Previous studies have found that there is physiological damage due to ecstasy’s effect to deplete serotonin levels of the hypothalamus. This area of the brain is associated with the regulation of body temperature, blood pressure, metabolism, eating and drinking motivation, sleep, and sexual motivation. Due to MDMA’s effect on these functions, drug users can experience weight loss and disturbance in sleep. Besides physiological damage, MDMA has shown alarming emotional disturbances in the manner of prolong depressive and anxious states. For example, a female research subject experienced severe panic attacks following a strong dose of ecstasy. A month and a half later she continued to encounter eating disorders with weight loss and disruptions to her sleep. Even after several months she continued to have anxiety and panic attacks with fluctuating
Previous studies have found that there is physiological damage due to ecstasy’s effect to deplete serotonin levels of the hypothalamus. This area of the brain is associated with the regulation of body temperature, blood pressure, metabolism, eating and drinking motivation, sleep, and sexual motivation. Due to MDMA’s effect on these functions, drug users can experience weight loss and disturbance in sleep. Besides physiological damage, MDMA has shown alarming emotional disturbances in the manner of prolong depressive and anxious states. For example, a female research subject experienced severe panic attacks following a strong dose of ecstasy. A month and a half later she continued to encounter eating disorders with weight loss and disruptions to her sleep. Even after several months she continued to have anxiety and panic attacks with fluctuating