How old were you the first time you used ecstasy?

[Trippies]

well, i used my first time when i was 17 almost 18, personally i think thats a young age to be doing MDX chems, but while i probably should have waited, I don't regret it either.

trippies

 

[oh_wierd_one]

I was 18 and had NEVER even thought about drugs until some wonderfully lovely kind amazing person spiked me at Tramps Ball (of course in Henrys for the irish peeps). absolutly perfect timing-finished school and started college!

 

[rekkneyez]

timing was impeccable. i am very happy with how i went from straight edge to hardcore drug addict, all for the better

That seems to happen to everyone in Indiana bro...theres nothing else much to do lol

It was my 16th bday party.....my gf (who was a little bit older than me had done it a few times, had a cousin that dealed, etc) threw a party for me...invited all my friends and her cousin....there was about 3 people there that had rolled before and the other 15 or so people never had.....needless to say everyone ate beans for free and it was a hell of a fun time...never will forget it.....

.............oh yeah...it was pure MDMA caps.....i dont think anything will ever top how I felt for those 5 hrs...no other rolling experience will ever top it

 

[Wizbit]

I was 26 years old and I think it was perfect timing for me.
I had a wonderful night - one of the best things I have ever done!

 

[PGTips]

16, I was too young IMO. Having my neurochemicals thrown about at that age isn't such a brilliant idea I think. Thankfully I had a bad experience with my second time (stupidly the day after my first time 'cos I knew nothing about E) and it put me off it for 18 months
Started back up again properly when I was 18. Been doing it about every 2 months since then, to keep a low tolerance and to keep it special.
I'm really glad I got shown this site by a friend. That was a week before my 4th time (so 2 months after I started back up again) and its helped a lot with keeping me on the rails. If I didn't know how E worked I'd have really hit it hard and probably done myself some damage.

 

[~xtc-angel~]

I had just turned 17 two months before and I had been to a bunch of parties and clubs sober in the year prior. Me and some friends decided to try it one night while we were out at a club for a new years party. I don't think I was too young. If I had the chance to do it over again at that point in my life I would. I just would change the six or so months following it when I did it every weekend.

 

[Prinsesse]

I had my first one at 20, seemed like good timing, I was not too experienced w/ any drug at that point. I'm 28 now, and have not done it for 6 years, but I remeber every time I did it..... like it was yesterday

 

[JuniperStar]

18 graduated the day before, and it was great, but if i could back i would not take it despite the happiness i felt when on it, it has led to more severe depression, then i orginaly had started with.

 

[KrisKat]

I would have loved to start earlier, if for nothing else to see what the scene was back in the late 80's and 90's. Actually the first time I heard about ecstasy was in 1986. But it took 15 years for me to finally roll. Better late than never.

 

[MaliceNwunderland]

18 and I think that was a little young.

2 people voted 10 and under?

 

[christinethedork]

17. wouldn't have waited a day longer. it threw my ass out of a pretty bad depression, wished the opportunity would have come up sooner.

 

[whited19]

DAMN!! 16?? so teens nowadays started smoking dank at what?? 12??

 

[Catch-22]

Summary

256 responses, 249 of them have tried MDMA at least once.

Average age = 18.8 years old
Standard deviation = 4.2
Most common age = 16 years old

If you throw out the youngest 5% (14 and under) and oldest 5% (29 and older), you get:

Average age = 18.5 years old
Standard deviation = 2.9

Regarding the optional question, I count 44 who gave a clear opinion:

Started at the right time = 29
Started too soon = 8
Started too late = 7


Someone please check those optional replies because I might have misunderstood what people were saying. The numbers are right because I did it with a spreedsheet...hey, faster than counting!

Thanks to everyone for all the responses!

 

[$tY!iNn><tC]

The first time I did E was around 15-16 after school, and still to this day was my best roll ever.

 

[prog4950]

I was 17 and went to a club in columbus ohio. my sister, her husband, my mom and i all went. and yes my mom knew i was taking it before and and no she didnt roll. XTC was the first drug that i had ever taken. and i mean first. before weed, cigarettes, and even alchohol. i am glad i did it and it was the perfect time for me in my life. i still roll. and love to roll but i dont do it every week or even every month. around here its $30 each. i dont know what it is other places. but X is my sex in the drug world for sure.

 

[bomber man]

i started when i was 15.. when the rolls were good.. i think i started too young tho.. now i view e as a wastless drug.. everything about it makes me sick to my stomach from the way you feel on it to the way people look.. i took way too many pills in a way too short period of time

 

[macotaku]

Optional reply: And would you have waited longer or started sooner?

I wish I started sooner, it has changed me and my life in so many good ways.

I do seriously cut down on how much and how often I take.

 

[pillsizwatuneed]

I dropped my first at 17 two months before my 18th. As soon as I hit 18 i started going pretty hard. E's became a sort of weekend addiction which led onto me quitiing University cos I had no time to do the work because i was physically drained all weekend and mentally drained for the first couple of days of the week. I wish i would have waited til i finished Uni. Now i've started having breaks between E's which has allowed me to get my shit together. I'm gonna go back to Uni ASAP as i could have wasted a huge oppurtunity if I kept the way I did.

 

[jdpark]

16. I wouldn't have waited any longer, I still remember the night clearly and all effects have been positive so far

Cheers!

 

[Frothyliquid]

19, and I see it really odd that I can plug 2 pills. Euro and Superman, and I still dont roll half as hard as my friend(plugged 1/swallowed 1) with the same pills.