Ecstasy (Molly) for Trauma? - Yep It’s Coming Soon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2024
- MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or Molly is the psychedelic that is the closest to getting FDA approval for treatment for PTSD. In this video, I talk about how it will be used.
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We did MDA in the 70's and called it the love drug because you could love your worst enemy. It brings a sense of understanding. I can see how it would be helpful.
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That stuff is wild! Its surprisingly distinctive in terms of its effects compared to mdma. Mda can make you trip as hard as LSD. Its quite psychedelic. Mdma is far less stimulating and ,believe it or not, is even more of a love drug! Its hard to pick a favorite! Mda is probably better for taking in a club environment (as long as you're modest w/ the dose so the psychedelic aspects dont overwhelm you) because its more stimmy and longer lasting. Mdma is better for chillin w/ the homies and forming deep connections :) if anyone reads this have fun and be safe ❤
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@@NoodlePastie Nah MDMA is very stimulating, releases dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine
With MDMA’s ability to increase feelings of compassion, it makes me wonder how MDMA would impact psychopaths, if at all. Would their lack of empathy make the therapy useless or would we find there’s something else going on there? Hmmm….
This is a really interesting question. I'd also like to know what happens in that scenario.
Guys at Reddit said it helps for some of them
That’s a really fascinating concept. They say that narcissist and sociopath and psychopath’s lack empathy. But maybe it’s there. It just needs to be activated.
in my experience from knowing a few I'd say it depends. Some can, others it reinforces bad behaviors til they work to change. therapy could be beneficial if the individual is willing to get better, but I bet for most it would be a positive experience
I'd say for sociopaths yes. Because they are created from childhood trauma.
Psychopathy is often seen as genetic, if you Google the topic. You'll find people on Quora and Reddit, who are admitted diagnosed Psychopaths, (people with ASPD often do a lot of drugs), who say all MDMA does is increase their energy/euphoria/sexual arousal, and desire to interact with others, (mostly for sex), but they all said it didn't activate the love/empathy it does for 95%+ people.
or, you just don't think the trauma was that bad and you're perfectly fine and you're not repressing any memories, until one day it all comes crashing down and you either sink or swim. if you come out the other side, your entire world will be different, but everyone will expect you to be the same. so don't do what i did, seek help if you were tortured as a small child, you are NOT ok now, i promise you.
Hidden within our deepest trauma is our life’s highest purpose. Life is not determined so much by what happens to you but by how your mind looks upon what happens.
Many people were tortured as children and don't have PTSD and get along in life perfectly fine without therapy. It's highly individual.
@@addysaw I can assure you they did NOT "turn out fine." Not having PTSD ≠ not being affected by severe trauma.
@@addysaw Yeah, I don’t believe that
@@addysaw from your pfp, you look like you're half my age, you got a long way to go bud.
Thank you for making these videos. I suffer PTSD and a slew of other mental health conditions. I get a lot of education from your videos and this gives me hope.
Awesome I so glad. Keep hoping 🙂👍🏽
@@DrTraceyMarks another thing we should be looking into is DMT therapy!!
Ditto!❤🎉
Have you tried accelerated resolution therapy? It is very effective for ptsd
I hope you Have therapy
thank you for being a popular voice of reason and speaking the truth as it relates to psychedelics. these substances can save lives, make human beings more wholesome and empathetic and change society for the better .
That is true. i have benefited enormously from MDMA and will always be grateful for it.
@@minimal3734 i regret doing all the drugs i did because they hurt my health
Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them but it's just hard to source out here.
I'm feeling the same way too. I put so much on my plate and it definitelv affects mv stress and anxietv levels
I was having this constant and unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across Ted Winston, a very intelligent mycologist, He saved my life honestly.
Is he on insta?
He often interacts on insta, using the user below..
I think this is a great idea. As a teenager the few times that I did X really changed me in positive ways. Back then, I was so obsessed with heavy metal and dark, depressing music. Using this party drug and going to rave and listening to dance / pop music was groundbreaking for me to like other more positive and lighthearted music and I think those experiences helped me open up to more compassionate way of seeing myself and others. It really opens up those pathways that make you want to connect with others instead of feeling isolated and alone.
