Acute Effects:
☐ 1. "An enhanced sense of well-being."
☐ 2. Increased extroversion
☐ 3. Emotional warmth
☐ 4. Empathy toward others
☐ 5. A willingness to discuss emotionally-charged memories
Other health effects include:
☐ 1. Nausea
☐ 2. Muscle cramping
☐ 3. Involuntary teeth clenching
☐ 4. Blurred vision
☐ 5. Chills and simultaneously sweating
Over the course of the week following moderate use of the drug, a person may experience:
☐ 1. Irritability
☐ 2. Impulsiveness and aggression
☐ 3. Depression
☐ 4. Sleep problems
☐ 5. Anxiety
☐ 6. Memory and attention problems
☐ 7. Decreased appetite
☐ 8. Decreased interest in and pleasure from sex
It's possible that some of these effects may be due to the combined use of MDMA with other drugs, especially marijuana.
Signs of an overdose of MDMA are:
☐ 1. Agitation
☐ 2. Out-of-character, irrational behaviour
☐ 3. Confusion
☐ 4. Convulsions
☐ 5. Vomiting
☐ 6. Very high temperature
Long term effects:
☐ 1. Reduced ability to control their emotions
☐ 2. Problems with memory and concentration
☐ 3. Personality changes
☐ 4. Severe depression
☐ 5. People who use MDMA regularly can develop high blood pressure, damaged nerves, exhaustion and cracked teeth from clenching and grinding.
☐ 6. People with heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, liver problems, high blood pressure, panic attacks or a history of mental illness are at greater risk of physical and psychological harm as a result of taking MDMA.