Posted by pelorojo on April 24, 2003, at 18:38:28
In reply to MDMA-induced brain damage, posted by indanone on April 19, 2003, at 13:45:03
Hi there -
I wanted to make a suggestion of where you might focus some healing energy. There are anti-oxidants and other substances that allegedly have some affinity for brain-area actions (or at least they think they can cross the blood-brain barrier). Some info I read in the webinfosphere indicated that high dose antioxidants may be of use in some neurological disorders. Some substances purportedly even stimulate nerve growth factor (Lion's Mane, idebenone) - although I don't know enough about NGF to know that is an unequivocally good thing. Others are supposed to oppose neuron destruction by countering glutamate toxicity (theanine, neurontin, klonopin). I hesitate to make specific recommendations as I am not a doctor, don't know your situation, and am also extremely fallible when it comes to relating this kind of information. I know for me part of the healing is the journey; by reading and experimenting with these things I contribute to my healing even if the substance I'm trying doesn't itself work (and you never know when you might get lucky and have a strong placebo response - placebo is a powerful drug!).
Best wishes to you. I am so sorry to hear that a drug that has, at times, been wonderful for me appears to have been so damaging for you.
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