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Note: the below is an anecdote from my life. I have no medical/psychological training past a psy 101 class in uni. I took a fair amount of MDMA in my late teen

Note: the below is an anecdote from my life. I have no medical/psychological training past a psy 101 class in uni. I took a fair amount of MDMA in my late teens/early twenties. Mostly in nightclubs and music festivals. It was cool at the time (great memories and the music 100% was better). In my late twenties (after 5+ years without MDMA), my partner and I decided to roll after getting some MDMA off the dark web. We went to a bar, which was my past go-to, and had an OK night. We left pretty early and went home. When we got home, we had 100mg left each and decided to roll in the peace of our house. We both dropped a cap and spent the next 6 hours having very deep conversations and just caressing each other (I especially enjoyed touching her hair). We didn't have any major issues in our relationship leading up to that night, but we did have a bit of friction over our future plans. After that one night, our relationship was at least 30% more pleasant and we both felt significantly closer to each other. We still have a great relationship 2 years later. Obviously, the MDMA isn't the only factor, but it helped to dramatically strengthen our feelings towards each other. One downside was sex. She was very in the mood and I was unable to perform on MDMA. YMMV.

GordonS 6y ago
Just wanted to say that I appreciate you sharing this interesting, personal story!
ttul 6y ago
20mg Cialis, just saying.
- qwerty456127 6y ago
  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 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.
  - pmoriarty 6y ago
    "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.
    - qwerty456127 6y ago
      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.
      - orasis 6y ago
        Piracetam by itself just gives me brain fog. I doubt I’d want to combine it with anything else.
        qwerty456127 6y ago
        Different people experience different effects. There are some desirable effects most of the people get anyway.
      - qwerty456127 6y ago
        > 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.
loceng 6y ago
By "unable to perform" - OPs being unable to get an erection, which is very commonly difficult while doing MDMA - at least until before the come down. Abstain for 3-5+ days, the longer the easier to get an erection; it's still difficult to impossible to orgasm until after the come down as well.
- el_dev_hell 6y ago
  That's all accurate to my experience.
- reader_mode 6y ago
  Viagra/Cialis don't work ?
  - dkdk8283 6y ago
    It does. You can also use toys on her.
  - JacobSuperslav 6y ago
    MDMA is quite tough on the heart and especially dangerous if you have arrhythmia like afibs. Viagra is taxing too so I'd ask a doctor first before combining them.
    - bayesian_horse 6y ago
      As if a doctor is going to say "sure, it's ok for you to take MDMA" under any circumstances...
      - hopsrider 6y ago
        I'm currently living in Amsterdam and am seeing a Psychiatrist for my ADHD. We primary talk about dopamine and amphetamines (Adderal/Dexedrine/Ritalin), but have very open conversations about MDMA and psylocilibin. Granted here in the Netherlands you can walk in to any smart shop and buy psychedelic truffles and of course, weed in the coffeeshops.
recuter 6y ago
I like taking coffee naps. Idea being that if you time it right the caffeine starts kicking in just as you are waking up from the nap. If you want to enjoy an activity under the influence of MDMA try to time it so you're already doing it when it hits you.
efwfwef 6y ago
Same thing here, she was much more in the mood than usual, and I couldn't do anything.
orasis 6y ago
1/2 a cialis works for me.
ews 6y ago
Frequent and very conscious MDMA self-therapy sessions are the reason me and my wife managed to stay together few years ago when we hit a huge crisis. Every time we hit an (aparently) unsummable problem, we made good note of the issues we had and took the substance, previously and carefully tested. This was years ago. We never went back to the substance because we managed to solve most of our issues. Nothing opens the soul (figuratively) as much as this substance. I still can't even begin to comprehend why MDMA is still illegal. With (huge) caution, I would recommend anyone who struggles with PTSD and trauma related couple issues to first seek professional counseling, second, read as much as they can and then consider using MDMA on a therapy setting.
fattypouch 6y ago
A whole 30%?
09bjb 6y ago
Thanks for your anecdote. Just came here to say that I'm enjoying similar benefits in the relationship with myself, so to speak. I go strictly by the book (the book being "Trust, Surrender, Receive" in this case) with exact dosages, a trusted and sober friend/attendant, and the intention to learn and grow from the experience. It's helped a ton with behavioral patterns that I needed to leave behind, a victim mindset that turned out to be the sole cause of my depression, and has really helped turn my existential curiosity into a source of fulfillment rather than panic. YMMV as well, but +1 to the comments here wondering how this medicine can be illegal for therapeutic use. Two caveats: always test your stuff (DanceSafe sells test kits), and remember that the drug is just some extra help/horsepower behind whatever therapy you do and the intention to treat yourself right.
PIKAL 6y ago
If you want the best sex of your life, use 2C-B. I’ve never used it but my username checks out.
- pvarangot 6y ago
  I personally thing Shulgin was having a very horny time in his life when he was experimenting with 2C-B and the drug is not particularly that aphrodisiac. That being said of the psychedelics I researched it is one of the ones were the body feelings don't impair penile sexual function.
  - 3131s 6y ago
    I'd recommend these for a tactile psychedelic. I wouldn't say the experience is overtly sexual at all, but it doesn't get in the way and like many other activities the experience is enhanced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MeO-MiPT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MeO-MiPT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltrypt...
vsssk 6y ago
I remember being on MDMA with my girlfriend, her talking to me about us, our relationship, and me thinking how little I care about any of this. We broke up within 6 months. YMMV indeed. Maybe molly is just molly.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
  MDMA works on what's there, it doesn't conjure up what was clearly not there in you at the time.
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GordonS 6y ago

