Illustration by Camilla Ru. My First Time is a column and podcast series exploring sexuality, gender, and kink with the wide-eyed curiosity of a virgin. We all know your "first time" is about a lot more than just popping your cherry. From experimenting with kink to just trying something new and wild, everyone experiences thousands of first times in the bedroom—that's how sex stays fun, right?
The prospect of such an experience is especially enticing to young people, and substance use is often closely associated with clubs, concerts, parties, and other venues frequented by adolescents and young adults. While these sensations can be enjoyable in the moment, sex under the influence of ecstasy as well as any mild-altering substance can present inconvenient or dangerous consequences after its pleasant effects have worn off. The following sections present a detailed view of ecstasy through multiple lenses, expanding upon its chemical and social effects, as well as what can be expected when one chooses to mix the experiencesof using the drug and having sex. Ecstasy belongs to a group of psychoactive drugs known as entactogens. Serotonin 5-HT regulates impulsivity and executive functions such as decision-making, and is the primary target of ecstasy in the brain.
The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
You already know that smoking weed or drinking alcohol can have a serious effect on your social skills and sex life. In short, drinking makes you horny but less discerning, and smoking can make it seemingly impossible to focus. But how might your sexual experiences be affected by a harder drug, like MDMA? In a study from , Joseph Palamar, the same guy from the alcohol and weed study , took a look at how popular club drugs like cocaine and ecstasy affect sexual performance in a population of club drug-using men in New York City. For this study, Palamar and his team focused just on the gay and bisexual male community — so only male respondents gave feedback.
Like one piece. Both male and female participants reported that men were more emotionally vulnerable and open on the drug. The first stage involved interviewing 10 couples, and the second stage involved diaries and individual interviews. MDMA, which can be taken as a powder or pill, is a synthetic psychoactive drug which triggers parts of the brain linked with happiness and euphoria, and also boosts energy levels.