Right on, I also traveled the MDMA to EDM pipeline. Ill always have a special place in my heart for millenium era trance sets thanks to molly.
EDM sucks House is better@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197
I ALWAYS said my healing started with MDMA I had no idea how powerful it was i was just looking to have a good time it literally changed my brain like I physically felt and switch and it was CRAZY I was like how it makes sense? Well it wasn't me when along I thought it was . This saved my LIFE! MDMA
I’ve taken MDMA recreationally for music festivals but it truly does have a way of opening up your mind and allowing you to get past negative emotions. Psychedelics have helped me get through emotional and mental problems. I’m excited for MDMA therapy to be a thing, I think it will help a lot of people.
yeah but no
MDMA really opened me up emotionally after a pretty shitty childhood. Mushrooms were a really nice way to chill (very occasionally) without harsh side effects. Very encouraging to see the research is moving up a notch. I hope this becomes available in the UK. Without the anti-drug hysteria.
I haven't done it because I'm afraid of the idea of hallucinating. Wasn't it scary?
This is so interesting. I'm glad that substances like these are finally allowed to be explored. I don't have PTSD but my own experience with MDMA was very surreal.
I've always had depression and it is always in the background of my mind. Some days more or less but it is always there. The one time that i took MDMA, a friend gave it to me. I didn't take a lot of it but I remember just feeling even, like a lot of mental pressure was just gone. I thought, this is what normal people must feel like all the time. I never took it after that for many of the reasons that you started in the video but it was a very surreal experience.
Omg this is the same feeling I had it was crazy 😅
It's such a shame that MDMA doesn't last long - even if you redose after some hours you just get the methamphetamine-related effects but not so much the serotonergic ones. It can take months for it to be effective again. The long-acting SSRI's are okay-ish (though livesaving for me) and 'meh' for many people. I guess our brains are wired to counteract the happy neurochemicals. 🤷 Hope that there comes more research into this - it feels to me like everybody is talking about cancer, which is horrible as well of course, but things like mental health seem like not so interesting targets for pharma companies. Or maybe they do try to work on it, but we just don't have the basic research knowledge yet. Hope you are having a good day today, take care!
Me too, I used some ecstasy at the weekend, just a small amount and my current depression and mental grief has definitely lessened!
You've been a source of inspiration for me since my first year at medical school. Thank you for sharing your up-to-date knowledge with us. You rock doc !
Revisiting trauma in therapy is SO DIFFICULT. This sounds so promising. THANK YOU for the information. 😊😊😊
Agreed!😊
I was thinking the same. Actually asking my therapist to subscribe for me
Revisiting trauma is difficult, but if you Have ocd is more difficult because then you start reminising ;)
@@stellaancimer8505 you tell no lies.
@@NatureHeadSupreme Why should i lie
I am EXTREMELY interested in this treatment!!! I worked in mental health in the Navy and we learned about this treatment for veterans coming back from war.
Don't do it man
Very well done overview, Dr. Marks! All the high points covered in 8 minutes 👏
You are the BOMB! Your videos are so well put together, very informative and precise. This was very helpful and hopeful. Thank you!!
MDMA really changed my social anxiety. After one experience during a dnb festival i became much more open and extraverted. I now enjoy talking so much more then before.
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same
wtf I had the same experience at a dnb concert
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Very interesting. Great video Dr. Marks. Keep up the great work!
I love your channel. You have really helped me figure out myself this year. Now I need a doctor. 😵
I'm so glad! That's exactly what I hope happens with people. They gain insight and insight begets growth. All the best to you.
Thank you for your informative videos! I’m grateful to have videos to share with my clients to help them understand the potential benefits of psychedelics for the suffering associated with mental health diagnoses.
Great news! Thank you so much for your videos and easy-to-understand breakdowns. You're amazing!
You are so welcome! 😊
You are the best!! I hope this is approved! I ve been in therapy and on many medications and they don’t seem to work. I always look for your videos every week❤
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Thank you for your time and knowledge. I love your presentation & explanations. I have great hope for anyone struggling with these issues you cover get help early. Finding this later in life makes me feel robbed of a successful prosperous life? Amazing that until recently the best help you could get would usually be in a 10 mile radius of your home. Hopefully they are as good the thousands we can now hear from all over.
