Amphetamine and long term memory impairment

[till101]

hi,
as i´m pretty sure from reading so much studies that mdma can lead to memory long term impairment, i thought about if there are any studies and experience about memory impairment because of amphetamine ?

thx

 

[Nexius]

Yeah; it does cause memory impairment just as all stimulants do at RECREATIONAL level.

MDMA can cause much more than memory impairment, in fact it overstimulates the brain so much it can kill neurons; thus slowing communication within the brain itself.

I abused quiet a few things heavily for a few years, and I'm great (3.9 GPA in Graduate school for political engineering)
One of the lucky few.

 

[debaser]

Yeah, Nexius sait it well. MDMA will mess up with you. But not like because it's an amp but because it's a fuckin metha-amp

 

[till101]

i´m not talking about mdma i´m talking about amphetamine

 

[effie]

Yep - this study found some functional memory impairment (worse in men) amongst amphetamine users, speculating that it could be caused by pathology affecting the frontal cortex, and this study (in animals) suggests that amphetamine use when young affects memory later in life.

Haha while searching for those I found this on methamphetamine-addicted snails (!) which finds that memories formed while under the influence of meth are stronger than those formed while not :D (This doesn't mean amphetamines enhance memory overall)