Yeah and this is ADD. You don't really go into how or why those drugs/supplements block MDMA's neurotoxicity for the most part, besides basic things like "increases serotonin levels" or "antioxidant". Many of them are also irrelevant.. like milk thistle, taurine, GABA, and so forth. Much of your information is incorrect as well; for instance, cat's claw is not a "powerful" MAO-B inhibitor; in fact, from most people's experience it does little to absolutely nothing at all. Also, the dopamine precursors on your list have been shown to exacerbate MDMA's neurotoxicity in scientific studies. And the list is messy and inconclusive.. there's no categorization, and, for instance, where's L-tryptophan? What about MAO-B inhibitors besides selegiline like rasagiline and pargyline? How about COX inhibitors such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen? You don't even include SRIs. Seriously, no offense, but that thing is a wreck.
Do you want to go along and try to prove it wrong?
I dont go in to detail of what and each do, but i have them in detail but well like most people i dont have the time, i go to university and doing well for my self.
Cat's claw although a
natural product, your not going to expect powerful to be at the same level as a synthetic product, but for a herb, comparing to other catechin/plants etc, its among the strongest.
Do i need to go in to detail now?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14692725
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14692725
and you mention
Also, the dopamine precursors on your list have been shown to exacerbate MDMA's neurotoxicity in scientific studies. And the list is messy and inconclusive.. there's no categorization, and, for instance, where's L-tryptophan?
Okay what are you exactly trying to prove? did you even go on to read the whole thread?
I already mentioned that "IT IS NOT WISE TO TAKE L-DOPA within a few days before and after MDMA" as it as you said exacerbate MDMA's neurotoxicity....
and lets keep going shall we,
L-Tryptophan. we are talking about replenishing serotonin levels, and post MDMA;
Tryptophan Decarboxylase
Tyrosine Decarboxylase
These enzymes are deactivated by oxidation of the sulfur bonds and rendered useless for a good part of a week post-MDMA, so your not going to get much of an effect off L-Tryptophan, let me know if you want some journal links anytime.
What about MAO-B inhibitors besides selegiline like rasagiline and pargyline? How about COX inhibitors such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen? You don't even include SRIs. Seriously, no offense, but that thing is a wreck.
Why do i need to have mentioned rasagiline and pargyline?
Selegiline is cheaper, much easier to get a hold of.
Rasagiline is almost 4 times the cost of Selegiline. Selegiline cheapest it comes to is 100 tablets for $50, Rasagiline is almost double that price with half the quantity.
Pargyline well, i barely see any studies about its efficient, not to mention online pharmacy vendor that sells it.
So your saying why didnt i include SSRI's?
Can that not be more obvious to you?
SSRI's are known to permanently alter gene expression at 5-HT1a,
5-HT1a activation is known to cause prolong ED. This is why people on SSRI's can not maintain a erection, i can pretty much tell you this in first hand experience.
and not to mention MDMA uses this receptor for majority of its effects. Do you now wonder why people who have taken SSRI's most of them do not roll like they should?
Edit: I'm going to wait for people to flame you for writing about how safe SSRI's are for "harm protection" post mdma.. wait it causes more harm then good, thats if you like to call SSRI induced gene expression harm and not to mention receptor down regulation it causes, oh and also it further depletes serotonin? why, let me tell you, SSRI's are used for people who are pretty much fucked anyway,
SSRI's work by sending serotonin from one place to another, it pretty much makes the road one way, it does not increase serotonin in anyway but more so the efficiency of the serotonin to the various receptors and sub receptors.
Post MDMA, you have elevated MAO activity for some time, obviously to get rid of the excess serotonin lying around, some of which get stored back in to storage vesicles to be used again.. Now if your stupid enough to go ahead and take SSRI's, your going to block the reuptake, then your body's equilibrium is going to transmit more serotonin (this is why initially people with depression get a mood elevation after the first day of treatment), leading to further depletion of Serotonin...
thats my 2cents.