<story><title>I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study</title><url>https://www.psymposia.com/magazine/maps-mdma-ptsd-study-freed-childhood-abuse/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cnp</author><text>When a patient sits with a therapist under the influence of MDMA, which typically consists of two doses (100-120mg initially, then 70mg a few hours later) spread over an 6-8 hour period. The patient is largely experiencing their own internal process, but at times the therapist is there to help guide and comfort. Before and after the session there is conventional psychotherapeutic follow-up.</text></item><item><author>parasight</author><text>What is an MDMA session?</text></item><item><author>cnp</author><text>Every time articles like this appear on Hacker News it fills me with joy. I have personally watched a much older person heal extensive personal trauma with just one MDMA session, and to this day I regard it as a miracle that seemed impossible prior to the treatment.&lt;p&gt;MAPS is just entering into their Stage III research process after being granted a &amp;quot;breakthrough therapy&amp;quot; by the FDA (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;fda-designates-mdma-as-breakthrough-therapy-for-ptsd&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;fda-designates-mdma-as-breakthr...&lt;/a&gt;) and need all the funds they can muster. The tech community can really step up here. If you have it in you, donate what you can: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;store.maps.org&amp;#x2F;np&amp;#x2F;clients&amp;#x2F;maps&amp;#x2F;donation.jsp?campaign=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;store.maps.org&amp;#x2F;np&amp;#x2F;clients&amp;#x2F;maps&amp;#x2F;donation.jsp?campaign...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wutbrodo</author><text>Huh, I wonder to what extent this is dependent on the therapist understanding that you&amp;#x27;re on MDMA.  I.e., would it be possible for a patient to take some MDMA (assuming you have experience with it) and then go to a therapist?&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve accidentally done as much myself with close friends instead of therapists:  I started partying with Molly during a period in my life where I was already starting to recognize and work through some issues from my entire childhood:  the wee hours of the morning after having an amazing night dancing is a pretty ideal setting to open up mental blocks and be honest with yourself and others. (It also made me almost instantly closer to those people, whom I consider some of the most important people in my life at this point).</text></comment>
<story><title>I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study</title><url>https://www.psymposia.com/magazine/maps-mdma-ptsd-study-freed-childhood-abuse/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cnp</author><text>When a patient sits with a therapist under the influence of MDMA, which typically consists of two doses (100-120mg initially, then 70mg a few hours later) spread over an 6-8 hour period. The patient is largely experiencing their own internal process, but at times the therapist is there to help guide and comfort. Before and after the session there is conventional psychotherapeutic follow-up.</text></item><item><author>parasight</author><text>What is an MDMA session?</text></item><item><author>cnp</author><text>Every time articles like this appear on Hacker News it fills me with joy. I have personally watched a much older person heal extensive personal trauma with just one MDMA session, and to this day I regard it as a miracle that seemed impossible prior to the treatment.&lt;p&gt;MAPS is just entering into their Stage III research process after being granted a &amp;quot;breakthrough therapy&amp;quot; by the FDA (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;fda-designates-mdma-as-breakthrough-therapy-for-ptsd&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;fda-designates-mdma-as-breakthr...&lt;/a&gt;) and need all the funds they can muster. The tech community can really step up here. If you have it in you, donate what you can: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;store.maps.org&amp;#x2F;np&amp;#x2F;clients&amp;#x2F;maps&amp;#x2F;donation.jsp?campaign=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;store.maps.org&amp;#x2F;np&amp;#x2F;clients&amp;#x2F;maps&amp;#x2F;donation.jsp?campaign...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>anythingnonidin</author><text>The dosages used in the FDA Phase 3 research are 80mg or 120mg initial dose followed by either 40mg or 60mg 1.5-2 hrs later, respectively.</text></comment>