Just wanted to say that I appreciate you sharing this interesting, personal story!

ttul 6y ago

20mg Cialis, just saying.

qwerty456127 6y ago
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 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.
- pmoriarty 6y ago
  "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.
  - qwerty456127 6y ago
    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.
    - orasis 6y ago
      Piracetam by itself just gives me brain fog. I doubt I’d want to combine it with anything else.
      - qwerty456127 6y ago
        Different people experience different effects. There are some desirable effects most of the people get anyway.
    - qwerty456127 6y ago
      > 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.

loceng 6y ago

By "unable to perform" - OPs being unable to get an erection, which is very commonly difficult while doing MDMA - at least until before the come down. Abstain for 3-5+ days, the longer the easier to get an erection; it's still difficult to impossible to orgasm until after the come down as well.

el_dev_hell 6y ago
That's all accurate to my experience.
reader_mode 6y ago
Viagra/Cialis don't work ?
- dkdk8283 6y ago
  It does. You can also use toys on her.
- JacobSuperslav 6y ago
  MDMA is quite tough on the heart and especially dangerous if you have arrhythmia like afibs. Viagra is taxing too so I'd ask a doctor first before combining them.
  - bayesian_horse 6y ago
    As if a doctor is going to say "sure, it's ok for you to take MDMA" under any circumstances...
    - hopsrider 6y ago
      I'm currently living in Amsterdam and am seeing a Psychiatrist for my ADHD. We primary talk about dopamine and amphetamines (Adderal/Dexedrine/Ritalin), but have very open conversations about MDMA and psylocilibin. Granted here in the Netherlands you can walk in to any smart shop and buy psychedelic truffles and of course, weed in the coffeeshops.

recuter 6y ago

I like taking coffee naps. Idea being that if you time it right the caffeine starts kicking in just as you are waking up from the nap. If you want to enjoy an activity under the influence of MDMA try to time it so you're already doing it when it hits you.

efwfwef 6y ago

Same thing here, she was much more in the mood than usual, and I couldn't do anything.

orasis 6y ago

1/2 a cialis works for me.

ews 6y ago

Frequent and very conscious MDMA self-therapy sessions are the reason me and my wife managed to stay together few years ago when we hit a huge crisis. Every time we hit an (aparently) unsummable problem, we made good note of the issues we had and took the substance, previously and carefully tested. This was years ago. We never went back to the substance because we managed to solve most of our issues. Nothing opens the soul (figuratively) as much as this substance. I still can't even begin to comprehend why MDMA is still illegal. With (huge) caution, I would recommend anyone who struggles with PTSD and trauma related couple issues to first seek professional counseling, second, read as much as they can and then consider using MDMA on a therapy setting.

fattypouch 6y ago

A whole 30%?

09bjb 6y ago

Thanks for your anecdote. Just came here to say that I'm enjoying similar benefits in the relationship with myself, so to speak. I go strictly by the book (the book being "Trust, Surrender, Receive" in this case) with exact dosages, a trusted and sober friend/attendant, and the intention to learn and grow from the experience. It's helped a ton with behavioral patterns that I needed to leave behind, a victim mindset that turned out to be the sole cause of my depression, and has really helped turn my existential curiosity into a source of fulfillment rather than panic. YMMV as well, but +1 to the comments here wondering how this medicine can be illegal for therapeutic use. Two caveats: always test your stuff (DanceSafe sells test kits), and remember that the drug is just some extra help/horsepower behind whatever therapy you do and the intention to treat yourself right.

PIKAL 6y ago

If you want the best sex of your life, use 2C-B. I’ve never used it but my username checks out.

pvarangot 6y ago
I personally thing Shulgin was having a very horny time in his life when he was experimenting with 2C-B and the drug is not particularly that aphrodisiac. That being said of the psychedelics I researched it is one of the ones were the body feelings don't impair penile sexual function.
- 3131s 6y ago
  I'd recommend these for a tactile psychedelic. I wouldn't say the experience is overtly sexual at all, but it doesn't get in the way and like many other activities the experience is enhanced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MeO-MiPT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MeO-MiPT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltrypt...

vsssk 6y ago

I remember being on MDMA with my girlfriend, her talking to me about us, our relationship, and me thinking how little I care about any of this. We broke up within 6 months. YMMV indeed. Maybe molly is just molly.

throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
MDMA works on what's there, it doesn't conjure up what was clearly not there in you at the time.

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