Ecstacy is a mood altering drug producing number of psychological effects like good feeling about oneself, euphoric feeling and kills fear and overcomes trauma within us, and leads to expressive emotional feeling. Ecstacy effects are observed for about 4-6 hours after taking one tablet. There is lot of ecstacy information supporting MDMA for its positive psychological effects and treating depression. There are various mechanisms suggested that are cause of these ecstacy effects. Serotonin Serotonin is a natural antidepressant present in our body. It is a neurotransmitter that regulates many vital and basic functions in the body. It is naturally produced in the body when required and broken down. It acts by creating a synapse which allows signal transfer from one brain cell to the other. All psychological ecstacy effects are actually those that are produced by serotonin. There are serotonin receptors present in our body to which this natural antidepressant binds and produces its effects. Ecstacy use in long term leads to the damage of serotonin system of brain. Ecstacy Effects Ecstascy causes the release of enormous amounts of serotonin into the synapse. It increases serotonin receptor binding significantly. The excess serotonin in the synapse is removed by reuptake transporters. Ecstacy increases these reuptake transporters and reverses their roles. The serotonin remains bound to the receptors and might lead to their damage. The damaged serotonin receptors may not be able to conduct correct synapse and lead to more depressed feeling, due to lower levels of serotonin. There is lot of ...

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