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by bitteralmond 4947 days ago
I'm always skeptical of using this stuff for PTSD since the comedown is so harsh. I would suspect that the period of serotonin depletion could actually be just as bad for PTSD as the MDMA "high" could be good. Though I guess it's also important to note that taking MDMA with your therapist in a quiet room is nothing like taking it in a loud, dark room with your friends.
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Is the come-down bad though, if the doses given are sub-recreational and are followed by proper amounts of sleep?

Not to mention if you can ensure you're getting the right thing and not some dodgy multiply-substituted cathinone or piperazine!

I don't think the comedown is harsh for non-recreational doses. Also, you only do the therapy sessions during the high, so the serotonin depletion shouldn't matter much.

There is very little evidence that MDMA at therapeutic doses causes any more damage than all of the other legal prescription drugs like prozac.

Do you mean the comedown from pure MDMA?