Xtc

[Tommy ToXen]

I know XTC works by releasing Serotonin (sp?)

What I'm wondering is, does anybody know for certain - If the Serotonin levels permanently deplete - Or whether the brain produces more of it?

I've googled it but it all seems a bit of a 'question mark'

[Execution]

The general concern involving MDMA and brain damage is not whether serotonin levels are depleted permanently so much as whether the centers that produce the serotonin are damaged and cannot produce the serotonin anymore (or as much). Because your body SHOULD be able to create more serotonin otherwise.

Of course, doing ecstasy once probably isn't going to cause you much harm, but, and while it varies for the individual, if you take large amounts of it or take it too often or for too long you're definately pushing it.

Oh, and antidepressants don't generally help reverse the effect of this kind of damage either.

http://www.erowid.org has lots of good drug information (that's actually accurate). Here is their page on ecstasy

[Tommy ToXen]

I do it weekly, 2/3 times a week perhaps, not on anti-depressants.

Just couldn't really find any info whether it is a certainty that you lose the ability to produce more serotonin or not.