I agree. It's long term abuse of MDMA that causes this to occur.
So the point of this thread is to say we should not say to space their rolls out? That I cannot agree to. Now I want to make it clear right now, I HAVE NEVER said one "heavy weekend" or even a few weekends in a row would lead to lasting depression
If you asked me if I thought taking 3 grams over a weekend would lead to that, I would say no.
But LONG TERM, constant abuse of the drug has been shown time and time again to lower 5-HT axon density and deregulate the serotonin system greatly. Like wise, there have been studies done showing that imbalances of serotonin are directly linked to mood disorders like depression, anxiety and in some severe cases derealization and depersonalization. Now, if you have naturally high levels of serotonin yeah you might be more
resistant to this, but not immune. On the other hand however there are people like myself who had underlying disorders that the drug set off still need the kind of help that people like myself have been giving. Some people take Shulgin's advice word for word... I don't put all that much stock in it however.
I used to say the same things as a lot of you, I could roll weekly with no "problems". But for one those rolls sucked balls because serotonergic tolerance builds VERY fast and even the best MDMA pills all that was on my mind was getting back to that FIRST roll, and two it set me up for a neurological disaster. Abuse of MDMA is no easy thing, and the drug can be very forgiving but for some extremely heavy abusers like me it can be extremely harmful and dangerous drug.
Go ahead and roll... I won't stop you, I don't
WANT to stop you. And if there is a GREAT DJ the next week you just can't miss? Go roll there too! Hell, and maybe you fuck up and roll the next day, it happens. Then take a long break to recover from the blow your serotonin system takes, and when you're feeling ready to roll again go ahead, but try and use the drug safely next time because if you make a habit of it it can be very detrimental to your mental health.
That is my message.
I just want people to understand that MDMA releases massive amounts of serotonin, and time IS needed to recover and repair the small amount of damage that is done after a single use.
I don't see how that message could cause such an uproar, so I assume this thread isn't about anything I said... I just decided to respond anyway