ECSTASY: A PTSD Breakthrough?
Originally a drug meant to control bleeding, Ecstasy or MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a psychedelic drug used by a lot of people at “raves,” clubs and other parties to keep on dancing and for mood enhancement
Who would have known that this drug can possibly be used to treat PTSD?
Some people may hesitate to believe this possibility, but a woman who was diagnosed with PTSD tried Ecstasy. According to her, the drug actually worked!
One woman testified that Ecstasy was the drug that had been responsible for making her feel alive again. The tablet gave her back the gaiety she lost when she encountered the trauma that caused her to have PTSD. She felt lightheaded as the drug Ecstasy melted her anxieties away.
Prior to taking the drug, the woman claimed that she felt dead inside. She was terrified, anxious, and unable to interact and communicate with others, not even with her husband and her child. But because she heed the advice of her doctor, who prescribed Ecstasy as a cure for her PTSD, the woman says that she feels well again.
To read the full account of this story, please click the link below:
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/breaking08/XTrials.html
