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While doing MDMA in excess is a bad idea, it's worth noting that these studies have a lot of potential confounders. One example is that PTSD also causes "confu

While doing MDMA in excess is a bad idea, it's worth noting that these studies have a lot of potential confounders. One example is that PTSD also causes "confusion, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and impairment of memory and attention processes." And it's likely that some people with PTSD are self-medicating with MDMA.

chimeracoder 3y ago
> While doing MDMA in excess is a bad idea, it's worth noting that these studies have a lot of potential confounders. > > One example is that PTSD also causes "confusion, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and impairment of memory and attention processes." And it's likely that some people with PTSD are self-medicating with MDMA. The longer-term effects of MDMA are actually fairly well-established, in part because the mechanism of action is known and the relevant effects can be directly measured. It's not just a matter of symptomatic evaluation.