I personally wouldnt call any of the MDMA induced visual responses Ive experienced hallucinations. If anything, Id say the opposite effect is going on-dur, like a hyper augmentism of perceived sight input. To me, colors get very intense, but never unreal; my mind can "see" things for exactly what they are; and I seem to develop this ability to view objects with a high magnification, almost on a microscopic level-as an example, I have stared at buds pinched between my forefinger and thumb and could quite literally see the trichomes with my naked eye. I have also looked up at the moon and could distinguish what seemed to be every single crater and pockmark on its surface. None of these experiences were hallucinations, which would indicate an impossible manifestation of some form or the other, which Ive totally encountered before on shrooms & LSD. I have taken a bezel or two too many before(I believe I did the serotonin syndrome twice), and have had visual disturbances, but my minds eye never interpreted them as unreal by any means, and therefore my "bad" trips on e were very manageable and I was able to easily come down from a psychological standpoint. Ive also taken enough pills to confidently say I know when I get actual MDMA. Ive taken some pills labeled as e that a) had absolutely no effect whatsoever, even after 5 or 6, I know thats not a wise move, but damn it, I get impatient!; and b) had completely undesired results from a psychoactive perspective, at least in my taste, such as dissociation and bizarre auditory & sensory anomalies that come across as profoundly abstract, even while high. I think thats the magic of MDMA, is that it allows you to completely enjoy your whole range of natural senses on an otherwise unworldly perspective.
