 The Essential Psychedelic Guide by D. M. Turner Page 41 Ecstasy, the Heart-opening Psychedelic, Intensity 2 to 4 Material. Ecstasy is a synthetic compound developed in 1914 as a potential dietary aid However, its psychoactive effects were not discovered until the mid-70s It was used wisely, widely in therapy from this time until 1985 when it was made illegal Its chemical name is 3-4 Meth-ly Methyl-ly-oxy-meth-a Meth-a-m Phantamine. Meth-a-phantamine. M-D-M-A Commonly known as X-E or Atom, it usually comes as a white crystalline powder or made into tablets Dosage 125 milligrams, 1 eighth of a gram is generally considered a single dose of ecstasy This amount will produce an experience lasting about 4 hours total with the intensity dropping off a couple hours into the high Many recreational X users do what's called double dosing taking additional 125 milligrams As soon as the first dose starts wearing off My personal preference is to take one large dose of 150 to 170 milligrams Which produces an intense but short-lasting experience I prefer this method because it reduces the side effects in double dose of X can produce Ecstasy should be taken on an empty stomach If one ingests it on a full stomach, they might not get high at all or may have a delayed trip The high When ecstasy is coming on it feels fantastically exhilarating users report feeling Blist out energetic and emotionally open and loving The ride up usually lasts 30 minutes to an hour One then reaches a plateau where they they'll be for the next one to two hours Followed by a slow drift back to baseline Taking multiple doses will change the timing of this Of these periods Most X users report that their first couple experiences are like being in heaven and leave a strong impression Experiences after this are still enjoyable, but can't match the initial ride After numerous X trips I've concluded that lasting and beneficial experiences are derived primarily from deep bonding with other people while one is high Nearly all of my better X experiences happened when I was with either one other person or a small group of close friends This framework for using ecstasy closely parallels how it was used in therapeutic settings Ecstasy's ability to allow emotions to flow more easily and naturally And to create an atmosphere of non judgment and acceptance is conductive to deep bonding and healing I find that the more general feeling of Connectedness which use users report feeling with large groups of people are even Events such as raves tends to dissipate leaving one feeling hollow by the time the drug wears off Ecstasy is not really psychedelic in the same way as other substances in this journal It does not have the potential to produce the fine Level of detail and hallucinations that is possible with substances like lsd or mushrooms Indeed many users experience no visual phenomenon At all with ecstasy ecstasy also does not heighten one's Senses to the level of infinite sharpness that is common with the traditional psychedelics ecstasy is sometimes called an Empathogen because of its ability to facilitate emotional empathy and communication I've also heard it referred to as a selective psychedelic I think this describes it the best ecstasy opens one's mind in a psychedelic way But much of the personality and Perceptual structures are left intact that would be diminished on other non selective psychedelics This makes ecstasy usable by many many people who would not handle the effects of something like lsd With ecstasy one does not go through the the solution of identity and cannot get into the multitude of weird head spaces that can be experienced during an lsd trip More than any other psychedelic ecstasy seems to produce very similar experiences in different people Generally described as loving and emotionally open while adventurous to the novice psychedelic user ecstasy's limited limited experience producing range provides a low ceiling to the more adventurous psychonaut Ecstasy rarely produces a bad experience, but there are some negative Aspects to ecstasy's signature. I find ecstasy can be one of the Hardest psychedelics to come down from particularly if I've doubled dose I tend to feel depressed as the blissful ecstasy feeling Feeling slip away my previous personality feels sticky at this point and I feel I have less options Choosing my return personality than I would returning from the traditional psychedelics ecstasy also produces some side effects a speedy feeling throughout the experience Some accompanied by jaw clenching it is in the Amphetamine family a loss of appetite and sometimes a hangover the next day Safety factors ecstasy is the only psychedelic I've used which leaves me feeling any less than Perfect the next day and this experience seems to be common among Most users of ecstasy based on this I suspect that ecstasy is not the most benign substance to take into one's body and have reduced my consumption to an infrequent basis There have been a few cases of people who died from heat stroke following the use of ecstasy in dance clubs They become dehydrated after dancing for hours without drinking any fluids Although this is rare It's a reminder for one to pay attention to their body's basic needs while using ecstasy or any other substance I've read numerous clinical articles on ecstasy there does not appear to be conclusive evidence one way or the other as to whether it causes any type of damage to humans Or whether any potential damage caused is permanent or reversible However, many who are concerned with safe use have gleamed suggestions from these articles Although large doses of ecstasy produce some neurotoxicity in lab animals Damage was significantly less to non-existent Less to non-existent with a smaller dose equivalent to 100 to 150 grams for most humans Other experiments showed that a single dose of Prozac Prozac a prescription antidepressant drug will completely block the neurotoxic effects Ecstasy can produce in lab animals The Prozac can be taken up to six hours after the ecstasy I've taken prozac towards the end of about 20 time trips 20 x trips 20 ecstasy trips and in most cases I've felt better the next day than I normally do after taking ecstasy alone Prozac is considered a controversial drug some of the people to whom it was prescribed On a regular basis claim it gave them suicidal tendencies Apparently a small percentage of the people who try prozac have some type of negative mental reaction Several people I know have first tried at first tried prozac by itself to seem See what their reaction to it is before taking it at the end of an ecstasy trip As I mentioned above taking ecstasy with prozac especially multiple doses Has a tendency to give one a hangover the next day This can leave one feeling physically drained and mentally fizzled Once changes a feeling feeling bad then One's chances of feeling bad the next day can be greatly reduced by taking just a single dose of ecstasy Another method of reducing or eliminating this hangover is to take amino acids such as DL Fenta Fenta Lending DLPA or other neurotransmitter precursors prior to and after ingesting the ecstasy These nutrient nutrients are available from health food and vitamin stores And are frequently included in smart smart drinks I've also read that all the Fenta Menin Drugs produce free radicals and that taking antioxidant formulas Also available at most health food stores can help prevent damage from their use Combination LSD ecstasy is frequently taken with LSD a combination commonly known as candy flip I find the feelings produced by this combination can be much deeper and more visual than on ecstasy alone But since the ecstasy has a much heavier signature than the acid I tend to experience more of a more of an intensified ecstasy high And lose the depth to depth I would experience on acid alone If taken around the same time the ecstasy will wear off first while the residual high from the acid provides Provides for a smooth recovery nitrous oxide using nitrous and x ecstasy is Growing in popularity particularly particularly in the rave scene See the LSD chapter for information on nitrous oxide Ecstasy may be significantly intensified and possibly dangerous if combined with MAO inhibitors See the 2cb chapter And the next chapter goes into 2cb the erotic Empathogen Cool nice little write-up on ecstasy The Essential Psychedelic Guide by D. M. Turner 1996