Thank you Dr. Marks! I appreciate your content so very much. 😁
I knew the inventor of MDMA Sasha, or at least the one who reconstituted it and wrote two books on how its made. Such a wonderful man and his wife with whom he collaborated. He would be pleased to know its finally coming into acceptance.
Thank you for this awesome video, I've been following the field of psychedelic science since 2013 and professionally involved since 2018. Its great to see great Drs such as your self on board and psycho-educating the public.
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This is really great news. Thank you for sharing.
Dr. You're the best. Magic Mushrooms have changed my life.
Note: First two times I got my ass kicked, BIG TIME! thank god I was in therapy and my therapist helped me out big time. It was like opening up all the wounds. Yeah, not fun at all!!
Next two times, it was more manageable but again, without therapy I do not recommend taking magic mushrooms/or any psychedelics on your own, if you've had any significant trauma.
Yes interesting stuff these particular fungi. All I will say, is that whilst MDMA might have medical potential.... As someone who took a lot of it illegally as a teenager, it really can fry your brain and contribute heavily to causing weeks, months, or even years of depression. I'm only just getting well, not exaggerating, 20 years on, after going 'mad fer it' from age 14 til about 25.
"If you got the message, then hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscope, telescopes and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope, he goes away and works on what he has seen" - Alan Watts.
You have to know what you're in for. If you have a plan of "exploring triggers" as I did last time, man it'll be a cathartic experience. Also emotionally intense and draining. But it changed my life. About twice a year I consume shrooms to explore my head space. Depending on how much I unpacked is how long before another session is needed.
MDMA is very different from shrooms. I can quickly fall into paranoia or chaos on shrooms, while on E, there's a very soft floor to prevent any falls. Highly recommended.
@@sheldondrake8935 Just because you get paranoid off fungi, doesn't mean taking lots of MDMA is automatically safe for you or anyone else. I've seen and been someone who lost my mind from molly.
Unlike Shrooms, MDMA can be extremely addictive until you reach the point you have a bit for breakfast and then again and again every day and then you're basically a junkie.
Personally I'm interested in the potential of micro-dosing fungi. Needs more research in the general area all round regardless!
@@TheHorseshoePartyUK I would never claim MDMA is safe for everyone. Not much is.
MDMA is amazing. The first time I used it medicinally, it changed my life.
No thx, it's not something you need to do a bunch.
I have seen so many patients in the ER who become suicidal from the come down from Molly.
Yeah im sure it was pure mdma from the street dealer. Open your mind. I get mine from a chemist . Your spreading misinformation.
The come down is NO JOKE
this video is an excellent resource
MDMA reminds me of San Francisco in the 80s. Talk about FUN.
Thank you for the excellent information
This is awesome!! I'm really looking forward to learning all about psychedelic therapy when I become a psychiatrist, I have really high hopes.
I'm glad you've picked psychiatry. We need you and it's a great speciality.
MDMA and Psilocybin saved my life. Unfortunately I had to figure out how to use it on my own through some trial and error, but after being put in the hospital multiple times due to adverse reactions to other meds I had to try something. Being able to access these in a safe, controlled, and guided environment will help a lot of people.
Whats your difference before and after your psilocybin eating? Got advised a few times about that substance out my struggle
How do you can take MDMA as treatment ? Currently have some, did it a few and was cool. But you do not feel anything anymore after the tripping lol..
@@OneShot92i The only one I know of right now in the US is ketamine. My husband tried it and it worked well for him, i might try it as well but it's still super expensive (~$3-4k) and no insurance options. Worked much better than ECT.
Psychadelics aren't exactly a "take a magic pill and you're cured" - it's a tool to break up biases and disorganized thoughts. Best paired with some level of therapy in a safe, comfortable setting.
Very informative and helpful. Thank you very much.
Multiverse stuff! 😂
An interesting approach on the news! Thanks Dr Tracy excellent content as always!
You're welcome! Yes, I'm a big Marvel fan
Thank you Tracey
The first video I seen from Dr. Tracy was about the mushrooms...I love Dr. Tracy! She's opened my eyes to so much overstanding. She's a true teacher!
Hi, thank you for all the contents Dr. Tracey. Can you please make a video on how antipsychotic effect menstrual cycle in women?
