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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 Well
by 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.