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Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by qwerty456127 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:37PM (#25367122)
Indeed. There is a cocktail of pill to consider taking before MDMA: it's piracetam, magnesium, vitamins, anti-oxidants (all these contribute to improving the trip, minimizing harm and preventing hangover[1]) and Viagra/Cialis. Even if you are young and healthy (and especially if you are - AFAIK Viagra is kind of unsafe to mix with other stuff if you're old).

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwTqlw8yGnI

But don't ever take Viagra (I don't know about Cialis) with MDMA alternatives like 6APB - that's supposed to be a particularly cardiotoxic combination.

Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by pmoriarty on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:51PM (#25367298)
"But don't ever take Viagra (I don't know about Cialis) with MDMA alternatives like 6APB - that's supposed to be a particularly cardiotoxic combination."

In general, combining drugs is a bit like playing Russian Roulette. Very few such combinations have been thoroughly studied (or sometimes not studied at all), so people rarely have any idea what effects these combinations will have long-term, or sometimes even short term.

Mostly, people take them based on rumors, hearsay, and anecdotes, which is kind of sad. They've heard some random guy on the internet say it was a good combo, or their buddy told them it worked for them, and somehow in their mind that makes it a good idea to try it.

Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by qwerty456127 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @07:21PM (#25367647)
Sure. The problem is nobody is interested in funding the research/trials.

Given ~15 years of experience using it in myself and many friends I would bet big money piracetam makes a huge difference (in many situations, not just MDMA) and usually is a great thing to combine with anything (I don't know if it's always the case though, perhaps there is a combination which may be deadly) and it's been invented half a century ago but FDA wouldn't even bother to approve it safe, let alone useful.

I wish some scientists could go through all the reports found on the Internet and study every one of repeatedly described effects.

Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by qwerty456127 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:45AM (#25372248)
> but FDA wouldn't even bother to approve it safe, let alone useful

Which is not necessarily bad. They might schedule it as a prescription drug (as in many, although not in all countries) if they confirmed it works.

Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by orasis on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @07:55PM (#25368000)
Piracetam by itself just gives me brain fog. I doubt I’d want to combine it with anything else.
Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by qwerty456127 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:12PM (#25368197)
Different people experience different effects. There are some desirable effects most of the people get anyway.
Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by jokowueu on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:13AM (#25371995)
Just FYI U seem interested in this . NAC seems to bring back the magic if u lost it . Google "nac mdma magic".

Basically take 2 grams or more a day for a few weeks then stop for a day and try E .

Dont take back with mdma since it seems to reduce some of the good effects

Re:MDMA-assisted couples therapy investigated in pilot trial by qwerty456127 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:30AM (#25372126)
The problem with NAC is it causes nightmares in some people. Is it OK to take it in the morning rather than before going to bed?

By the way it's worth mentioning NAC is the same exact substance like in the ACC cough pills but can be bought in bulk powder 10 times cheaper.

Many people take it (as an extremely potent antioxidant) regularly but it's not clear if prolonged supplementation can prevent cancer or cause it.