This is what broke my veil into understanding that my problems were in my mind, have extreme ptsd
I can not wait for this, there is stuff I can’t talk about, I have been praying for this, watching MAPS, waiting. I am sure this is going work for me.
I'll refer you to this top online store where you can always purchase some, I got from him several times, he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also provides adequate dosage and guidance for all microdosing products for newbies................................
Mycojamy
❤ can’t wait for another video about psychedelics
I feel so seen from Dr. Marks' enthusiasm for treating PDs. I have borderline traits and life has been sheer hell for the past decade.. I'm in recovery now and slowly processing the layers of traumatic memories to heal. Adjusting myself to accept this as part of my every-day reality for who knows how long has taken effort. I'm not against hard work, but this is a massive task given the tools I have now.
There’s no medication in the history of medication that 1. Is a panacea 2. Works 100% for everyone. With that being said Psychedelic therapy is going to be huge for psychiatric illnesses in the future. I’m currently on a waiting list for psilocybin therapy conducted by a Yale study. For the past three years, I have not been able to function I have cycled through many antidepressants. Talk therapy failed. It sucks that this might be my last hope but hoping it works.
There a no only one therapy for study, over here in France. I have no family and no one to reach me out that PTSD/DP-DR, keep hoping..
Try carnivore or going heavily animal based in your eating. We are largely starving of fats in our brains and nervous systems. Totally changed my mental health as well as my body all over. Many ailments gone. Much luck💕💕💕💕💕
Look into L-Tyrosine and 5-HTP maybe those will work, SSRIs are absolute trash
@@TheRealName7 I do also use 5-HTP, and lithium orotate, and GABA. I agree. Very helpful.
i have taken MDMA,& Psylocibin before and while they did have an effect on me i didnt cure me you might be dissapointed dont do it
Awesome video 🎉 thank u ❤
Love your videos; Thank you
i hope that it does get approved because these past four years, ive been going through trauma that stemed from two major traumatizing events in my life, assaulted by a family member and very tragic and untimely death, of my father, and whats currently traumatizing to me after he died. Please, God, let this be approved, it would heal alot of people. ive only ever heard what ecstasy is like. im not even trying to take this recreationally, i want tthe pain to go away and be free.
I read about this well over ten years ago, suggested it to my mental health team, looked at me like I was insane, I don’t look so crazy now
Now that I found it, let's check it out.
I can't wait for this! I have been to therapy for it, but I still have nightmares related to my trauma that occurred when I was 8...which was more than 30 years ago.
I'll refer you to this top online store where you can always purchase some, I got from him several times, he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also provides adequate dosage and guidance for all microdosing products for newbies.............
Mycojamy
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
@@sarahh321 Where to search?? Is it IG?
@Kyle Russell Last year, I took shrooms at Las Vegas thinking it was going to hit like an edible or something. Shit was scary at first but amazing once you start getting deeper into your thoughts
@@sarahh321 Thank you i will check him out now.
for me it worsened my ancxiety symptoms
Dr. Marks, please do a video on Comorbidity with Bipolar and substance abuse.
Wow wow wow @ mushrooms for personality disorders!!! Please keep us posted. 🙂 Thank you, Dr. Marks.
I’ve heard wonderful things about this treatment. I will say I’m intrigued however…a bit apprehensive. I know it’s a much lower dose than what people would use to party. Way back when in my 20s I dabbled. Anytime I tried any type of hallucinogenics I always experienced a “crappy” response. Anxiety and wanting it to be over.
The only time I did not experience this was when I ate a tiny amount of mushrooms. I was laughed at by my party peers. But I was affected just enough to feel the effects but not lose control. It was the best time and the last time. I finished college and moved on to a career. I had this principle that once I was a real adult party time is over. I became pregnant and a life long Mom. So even a glass of wine was controversial…only to me! 😆
Now that my youngest is almost 10…I’ve been thinking about that one time. And hearing all these stories of success. I’ve been dealing with extreme depression and PTSD from a traumatic event. My brother was murdered by my father…yes I didn’t grow up in the healthiest household. The murder didn’t happen til recently…the energy of the event has been building for decades.
