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calling MDMA an amphetamine is technically (i.e. structurally) correct but also misleading. it's structurally an amphetamine, but so are DOB, Sudafed and Wellbu
by sterlind 3y ago
calling MDMA an amphetamine is technically (i.e. structurally) correct but also misleading. it's structurally an amphetamine, but so are DOB, Sudafed and Wellbutrin. it's stimulating, but in a different way from regular amphetamines, because it doesn't release dopamine.
the psychedelic effects are lesser than e.g. DOB, but if you look at its cousin MDA you can see it's on the spectrum of psychedelia. a better category for MDMA is "empathogen/entactogen."
- chimeracoder 3y ago> calling MDMA an amphetamine is technically (i.e. structurally) correct but also misleading. it's structurally an amphetamine, but so are DOB, Sudafed and Wellbutrin. it's stimulating, but in a different way from regular amphetamines, because it doesn't release dopamine. MDMA is more selective for serotonin, but it does release dopamine as well. Comparing it to Wellbutrin, a nonstimulant, is far more misleading. MDMA is an amphetamine, and it acts similarly (but not identically) to other amphetamines that people are familiar with.
- sterlind 3y agoI wasn't comparing MDMA's effects to Wellbutrin. I was using the example of Wellbutrin to illustrate that not all amphetamines are like amphetamine. I'm also not sure you can claim that Wellbutrin isn't a stimulant, since it's a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.