MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment

MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Courtesy of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. Sponsor Message "The problem is we haven't had a new drug to treat PTSD in over 17 years," says Sue Sisley, a physician and president of the Scottsdale Research Institute, based in Arizona. Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Courtesy of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies "Trauma happens in isolation," Razvi says. "People with PTSD have an especially hard time with psychotherapy because they're being asked to recall in detail, and process and think about literally the scariest thing that's ever happened to them," he says.