Posted by indanone on April 28, 2003, at 1:54:28
In reply to Re: MDMA-induced brain damage » indanone, posted by wendy b. on April 27, 2003, at 23:09:30
Gone to see GP's, psychologists and a neurologists but they have provided little help and even less insight into my problems. I was in contact with a MD/PhD at John's Hopkin's University and was set to go out to spend a week with them as a participant in a study on the effects of MDMA on dopamine and seratonin receptors in the brain. This unfortunately fell through as at the time, they were looking for volunteers who had taken MDMA more recently.
Imaging techniques such as MRI are useful moreso for diagnosing tumors and such. Neuronal damage can be evaluated using other imaging techniques such as positron emmision spectroscopy but access to this type of diagnosis/analysis is more limited.
I may consult another neurologist at least to see what my chances are for neuronal regeneration over time.
I'll keep posting on thsi sight as things come up.
Also, look for some p.e.i. spect. images of MDMA/non-MDMA brains on the Internet. You may be interested to see what the differences are present.
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