Moving forward has been really hard to begin with…but all those small chaotic events up to this major one has always thrown a wrench into healing. It didn’t seem to ever end.
All the treatments I have been receiving has been trial and error, really. I’ve spent more time looking for treatments and meds that work more than the time of actual therapeutic healing. It’s been exhaustive.
So sorry to hear about your story. I hope MDMA comes quickly. In a safe environment with a psychologist I suspect it can do amazing things. Hopefully also for you. I never partied so much with MDMA, just used at home with friends to have deep connections, hugs and talks. I think it would be a godsend for therapists when the client is 'stuck' in a trauma and keeps reliving it.
100% and my goodness…as much as I shouldn’t ruminate the woulda coulda shouldas…I do. Especially when the world is quiet at night. Even with therapy and a lil help with medication. I try so hard to turn negative thinking into positive. However Im not always successful.
Thank you for your words. ❤ Every ounce of positive support is extremely helpful. I just started to openly talk about it with others. It’s been really positive. I’ve broken through some of the shame. ❤
a low dose of MDMA is likely to make you anxious and little more...there is nothing in the world to compare to that first proper roll, it is indescribable. 5 stars, would do again!!
It’s perfectly normal to be apprehensive, even the highly experienced will have some anxiety prior to going in. In some way it indicates respect for the medicine.
As Drake stated sometimes too low of a dose can actually be more difficult, especially w/ psychedelics (which MDMA is not).
It’s okay to be anxious about all this, but you don’t need to fear it.
Now you have hope lots of hope!!
I actually had an acquainted who was o. Donahue show after taking MDMA. Glad it's becoming more accepted.
Looking forward to that video on mushrooms and personality disorders!
Thank you for another excellent video. I have complex trauma, and EMDR therapy has failed and often been damaging (even the “safe” protocol). For the reasons you talk about here, I took an (underground) guided MDMA journey a few years ago, although the therapist did not follow the same protocol as MAPS. Of course, MAPS has two therapists, you stay overnight, etc. - which is rather difficult to set up when you’re doing this below the radar.
My dose was not customized by body weight (I’m a lot heavier than I look, my digestion does not absorb things well, and have an redhead metabolism - we need more of some meds than other people). The therapist broke it into two doses, which I should have probably taken all at once. (Apparently she normally administered multiple substances at once, but I requested MDMA only.) I don’t think that it was sufficient to receive a therapeutic experience, and OH BOY, the comedown was so much harder than when I was a young adult. I had to use every tool I’d learned in therapy to cope with the biological crash the next morning, coupled with my disappointment at not experiencing more healing.
It was certainly not the worst therapeutic experience I’ve had - that award goes to EMDR! - but I wouldn’t want to do that again. Psylocybin is a substance I tolerate better. But, if a clinically tested protocol were available to me, I MIGHT try it again. I do think that it ought to work, if the setting and dosage is correct for that person.
FINALY scientists started to to think outside of the box , there are lots of people who dont respond to the usual SSRI OR SNRI medicines, including me and these new treatments will help us leave a normal life which we craved since childhood.
Fascinating!
This will probably take ages to get approved in Austria. I think I'll take matter in my own hands.
You're awesome. Thanks for the info.
I'll refer you to this top online store where you can always purchase some, I got from him several times, he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also provides adequate dosage and guidance for all microdosing products for newbies................
Mycojamy
I think I have tried every anti-depression. I have tried mdma and mushrooms when I was younger. I never forgot how confident and safe I felt. I hope I’ll be able to use this in moderation under a doctor. I know it’s what will work for me.
💯 stigma free!
Thank you!
I need this now. 🙏😪
Wow! That sounds amazing.
Yes indeed.
It’s done wonders for my PTSD
I use it recreationally for my ptsd. It has changed my life and how I processed the trauma. I feel a lot better with my mental state.
To step out of the chaos for a few hours would be nice. Wonderful experience and so peaceful.
Closest thing to Heaven. Especially sharing the moment with someone else.
I like the thought of having a buffer for reliving trauma. I’m interested to know if there are there any adverse effects on thoughts of the patients…
This is our only hope for all us suffering from ptsd which comes along with other mental health issues when every med on the market has been ineffective
thanks doc!
