Suicide Tuesday

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Suicide Tuesday (or Mid-week blues, Ecstasy Tuesday) is a slang term for the depressive period following the use of MDMA (ecstasy). This term is currently thought to be in use throughout the world where ecstasy is highly used.^{[citation needed]}

Suicide Tuesday refers to the Tuesday after MDMA use (or, less commonly, methamphetamines), typically on a Friday or Saturday. This is due to depletion of serotonin levels caused by the MDMA high. It is claimed that taking 5-HTP, L-Tryptophan, vitamins, and/or magnesium supplements on the day after use will reduce the depression effect by replenishing serotonin levels ^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ Molly Flannagan, Ecstasy: Neurotoxicity and How It Can Be Reduced, 2001

[edit] See also

• 5-HTP See text under Uses