesn't work for everyone

[@peggedyourdad9560]

I mean, this could apply to every other form of mental health treatment; it's a good thing that scientists are working on developing more effective treatments for people with severe disorders since that at least gives those people more options to choose from if one treatment doesn't work.

[@grasshopper8901]

​@@peggedyourdad9560 eh, if it is too effective and non-addictive, it will probably become a schedule 1 drug

[@grasshopper8901]

Or schedule 1 treatment

[@thefridge7335]

​@@peggedyourdad9560 Drgs can really f you up tho. Bad trips gave me nightmares and flashbacks that lasted for months and I didnt even take a high dose

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@thefridge7335 I’m sorry that you had such a terrible experience and that it still affects you to this day. As unfortunate as your experience is, I would argue that it isn’t any worse than a really bad adverse reaction to a medication. I still hope you’re able to get the help you need because no one deserve to suffer needlessly.

[@papabilby8855]

I took a lot of this stuff. Never even got PTSD. This stuff works

[@Wyster]

I’ve thought about asking my therapist about this. I have a slew of mental health issues, including Borderline personality Disorder and PTSD. Unfortunately this stuff isn’t typically covered by insurance, so it wouldn’t be anytime soon, but I would love to see if this helps. As a former straight edged kid who still only uses medical marijuana and doesn’t even drink - bring on the MDMA 😂

[@mojtabai3233]

I was just diagnosed with BPD last year, and was just recently diagnosed with PTSD as well. I really hope that this is something that we'll be able to utilize eventually. I hope you are doing well, you're not alone.🙂

[@thefridge7335]

I have BPD too. It's a nightmare

[@HikariMagic20]

I got lucky at defeating my PTSD. It took me 7 years to identify it, but then 3 years to root out the source of my PTSD and reduce it to manageable levels to be able to expose myself again to the triggers. A little over a year later, I am symptom free and effectively free of PTSD.

[@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp]

What if the solution was mdma and the government knew as far back as the 60s.

[@HaloHighlightz]

Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did suppress it simply because they hadn’t figured out how to monetize it, like marijuana

[@IQuickscopeCA]

we've literally known this for over a decade but governments kept pushing back studies

[@xpndblhero5170]

Yes, yes... I agree and I want psilocybin, DMT and MDMA clinics please. 👍😁

[@blakesimon5318]

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[@2nd-place]

I have PTSD from abuse in my childhood. Therapy has helped me but what helped me more was removing myself from triggering situations, which TBF I learned through therapy. But I’m still prone to anxiety sometimes. What has helped calm my anxiety is taking CBD, but it’s not effective in more extreme situations. I would say it works about 90-95% of the time since I know what triggers it and how I can avoid it. For the situations that I can’t avoid or surprise situations I try to rely on my breathing techniques and if my wife is around she knows how to help settle me down. I would be open to taking this but I am hesitant about anything that might change my brain chemistry too much. Hopefully when this becomes FDA approved there will be pathways to ramp up dosages and see how it affects behavior. I think when it comes to stuff like this an extremely individualized approach is required.

[@speakstooswift87]

I wonder if this applies to CPTSD as well

[@NordRageLevicus]

Was wondering the same thing, either way unless I am prescribed it I am not touching the stuff

[@asterixdx]

so happy you guys covered this

[@raszelast]

This is exciting news and hopefully more comes from it. DO NOT self medicate with street E though, it can cook your brain. I knew a really smart kid in high school who got hooked on ecstacy. It was horrifying watching him become a shell over the course of a year. So leave it to doctors to give you proper dosages of clean medication, this can be a very dangerous drug if mishandled. However the same can be said of most medicines.

[@Chronospherics]

I wish we had a warning or something before just showing needle going into someone's arm like that, I find it terrifying. Obviously I'm phobic of needles but yeah, didn't expect to see it.

[@jamesreilly7684]

the US is 30 years behind the rest of the world regarding the value of mdma. in big crowds in London the police tell people they will not bust them for possession of mdma because they know it makes people much nicer to each other and more helpful to the police. It was criminal that it was banned here for so many years.

[@MrCmon113]

What a bunch pf horseshit. It's every bit as illegal in Britain, France, Germany etc as it is in the USA. And people can't arrest you for being on it anyways, just possession.

[@Tokinjester]

The look of sheer bewilderment on the faces of the police when they arrived to bust raves in the 80's was absolutely priceless 😂😂

[@anthonyp3113]

Source?

[@jamesreilly7684]

@@anthonyp3113 me I was there

[@anthonyp3113]

@@jamesreilly7684 fair enough

[@Chihirolee3]

Something that I haven't seen about PTSD that randomly became a super help to me, was dropping carbs all together. Became carnivore out of laziness (was keto but didn't want to keep cooking veggies), and my lifelong PTSD related night terrors went away for the first time in my adult life. I've stayed carnivore ever since because of how life changing it became. No medication could get rid of my night terrors, which were nearly a nightly occurrence. I have no idea how carbs play into this, but it personally worked for me. I don't think it's something that can work for everyone as we all have extreme individual differences into how food affects us.

