How to treat my damaged brain from heavy ecstasy (MDMA) use?!

How to treat my damaged brain from heavy ecstasy (MDMA) use?

Hi guys,

I am going to be honest with you. I believe it is the best way to get the best answers.

I have used lots of ecstasy (MDMA). Because of that, my brain is heavily damaged.

I am looking for any kind of natural vitamins or naturopathic remedies to cure from the ecstasy use.

I am not looking for the 5-htp or L-Tryptophan, because they are just the precursers of the serotonin. They just make serotonin, but not cure my brain.

Yes, I am looking for something to re-grow my anxons, brain cells, etc.

I am not looking for the chemical meds like the SSRIs or other meds.

I am only looking for the natural remedies or homeopathic remedies, vitamins, etc.

Can you help me?

Thank you very much.

Firstly, for many reasons, you are never going to get those neurons back. The damage is permanent. MDMA seems to affect both serotonin and dopamine neurons in the brain. Which means you could have less of both chemicals. Second, I am assuming the "brain damage" you have is related to the loss of those neurons.
There seems to be some pretty good evidence that St. John's wort is as effective as tri-cyclic antidepressants for treating mild/moderate depression, but you need to find a dose of St, John's wort that contains ~ 900 mg of standardized extract (usually standardized to 0.3% hypericin content). St. John's wort seems to stop the reuptake of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, which could be helpful in your case. That may be hard. Often the natural drugs don't say what amount of active ingredient it contains.

Check this out:
The NIH Office of Alternative Medicine has funded a 3-year, $4.3-million clinical trial that will compare the effects of hypericum, a placebo, and a standard antidepressive drug on patients who are followed for up to six months [9]. The results are expected in the year 2002. Regardless of the outcome, however, another problem must be overcome before consumers could use St. John's wort effectively. A Good Housekeeping Institute analysis of six widely available St. John's wort supplement capsules and four liquid extracts revealed a lack of consistency of the suspected active ingredients, hypericin and pseudohypericin. The study found:

A 17-fold difference between the capsules containing the smallest amount of hypericin and those containing the largest amount, based on manufacturer's maximum recommended dosage.
A 13-fold difference in pseudohypericin in the capsules.
A 7-to-8-fold differential from the highest to the lowest levels of liquid extracts.
A sinilar investigation by the Los Angeles Times found that 7 of10 products contained between 75% and 135% of the labeled hypericin level, and three contained no more than about half the labeled potency.