It’s the best. Whenever I’ve done it I’ve always thought how great would this be in a therapy setting. You can change your life in a good way after a night of mdma. Obviously take safety precautions
Given the rates of depression, stress and anxiety running rampant, the sooner we get onboard with using things like MDMA properly and selling it as a medicine, the better the whole world will be. How alcohol is so normalised and MDMA is against the law is beyond me.
As a past user of MDMA as a party goer. I can anecdotally say that whatever positive effects you get from consumption are only short term. The crash from ecstasy is WILD. I used infrequently and in low amounts and even after that felt dreadful for 2 weeks every time, my impulsivity and anxiety both rose dramatically.
I could never do it in a club/public setting. Forrests are way better
That would be amazing!
Any idea on what the situation in Europe with MDMA-approval for PTSD therapy looks like today? From what I can tell online, most studies involving using MDMA for therapy (including the referenced one) seem to have taken place in the US.
For those of us with treatment-resistant PTSD yet at the wrong side of the pond this does give a lot of hope regardless. Thank you so much for keeping us informed, and hopeful.
Whatever America approves, EU approves shortly after. We've always been copying their research and trends. They don't seem to copy us as much though.
Somewhat related is CBD. Some think it does totally nothing, due to how diluted and weak rip offs many products on the market are. Others treat it like it's literally magical and harmless, like they treat weed in general.
Truth is, potent CBD products show potential for helping with anxiety, PTSD, and perhaps even a good add-on therapy for Psychosis, amongst other issues, but also not totally harmless. It can cause potentially lethal drug-drug interactions at cytochrome P450.
I myself use it a lot, and until I got familiar with dosing it, well, it really is possible to have so much of it it makes you stupid, heavy, and end up in bed just like the real thing.
Well, if you are in an absolute desperate situation. It sucks you would have to buy any psychedelics illegally. but if you can find a therapist or any therapeutic contacts that would be willing to work with said psychedelics. then you would have to take the risk if you’re that desperate. What sucks is a lot of people who are suffering can’t wait years for this type of treatment to be legalized. so if you’re desperate, some people will be willing to risk certain things.
Look up MAPS Europe. North America copied Europe.
They let us die.
This sounds Interesting. I would definitely try it.
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Mycojamy
Interesting that this video should crop up today. I was just thinking about how close minded I am, in the sense of being able to take in new information, or even wanting to. Not being able to, because of the fear of letting in anything negative too. I've had PTSD-C for most of my life and it has affected my ability to learn so much that I have no prospects. I want to study badly but its an exercise in futility, no matter how much I try, my self defense mechanisms click into place and I can't take anything in.
I'm temping at the moment and working with someone who does Molly frequently and from what I've observed they are incredibly adept at pattern recognition and seem to absorb everything they come into contact with, being able to turn ideas and concepts on their head with very little effort. Maybe they're just intelligent but it's given me pause to consider certain things. Things that this video fall in line with, so thank you for this timely addition to your channel.
Thank you Dr. Marks! Very interesting! ❤🎉 good to see you have 1.24 million! I’ve been with you from the begging! 💯‼️💙🫶🏻🙏🏼Molly
Thanks a ton Molly! Things have really progressed since I started in 2018. Thanks for sticking around. ❤️😊
Somebody that never tried cant comprehend the effects of this wonderful substance.
Gonna be real honest MDMA is the only drug I’ve taken that’s actually helped. I haven’t done it for years. I can’t wait for a chance to have it prescribed for my PTSD
This makes me very hopeful
Tbh, Psilocybin played a huge role in getting my mental health some perfect balance, improved my creativity........got my anxiety and depression treated even helped in exploration of my human psyche............√√√√√√√√√
Meanwhile I'll refer you to this top online store where you can always purchase some, I got from him couples of times, he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also teaches newbies how to trip properly.............................
Mycojamy
Great video! Super accurate, and I really appreciate you using your voice as a psychiatrist to de-stimatize these entheogenic substances.
Just a small nitpick- MDMA is an empathogen, not a psychedelic. The term psychedelic refers to drugs which act as 5-ht2a receptor agonists, like LSD, mushrooms, DMT, mescaline, etc. MDMA has a very distinct profile of effects compared to psychedelics- it focuses more on the sense of touch in terms of its perceptual effects, rather than focusing on visuals like psychedelics do.
