Comments on: On the Edge: Why Would a Man Take 40,000 Ecstasy Pills? http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:07:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pomroy http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-96034 Pomroy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:51:46 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-96034 Not true. You wrongfully assumed I haven't used and outrageously abused it. You DEFINITELY lose the lovey empathogenic feelings, you were probably getting something other than ecstasy if you were going for weeks, most likely amphetamine or something similar. Not true. You wrongfully assumed I haven’t used and outrageously abused it. You DEFINITELY lose the lovey empathogenic feelings, you were probably getting something other than ecstasy if you were going for weeks, most likely amphetamine or something similar.

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]]> By: casey kwasigroch http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-96030 casey kwasigroch Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:05:25 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-96030 ive tripped for weeks on ecstacy you cant tell me that I lose the happy feeling and aweness cause i have sustained it but the you start forgeting how you got places and alot more so i had to stop. but weed helped my recover ive tripped for weeks on ecstacy you cant tell me that I lose the happy feeling and aweness cause i have sustained it but the you start forgeting how you got places and alot more so i had to stop. but weed helped my recover

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]]> By: Adam-Kai http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95995 Adam-Kai Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:38:04 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95995 He is unable to recall the date and time, but somehow managed to keep count of consuming 40,000 pills? Impressive. He is unable to recall the date and time, but somehow managed to keep count of consuming 40,000 pills? Impressive.

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]]> By: Jimmy Johnson http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95981 Jimmy Johnson Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:35:49 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95981 I'm calling bullshit. There is absolutely no way he could have sustained a 12 pill/day habit for 9 years. There comes a point where your body just outright rejects ecstacy. You feel absolutely no symptom of a high, instead the only sensation you get is a gut wrenching, flu-like feeling... Not to mention having the inabilty to eat or, at least, digest food properly for 9 years is impossible. I can speak from some basis of experience because I personally knew of people that took 8 - 10 pills/day for two years. There came a point to quit because they were getting nothing out of ingesting any amount of pills except nausea. and headaches. Not to mention the inability to remember simple things like street corners and names became a huge motivation to stop using. I’m calling bullshit. There is absolutely no way he could have sustained a 12 pill/day habit for 9 years. There comes a point where your body just outright rejects ecstacy. You feel absolutely no symptom of a high, instead the only sensation you get is a gut wrenching, flu-like feeling… Not to mention having the inabilty to eat or, at least, digest food properly for 9 years is impossible.

I can speak from some basis of experience because I personally knew of people that took 8 – 10 pills/day for two years. There came a point to quit because they were getting nothing out of ingesting any amount of pills except nausea. and headaches. Not to mention the inability to remember simple things like street corners and names became a huge motivation to stop using.

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]]> By: midnightlynx http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95962 midnightlynx Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:17 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95962 How does he know they were really even MDMA? How do we? Maybe he was just binging on Tic Tacs... How does he know they were really even MDMA?
How do we?
Maybe he was just binging on Tic Tacs…

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]]> By: David http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95955 David Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:17:52 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95955 No offence to the above comments, but they have clearly never had to deal with a drug addiction. Your mind has a way of convincing you that more is ALWAYS the answer. Deep down you know it's causing damage, ruining lives, yet somehow the brain creates ever more exotic reasons for you to "quit tomorrow..." This man wasn't on a quest, wasn't searching for any deep inner meaning, he was just another poor soul that got caught up in a hard drug addiction. Oh and if you read the story elsewhere he admits that he usually took a lot more on weekends than he would on weekdays, making the daily average slightly more believable :) No offence to the above comments, but they have clearly never had to deal with a drug addiction.

Your mind has a way of convincing you that more is ALWAYS the answer. Deep down you know it’s causing damage, ruining lives, yet somehow the brain creates ever more exotic reasons for you to “quit tomorrow…”

This man wasn’t on a quest, wasn’t searching for any deep inner meaning, he was just another poor soul that got caught up in a hard drug addiction.

Oh and if you read the story elsewhere he admits that he usually took a lot more on weekends than he would on weekdays, making the daily average slightly more believable :)

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]]> By: pomroy http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95954 pomroy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:56:07 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95954 casey, not true. MDMA, once you've passed ~200 - 250 mg's, stops giving it's serotonergic effects, acting more on norepinephrine once you've expended your serotonin reserves there's no more empathogenic, happy, loved up feeling. It becomes more of a trippy, harsh stimulant 'roll', if you can even call it that. My question is, why the fuck didn't he pick a better drug to do that with, like meth or coke or something... something where more really IS more :/ casey, not true.

MDMA, once you’ve passed ~200 – 250 mg’s, stops giving it’s serotonergic effects, acting more on norepinephrine once you’ve expended your serotonin reserves there’s no more empathogenic, happy, loved up feeling. It becomes more of a trippy, harsh stimulant ‘roll’, if you can even call it that.

My question is, why the fuck didn’t he pick a better drug to do that with, like meth or coke or something… something where more really IS more :/

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]]> By: casey kwasigroch http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95617 casey kwasigroch Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:11:10 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95617 An ecstasy trip can actually be sustained with a constant flow of MDMA, but i bet he thought it would be fun at least until he started skippin through whole days without a recollection. An ecstasy trip can actually be sustained with a constant flow of MDMA, but i bet he thought it would be fun at least until he started skippin through whole days without a recollection.

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]]> By: seachild http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95492 seachild Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:41:32 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95492 40,000 is an astronomical figure and I'm still wondering why he's still alive in the first place. Little is known about this guy, whether he has his family, still lives with his parents, or holds a job. I don't know about you but I won't give this guy credit. He is, or was, a drug addict and has zapped whatever soul is left by ingesting so many drugs. I don't think that he's looking for anything except to occupy a state of pure, unadulterated bliss. Once that end, there goes another pill popped into his parched mouth. I can blame his culture (materialistic, self-centered, and such) but I'd rest on his shoulders the full responsibility of his action. I would hold anyone in suspicion who thinks he is a victim. He was an addict who wanted to get going. 40,000 is an astronomical figure and I’m still wondering why he’s still alive in the first place. Little is known about this guy, whether he has his family, still lives with his parents, or holds a job. I don’t know about you but I won’t give this guy credit. He is, or was, a drug addict and has zapped whatever soul is left by ingesting so many drugs. I don’t think that he’s looking for anything except to occupy a state of pure, unadulterated bliss. Once that end, there goes another pill popped into his parched mouth. I can blame his culture (materialistic, self-centered, and such) but I’d rest on his shoulders the full responsibility of his action. I would hold anyone in suspicion who thinks he is a victim. He was an addict who wanted to get going.

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]]> By: bone-idol http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-95488 bone-idol Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:42:23 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=6742#comment-95488 12 tabs a day for nine years or maybe he just guessed the largest number he could think of? 12 tabs a day for nine years or maybe he just guessed the largest number he could think of?

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