Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard
by kaashmonee on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:31AM
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The title seems a bit misleading. I thought they were talking about LSD or psilocybin. But this is referring to an MDMA-based therapy which I feel is more of a stimulant, or at least is used as one more often than it's used as a psychedelic and it's an amphetamine.
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Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard
by neom on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:43AM
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LSD acts as a direct agonist at the 5-HT2A receptors, effectively pretending to be serotonin, whereas MDMA increases the release of serotonin and other neurotransmitters, affecting several receptor types, but not primarily acting as a direct agonist to 5-HT2A receptors.