[@EricYoungArt]

Great, now do an episode on all the scientific benefits of mushrooms

[@micgrew8631]

Hey I’ll refer you to this specialist who guided me through My MDMA experience he’s got all kinda psychedelics and ships discreetly to any location

[@micgrew8631]

~Arabicastorez

[@micgrew8631]

ON TELEGRAM OR INSTAGRAM

[@kraigsmyth]

Man, sign me up EMDR has basically been a miracle, but the prospect of somthing close to a cure lights a hope I thought long dead

[@JovialJewels]

From a researcher and therapist who works in this area: There's a lot of issues with these studies. The biggest being that participants know when they have placebos (it doesn't feel like MDMA). But there are other things like expectant effects which are not controlled for. Also just pointing it out you cite success rate for SSRIs but not SSRIs plus therapy. Then you cite the combined effectiveness for therapy plus MDMA. This is misleading because the success rate of SSRI plus therapy Is similar to what you cited for combined treatment with MDMA.

[@definingstyle145]

No offense, but this is the internet. Can you share your source material?

[@JovialJewels]

​@@definingstyle145 Most of what I wrote about were basic concepts about placebos and subject expectancy effects. You can find information about them in most methodology textbooks for clinical trials (I would recommend Fundamentals for clinical trials). If you read the study by Mitchell et al., 2021, which is the study they are quoting in the video, you will see they did nothing to confirm if participants or researchers were able to guess who got what treatment. The study used an inactive placebo, meaning it did not produce physiological effects, and it should be self-evident that both the researcher and participants would notice if they had physiological effects from MDMA vs no effects. This also does not get into the issues like selection bias when a study is advertised as who wants to join a study on MDMA. As for treatment effects for therapy plus other drugs, there are a variety of papers you could review for these effects. Most of the variance in post-treatment scores is attributable to therapy alone, not the psychopharmacology (Kunzke, Thoma, & Joksimovic, 2019). I will include two references here for the effects of psychotherapy. I can provide more if you want to message me. Bradley, R., Greene, J., Russ, E., Dutra, L., & Westen, D. (2005). A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD. American journal of Psychiatry, 162(2), 214-227. Schneier, F. R., Neria, Y., Pavlicova, M., Hembree, E., Suh, E. J., Amsel, L., & Marshall, M. R. D. (2012). Combined prolonged exposure therapy and paroxetine for posttraumatic stress disorder related to the world trade center attacks: A randomized controlled trial. The American journal of psychiatry, 169(1), 80.

[@definingstyle145]

@@JovialJewels thank you so much! First, for not taking offense to my question. Second, for the wonderful follow up reading suggestions. I will check them out.

[@SgtSupaman]

I have legitimate PTSD from combat, and I will never be ok with getting hooked on a drug like this. This isn't a solution; it just shifts the problem.

[@Shwise6505]

Would highly suggest reading "the body keeps the score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk to anyone wanting to learn more about PTSD and polyvagal theory. Amazing research on how trauma essentially gets stuck in your nervous system because humans don't let themselves react like other animals.

[@rearct]

I would summarize it as trauma gets stuck in your nervous system when event(s) override any agency to protect oneself and the brain starts shutting off systems. it's not an animals vs humans difference; in that book they discuss how animals can be traumatized, both from acute events and from upbringing.

[@_andrewvia]

Thank you again Savannah

[@delliardo583]

So if I (an adult) take MDMA while learning another language, would I be able to learn it more efficiently? Interesting hypothesis, more testing!

[@LapanConnor]

I volunteer for human trials

[@jmoney4695]

I was just thinking that MDMA might help me learn python better 😅 a man can dream

[@definingstyle145]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@thefridge7335]

Uuuh probably not it kinda f with your short term memory and you can get stuck in "thought loops" people usually feel very weird after MDMA wears off

[@Shadowdragon3710]

hmm, might need to tell my dad about this, he's got ptsd from being deployed, and now every time he hears fireworks it triggers his ptsd

[@evanulven8249]

The effects of MDMA on PTSD and other problems has been well known for over a decade now. The problem is the ever-present and utterly intolerable influence of the morality police. As with every other place and instance they inflict their stupidity on, the only way to improve is to crush them utterly.

[@zan6585]

As a person with PTSD, this sounds like a really good time.

[@TheSquigy]

I wonder if there have been any studies on MDMA's effects on Alzheimer's or other memory related issues

[@Ghost-lk2fc]

I wonder this too... hopefully they are able to continue expanding on this research. It seems very promising.

[@lashamartashvili]

@@Ghost-lk2fc There's no need of any kind of research. Alzheimer's patients must be given MDMA as they can only benefit from it, but govts just love when people suffer.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

I don’t see how it could help.

