The hangover of depression, agitation, and anhedonia is real, but it just lasts a day. The conversations, connections, and epiphanies you may have had last much much longer.
> In follow-up psychotherapy, patients process emotions and insights brought up during the MDMA session. The current protocol calls for patients to take MDMA two or three times, each a month apart, interspersed with psychotherapy.
> “The MDMA alone or the therapy alone don’t appear to be as effective,” Dr. Mithoefer said. “The MDMA seems to act as a catalyst that allows the healing to happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/us/ecstasy-molly-ptsd-mdm...