Thanks guys for the info, but isn't MDA also an amphetamine? It's not as stimulating probably because it's without the methylated component that better absorbs in the blood. But without the amphetamine base at all I wonder what it might be like.
sekio, what about all those chemicals released except for serotonin? Screwing with that hormone is the source of the majority of neurotoxic issues with drugs. If we dropped the messing with serotonin, how different would the experience be theoretically?
So there's not really a way to seperate the empathogenic effects from the stimulant ones, they go hand in hand.
That's not true tho, oxytocin is not a stimulant, right? And it produces loved up feelings. Without the euphoria and the urge to dance like MDMA, of course.
The better answer is, alter your set, setting, dose or frequency of use if you don't like the effects you're getting. Properly dosed, MDMA shouldn't be that stimulating, if you're taking more than 200mg you are probably doing too much.
I did fuck up when I took 250mg so I took a much lower dose the second time and I did have a nice time but the panic attacks still happened, I was simply able to get a grip on them this time but the fact that they happened at all on even a 100mg dose just reminded me that no matter what a beautiful, lovey drug molly is, it is still a stimulant and always will be a relative of her ugly, homicidal methamphetamine sister.
I'm not being delusional enough to think that I'll get my hands on some obscure derivative of molly in my town, it was merely a thought experiment. I do realize that if I wanna rehabilitate myself and enjoy ecstasy to the fullest that I need to get a grip on myself and stop thinking negative thoughts all the time like I normally do. I'm very cynical and misanthropic so it's difficult. Like, I really love puppies and kittens for example but whenever I'm watching videos of them, I can't help but imagine how easily some asshole could crush or torture them and my initial sunny feelings of happiness get mixed with hatred and disgust.
Ecstasy seems to sharpen both my positive and negative emotions. I love feeling extra happy and cuddly but it takes only the tiniest negative stimuli to send me into a downward spiral where I have a heart attack. Scary as hell.