MDMA conditioning responses to conflict

[ParappaTheRapper]

So I am interested in responses to conflict and stress here. My understanding is that there is: tend or befriend http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug00/stress.aspx \ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tend_and_befriend or fight or flight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response / http://psychology.about.com/od/findex/g/fight-or-flight-response.htm.

Does MDMA affect these at all?

 

[questforstarfish]

Since MDMA plays with your hormones, it definitely does affect those reactions in some way! MDMA releases (as well as others) adrenalin/epinephrine, which increases your fight or flight reflex. Blood pressure and heart rate increase like during fight or flight, and pupils dilate. You also release ADH, the hormone that prevents urination. However, it has also been shown to decrease reaction time, so it's a bit conflicting! Although your body is ready for fight or flight, your mind is too slow to react quickly enough!

 

[neurotic]

it also releases oxytocin (so they say) which makes you want to hug and befriend everyone in the world cuz it's so beautiful and everyone and love, so yeah, it changes responses to conflicts i guess