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The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
· Usage increased to 25 tablets a day at peak
· Memory problems and paranoia may be lasting

David McCandless
Tuesday April 4, 2006
The Guardian

Doctors from London University have revealed details of what they
believe is the largest amount of ecstasy ever consumed by a single
person. Consultants from the addiction centre at St George's Medical
School, London, have published a case report of a British man estimated
to have taken around 40,000 pills of MDMA, the active ingredient in
ecstasy, over nine years. The heaviest previous lifetime intake on
record is 2,000 pills.

Though the man, who is now 37, stopped taking the drug seven years ago,
he still suffers from severe physical and mental health side-effects,
including extreme memory problems, paranoia, hallucinations and
depression. He also suffers from painful muscle rigidity around his neck
and jaw which often prevents him from opening his mouth. The doctors
believe many of these symptoms may be permanent.

The man, known as Mr A in the report in the scientific journal
Psychosomatics, started using ecstasy at 21. For the first two years his
use was an average of five pills per weekend. Gradually this escalated
until he was taking around three and a half pills a day. At the peak,
the man was taking an estimated 25 pills every day for four years. After
several severe collapses at parties, Mr A decided to stop taking
ecstasy. For several months, he still felt he was under the influence of
the drug, despite being bedridden.

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The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
· Usage increased to 25 tablets a day at peak
· Memory problems and paranoia may be lasting

How does he remember how much he took when he's suffering from memory
problems?

Ken Prager said:

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The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
· Usage increased to 25 tablets a day at peak
· Memory problems and paranoia may be lasting

Mark said:

How does he remember how much he took when he's suffering from memory
problems?

He took some carphedon as well ?

Mark said:

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The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
· Usage increased to 25 tablets a day at peak
· Memory problems and paranoia may be lasting

How does he remember how much he took when he's suffering from memory
problems?

He's got receipts.

Ken Prager said:

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,1746333,00.html?gusrc=rss>

The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
· Usage increased to 25 tablets a day at peak
· Memory problems and paranoia may be lasting

David McCandless
Tuesday April 4, 2006
The Guardian

Doctors from London University have revealed details of what they
believe is the largest amount of ecstasy ever consumed by a single
person. Consultants from the addiction centre at St George's Medical
School, London, have published a case report of a British man estimated
to have taken around 40,000 pills of MDMA, the active ingredient in
ecstasy, over nine years.

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Dumbass -

40,000 pills in 9 years. That is mind boggling.

Most people take 1 pill on a party night. And the authorities are all
up in arms about it and passed the RAVE act. It's just like Reefer
Madness, the hysteria of the government.

thanks,

K. Gringioni.

Kurgan Gringioni said:

40,000 pills in 9 years. That is mind boggling.

Indeed it is, quite literally.