Besides that tiny nitpick, perfect video!
I need something like this for my PTSD. Antidepressants don't work for me and I gain a lot of weight.
Not to talk about the sexual side effects and emotional numbness..
I'll refer you to this top online store where you can always purchase some, I got from him several times, he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also provides adequate dosage and guidance for all microdosing products for newbies.............
Mycojamy
I think this is your most interesting video.
Back when I was in University I came close to taking my own life. I wasn't able to drink because my emotions were too uncontrollable , and i stopped going out with my friends to parties etc. I was diagnosed with BPD & CPTSD a few years later.
One day about 20 of us went to a rave, and I was going completely sober. One of them suggested I take MDMA instead of alcohol, and I took some that night because I thought I had nothing to lose.
Now I'm older, I understand the dangers of street drugs, but that night saved my life. The MDMA completely silenced my depression, my critical voice, my PTSD flashbacks. I was never the same after that night, and I even tell my therapist now, that it completely changed my perspective on life. I was able to process my difficult emotions without feeling them so heavily, and I was able to think differently about a lot of things.
I know that was the least scientific experiment possible, but I knew that night that MDMA was something else entirely compared to what the mainstream idea of it was.
I'm so greatful that the field of Psychology / Psychiatry is now taking psychedelics seriously.
👆👆👆I get my stuffs from him 🍄🍫💊
Hi Dr. Tracey! if this gets approved, would you do these therapies? i´d be all in if you do
I'm 30 years old and still struggle with trauma rooted from mid elementary to early high school. If this stuff can really shut all that up, I'm game for trying it through my psychiatrist if it becomes legal.
I think the original purpose for ecstasy was for mental health treatment. Then it started getting abused and politicians jumped on it and banned it. The government seems to be the problem most of the time with drugs that can be useful
I went through an emotionally traumatic breakup, and a close friend of mine arranged to have an MDMA experience with some mutual friends. Even without the therapy, I found it to be an astonishingly healing experience. The day or so afterward, I felt so incredibly at peace and just accepting for the first time in probably years.
My biggest concern about the studies concerning psychedelics is that they will legitimize them at the cost of well, cost. Street doses of high quality MDMA were about $50 each when I did it several years ago. In a medical or psychotherapeutic context, it could easily be thousands, if not tens of thousands, and unlikely to be covered by insurance. If the medical establishment (as a whole) had real interest in helping people over profiteering, then they would argue for decriminalization instead of legalizing for strictly controlled medical use.
I like to use as an example the numbers where marijuana is legalized, and opioid use has dropped off sharply. And given the choice of years of antidepressants or antipsychotics, I think I'd rather take some MDMA, magic mushrooms, or some LSD.
Street doses of a single ectsasy pil in high School in 2009 went for 20$ but its def worth 50$
ive never had LSD thank god
@@therandomchannel-cr7ox My friend got very high quality from a trustworthy source, that's why it was more than typical going rate.
@@therandomchannel-cr7ox It's not for everybody, but I actually really enjoyed it.
I don't do it anymore (I can't find it in virginia) but when me and my wife did we had some of the best conversations of our lives
Fr, ngl ,Psilocybin has played a huge role in getting my mental health some perfect balance, improved my creativity....,got my anxiety and depression treated even helped in exploration of my human psychy...........√√√√√√√√√
I'll refer you to this top specialist store where you can always purchase some, got from him several times, ngl,he's got well treated & dhope Psychedelics, reliable and ships discreetly to any location,also provides adequate dosage and guidance for all microdosing products for newbies.............
Mycojamy
@@richa919 I'm game send the info
From personal experience I can say that MDMA enabled me to learn so much about myself and the human condition that I will be eternally thankful to it. I would be a different person without it.
👆👆👆 let's do a trip 🍄🍫💊
I’m kind of excited at the prospect. For so many reasons that’ll just sound silly here. But yay. 🙂
Hi Dr. Tracy. I love all your videos. I even watch the ones that generally do not pertain to me.
