What are the physiological and psychological effects of MDMA?

Short Term

http://www.apaic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=87

- Decreased appetite

- Dry mouth

- Jaw clenching

Long Term

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/ecstasy.asp

http://www.maps.org/media/ricaurte-mccann.html

- Acute renal failure

- Heart fibrillations

- Abnormal heart rhythms

http://www.macalester.edu/academics/psychology/whathap/ubnrp/mdma/physeffects.html

Desired Effects

http://healthpsych.psy.vanderbilt.edu/ECSTASY.htm

- A feeling of euphoria

- A feeling of connection with others

- The feeling that one's problems are unimportant

Side Effects

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/mdma.html

- Difficulty concentrating.

- Derealization

- Depersonalization

http://www.macalester.edu/academics/psychology/whathap/ubnrp/mdma/psycheffects.html