[@dusty_artichoke]

I really do believe Psilocybin, or LSD or MDMA is future for treatment of major psychic diseases, like clinical depression or PTSD, and that just a couple of more years of study and experiments and it could be a game-changer. I thank scientists like Timothy Leary who started all of this, got even into prison for several years, was outsider in scientific community, but in the end his legacy could be so much more important. Time will tell, ofc.

[@ThatReplyGuy]

Does this mean we can use mdma to help with learning languages or instruments?

[@moonlightalkemist]

I have severe PTSD from childhood trauma then combat in the Marine Corps. After my time in service, I went to college. In the middle of my third year of college I went through a divorce and started attending raves. I began using MDMA as an escape but ended up using it medically in low doses throughout the week, then partying on the weekend. The weekend partying made me stupid and depressed but the daily low dose (about 1/4 pill) were invaluable in getting me through the most stressful part of my college career. I stopped taking MDMA once I was employed and lost all my connections. 20+ years later, multiple rounds of CBT, several different anti-depressant anti-anxiety regimes and about 20 pounds of cannabis consumed, MDMA is still the medication that made me feel and act the best. I would love to be on an actual medically regulated regime. 😊

[@argentpuck]

"What if we used MDMA the way it was used by medical professionals treating people 40 years ago?" Yeah, what if. I'm sure there wasn't some fact-denying massive political project going on that interferes with pharmaceutical research.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

I'm sure they just decided to halt all research into drugs being implemented as a part of regular talk therapy for absolutely no reason even if it was showing excellent results (obvious /s). In all seriousness, I think you could also check out the Last Week Tonight episode on LSD and other drugs that could be used along with regular therapy if you haven't already done so, since it discusses the more political side of the matter.

[@JackieOwl94]

I have helped mine and treatment-resistant MDD with monthly ketamine doses for a consistent feeling of clarity from my most debilitating symptoms, with the added effect of my memory and attention being better with multiple things going on at once. It has me level headed in a way I haven’t seen in 15 years. The only thing I felt shame about for months was that for the rest of my life, I have to take 2 hours out of every month to essentially go on an expensive psyche trip.

[@andrebartels1690]

Seems like we have come from the *drugs are all good* across the *drugs are all bad* to the *depends* phase. I feel that's good news.

[@who_glhf9113]

i can see how the peace and tranquility felt on MDMA can definitely help people with PTSD.

[@bemybff205]

Once again, drugs are the answer

[@knight654654]

Imagine the therapeutic potential of being able to speak to a mental health professional that understands you (i.e. therapist), while on MDMA. It makes you more open and more understanding of yourself, and others. The bane of our society is that the drugs with the most psychoactive potential aren't available for those who need them, because they are abused by those who need them (as if it's any surprise that the people who need them turn to them). Drugs are not the problem.

[@SuenosDeLaNoche]

Psilocybin micro dosing is an effective remedial treatment for cPTSD for me.

[@theunholybanana4745]

Did you manage to get onto the trial?

[@SuenosDeLaNoche]

@@theunholybanana4745 I need to plead the 5th. Getting into a clinical study would be beneficial for many people. Be well.

[@theunholybanana4745]

@@SuenosDeLaNoche ahhh, I see. Well good luck getting into a trial and saving some money. They should honestly just be legalised tho, you could grow them for so cheap it's unreal.

[@exapsy]

thanks for this video. i've taken ecstasy yesterday, not so much for recreational use, more for studying it and why my friend does it. It has REALLY bad effects when the party is done. Both were exhausted, almost as we've been drained from all our stamina, headaches, next day was kinda tiring but I kinda controlled it with meditation and calmness to focus on things that would regulate better my neurons. But the recreational use of the drug is just bad. You may feel confident and love for people around you as in able to talk with confidence and dance with them, not something out of the super ordinary or anything. But the after/side-effects and how it messes up and how it blocks your hormone receptors is just going to make you dry later. Not to mention the "meth clenching" or "jaw clenching", as MDMA is literally a mix of meth-amphetamines, especially if you have magnesium deficiency, due to both serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline causing motor/muscle movements and causing fight or flight effects, or the fact that it makes you phase out to the point that you may not feel well enough to get down the stairs, or that you may not feel good enough to go home because you feel exhausted. In general, I enjoyed the science, I hated the consequences. If it wasn't for the hormones messing up with your brain though to be honest, I would say alcohol is a worse drug. But since alcohol doesn't induce hormones such as HT5 AD and Dopamine, very important hormones, which when you flood your brain with them you mess it up and block receptors, if it wasn't for that, I would say I have felt worse with alcohol. And much-much more people have died from it as well.

[@angelarex9497]

Interesting. I had PTSD in my 20s and early 30s. I spent a handful of years working with therapists and found that EMDR (eye movement desensitization and redirection) helped me process the trauma. It took a long time to work through things, but I have not experienced flashbacks, nightmares, or dissociation since 2010.

[@Irongaint]

Mdma made me realise that my chronic pain was an emotional issue not a structural problem with my body