I've been living with diagnosed treatment-resistant depression for many years now. I still take an antidepressant but most days I ask myself why I'm even taking it. For my Generalized Anxiety Disorder I take 1 mg of Alprazolam 3x a day. Since I live in Florida where the lawmakers make drug decisions and NOT the doctor's or physicians I've been told it's only time before Xanax won't be prescribed much anymore. I understand the downfalls of benzo's but I've tried multiple other drugs for anxiety with ZERO results.
My question to you, if you have any time to answer it (and my doctor isn't versed in psychedelics, is which drug in your opinion would have the best chance with treatment-resistant depression: Ketamine or Magic Mushrooms?
I’d really like to know which psychedelic is the best for someone with diagnosed treatment-resistant major depressive disorders.
On a side note: when I was 25 years younger I took MDMA (Ecstasy) at a dance club. The only way I can describe it was like having a religious experience. It was like I became ONE with the lights and music. I tried it several other times but they turned out to probably not have MDMA in them because they were all horrible experiences.
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I only ever use my phone, so I'm using the MOBILE version of the TH-cam app. I'm trying to copy the text for the reference source that's in the description for this video. But it's simply not allowing me to. Are you able to fix this with future videos that they can be made into blue text that can send you the linked website. I just really want to validate for myself any source material, because my mental health is still an ongoing struggle. And before discovering your channel, with all of the helpful material you've touched on for so many years now, I've only maybe watched your material from maybe as far back as 3 years. But I have been seeking mental health treatment for approx. 8 years now. I do advocate for the complete medicinal use of classic psychedelics. But it's tough that most of what I've been able to research from originates from TH-cam. And I do have the sense to know that "you can't believe EVERYTHING you read on the internet". So getting back on point, it becomes so difficult to bring up the subject of these promising psychedelic treatments, because of the commonplace bias people have knowing they are illegal. But even with what I've learned over the years, I try to ease people in to my opinions about this, and when I try to refer them to "brief, organized and entertaining" sources(i.e. TH-cam videos), I'm not taken serious because I speak on TH-cam sources. But I have done my research and looked elsewhere online, read some books, watch "boring" documentaries, asked the uncomfortable "taboo" questions to my doctors, therapist, case workers, etc. And with that I've learned, it still feels like I only have superficial knowledge of this subject. Even though I consider to describe myself as an "open minded sceptic", I have such a small "social circle"(more of only professionally employed support, not much of actual peers I know on a personal level). I come across too few of people I open up to on this subject, then all too quickly see and feel their close-mindedness pop up. So I may have to pull out of my broken laptop or try to set the "desktop site" setting on my phone's internet app, to try to copy and paste to read the source. I know anyone can consider me being lazy to ask about this to begin with, but I do have mental health issues, and alot of the symptoms are based around feeling irrationally lethargic. Amongst so many other issues of of symptoms from my many conditions, or even side-effects/triggers caused by so many different prescriptions I've taken over the years. I just to be taken more serious, especially when I bring up the subject of psychedelic treatments. Because as more years pass, and all of my ongoing legally allowed treatment is faing, I feel it too strong that i believe I will only ever think that this life I have now is not a life worth living.
Yup….I know “something SA related” happened to me. No desire to fully remember the incident, as they were pre-kindergarten age. But I have done a shit ton of therapy for how death PTSD at age 6.
I started using magic mushrooms in the 80s, not for partying or fun, but because I felt they were doing something important for me after trying them once.
Flash forward to 2017, when I find out that I'm Autistic with Major Depressive Disorder. Then, I learned how the mushrooms where helping. It's why I've lived as long as I do. People like me typically don't live into their teens or early 20s. I'll be 58 next month.
Today, I'm registered to participate in psilocybin clinical trials. It's a faint light in a universe of darkness.
EDIT: I forgot to add the PTSD part. I had to deal with PTSD in 1993, after being carjacked. The guy pulled the trigger, but it went off later. This lead me to years of therapy. During that time, I used mushrooms without my therapist knowing. I'm convinced that they helped me get through the PTSD issues faster.
ANOTHER EDIT: I should add the caveat that my experience is anecdotal. I NEVER recommend it, since there's not much in the way of science behind it, until recently. My hope is that the research confirms and bolsters what I've experienced.
yeah but drugs arent good man theyre actually quite harmful
I would love to be a participant for these trials.