Has anyone ever used MDMA to fix a marriage?

[theaccidentalcandidate]

Background
Ex ravers, married 20 years together 30 years, adult kids at University. Not taken drugs for 25 years, hardly drink. One partner still in love, the other not. Get on fine, don't argue, etc, no other people involved.

Yes, it did help a lot
Unlock a lot of things

do research on it
its called the love drug

Never taken a drug before or after it

It might do. Give it a go.

An MDMS session fixed my friend's relationship. Sounds mad, and not anything I'd be interested in. Just reporting what they told me (I was also at the party, very pregnant and sober!). They were on the verge of breaking up, just couldn't talk to each other. Took MDMA at a party and ended up sat round a bonfire, disinhibited, talking completely truthfully and openly to each other. They are genuinely fixed! They talk openly to each other now. Shame they couldn't do it without but it worked either way.

There's a lot of serious research being done into how psilocybin can be used to treat people with serious depression and PTSD. The early indications are incredibly promising.
Have you heard of the opioid crisis in the USA OP? Would you consider a prescription painkiller a 'drug'?
You need to clarify your thinking around what a drug is. It's way more complicated than 'all drugs are bad'.

The not 'in love' partner says they still do love the other person, just not 'in love'.
Trying to keep things a vague as possible for thread. Everything posted is accurate though.

Which one are you then?

I'd rather not say.
Both parties are very sad about everything.

Thank you to everyone who has posted.

Three was a study years ago about MDMA helping marriages but it was obviously in a controlled environment and controlled dose. I wouldn't think it could make you fall in live again though. For the time you're on it you might feel what you think is live but it can't fix long term issues.

Not always. I think you might not know much about MDMA.

Haven't there been studies on MDMA fixing relationship problems? I swear there's been research into it being as effective as therapy

Can you take it while on blood thinners?!? Asking for a friend 👀 🤣
Sooo clearly I have no clue about drugs even though I thought I did .I likened this drug to cocaine or similar so sniff it up and get high , had no idea it had other benefits to it like in relationships or even for use with PTSD which would be useful for me due to traumatic death of my teen daughter but I would be terrified to take recreational drugs eeek .

Are they willing to do the work to rekindle the relationship or are the drugs a desperate attempt by the in love person to get them to love them again?

I don’t think I’ve even heard of it 😂 not going to google but if anyone fancies educating me please do! I thought all drugs would have negatives/a come down though?

MDMA used to be used in therapy for couples. Lots of research and studies on this.

Just the idea of having to be high on drugs to ‘be in love’ is crazy to me though I must admit

You've never heard of Es? Ecstasy.

I would definitely give it a go OP, worth a try!

Oh is it ecstasy? We had to watch a video in school about the poor girl that died from taking it. So I definitely wouldn’t take that!!

Would you be using to initiate talking and healing or just get high and have a lovely time and amazing sex? I think of the former it could be really helpful, if the latter it is only a sticking plaster and you would need to do it every week which probably isn’t practical!

If there is no love there anymore, then a temporary rush of shared euphoria will not restore it on a permanent basis. You might feel mellow, forgiving, and connected while under the influence, and you may well both enjoy yourselves and experience nostalgia for your youth, but I doubt it will fix anything long term. I have taken MDMA a couple of times and liked it but I have an abiding memory of finding a set of traffic lights glowingly beautiful, the next time I saw them they were just traffic lights!

thing is it could go either way, the not in love person may well justt try try and explain why you may become more accepting of it. i had a few moments of clarity about ten years ago when i left my abusive partner probably the last time i took recreational drugs. they’ve probably already closed the door and are moving on which is why yhey see telling you they love you but aren’t in love there is someone else

Magic mushrooms, I’d say yes. MDMA, think the middle aged come down would be too existential.

Not the same as the old Ecstasy now, MDMA gives a different buzz imo but fuck it you could try.