Protecting the Body and Preventing Side Effects

Liv.52: There have been over 300 experimental and clinical studies to support the use of Liv.52 in liver disease therapeutics. worldwide, Liv.52 is the most widely used herbal combination medicine for liver diseases.  Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 as a specially formulated remedy for the treatment of viral hepatitis.  Beneficial effects have been reported for 46 years!
Product Description: Liv.52 simply ensures optimum liver function. Through the protection of the hepatic parenchyma, and by way of its potent antioxidant properties, the product acts as a powerful detoxification agent. It neutralizes all kinds of toxins and poisons from food, water, air and medications- all sources of detrimental effects on the liver. Counteracting those hard-to-avoid poisons and therefore protecting one of the body's most important organs, Liv.52 has enormous health benefits for everyone. 
Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 as a specially formulated liver support product. Since then, Liv.52 has been sold worldwide and is widely recognized by thousands of health professionals as one of the most effective liver formulas, with beneficial affects reported in over 300 studies on a wide variety of cases. Alcohol users particularly found Liv.52 helped them maintain a healthier liver. It also helps people taking allopathic medications who want to protect themselves against the damaging hepatotoxic side effects of those medications.  Liv.52 can help flush out the toxins left by ecstasy, as well as protecting the liver from serious damage.  It also does the same for all drugs.  Take Liv.52 as directed for 5-7 days AFTER you take ecstasy.  I'm not sure if this will help you pass a drug test.  Himalaya ProSelect - Liv.52 formulas are derived from traditional ayurvedic remedies whose key ingredients are combined to achieve safe and synergistic effects. One active ingredient may be buffered by others, while certain ingredients play the role as adjuvants by strengthening the digestive system or helping to remove wastes. Others are included to increase bioavailabilty and enhance absorption. No single active constituent has the broad activity of the entire plant and no single plant has the activity and safety of carefully formulated blends. 

5-HTP:  Is a precursor to serotonin, a neurotransmitter (responsible for the feeling you get while on ecstasy) involved in sending messages through the nervous system, which contributes to a persons mood and well-being.  Protein is a lower form of 5-HTP, Protein is converted into 5-HTP in the body.  The conversion process of 5-htp into serotonin can take 45 minutes to several hours from the time you take it.  Ecstacy releases and depletes your serotonin leveles very fast thats why you get that "Happy" feeling.  5-HTP works by increasing the cell’s output of serotonin.  5-HTP is an amino acid that occurs naturally in the body and is the final step in the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin, an important chemical that’s responsible for many of the brain impulses involving satisfaction and well being. 5-HTP is created through the hydroxylating of Tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that must be taken in through protein containing foods since the body can not synthesize it. Of the eight essential amino acids, tryptophan is the least common, accounting for only about one percent of protein content, and it is used up rapidly by the body. About ninety-percent is used in protein synthesis. The rest is divided between serotonin production and niacin production, which requires 60mg for every 1mg of niacin produced. However, 5-HTP is only used in serotonin production. 5-HTP is also able to pass through the blood-brain barrier easily, unlike tryptophan, which can only pass through the barrier by using the same transport molecule that caries leucine, isoleucine, and valine.  Unlike tryptophan supplements, 5-HTP supplements are not produced commercially by the fermentation of bacteria. Instead, it is extracted from the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia, an African tree that is grown mostly in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The extraction process uses alcohol and produces an oily solid. The oily extract is then purified into a dry solid. 5-HTP can also be made synthetically in the laboratory. The final product is the same as the one made by the body.  The process of serotonin production begins with L-tryptophan. First it is absorbed from the intestines to the bloodstream, where it is carried by proteins and in free form to peripheral sites. There it is used for protein synthesis, conversion to serotonin, and production of niacin. The tryptophan that is used in serotonin production is then hydroxylated into 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP) by tryptophan hydroxylase, an enzyme which attaches oxygen molecules to form the hydroxyl. 5-HTP is converted to serotonin by an aromatic amino acid decarboxylase enzyme, which requires vitamin B6 to form the conversion.  Doctor’s believe that by increasing the available 5-HTP, you can increase serotonin production. This would theoretically benefit those conditions that involve serotonin deficiency. Serotonin is one of the major neurotransmitters in the body. It plays a role in sleep, pain thresholds, blood flow, hunger/satiety, and libido. It is believed to play a role in depression, anxiety, and possibly obsessive-compulsive disorders.  Unlike tryptophan, 5-HTP cannot be degraded to kynurenine, nor can it be borrowed to enhance niacin production or used as a substitute in protein production. 5-HTP is dedicated to serotonin production alone, which means that supplemental 5-HTP are often more effective in treating serotonin related health problems than supplements of its precursor.
Ginkgo Biloba:  Improves memory and concentration. Studies have shown that the extract counteracts the gradual reduction in the number of serotonin receptor sites (which ecstacy does, causing down relegulation of receptor sites: eg: damaging them). Besides increasing the number of serotonin receptors sites, Ginkgo biloba extract may also enhance the effects of 5-HTP. Take it with 5-htp 4-5 hours before you drop, and take it after to help prevent and repair damage to serotonin receptors. But be careful and use it in moderation when taking it with X because ginkgo biloba can act as a mild MAOi.  Ginko Biloba studies have shown that over a period of time that Ginko Biloba can repair and regenerate serotonin receptor sites.  Ginkgo biloba may help symptoms by increasing the brain’s blood flow and there by allowing more of the depleted dopamine, and serotonin to be circulated to the areas that need it most.  Ginkgo biloba extract stabilizes cell membranes by inhibiting lipid breakdown, and acts as an antioxidant by reducing free radical damage. It also aids cell use of oxygen and glucose. These properties are particularly important for brain cells, which are particularly vulnerable to free radical damage and oxygen deprivation. Brain cells are also protected by GBE's ability to improve blood flow to the brain, particularly the hippocampus and striatum, areas most affected by stroke. These combined effects may allow GBE to reverse mental deterioration caused by vascular insufficiency (or insufficient blood flow).  Mental deterioration caused by Ecstacy seems to be significantly delayed by GBE's ability to enhance brain function, along with normalizing receptors in the brain and increasing the rate of neurotransmitter production.  Other uses for which ginkgo biloba extract is often recommended include depression, diabetes related nerve damage and poor circulation, allergies, vertigo, short-term memory loss, headache, atherosclerosis, tinnitus, cochlear deafness, macular degeneration.
SAMe: also increases levels of serotonin, dopamine and phosphatides, and improves serotonin and dopamine receptor site binding.  SAMe  is a derivative of the amino acid, methionine. It’s formed when methionine combines with adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a nucleotide present in all living cells. ATP is the major source of cellular energy. The liver uses this process to make SAM, as much as 8 grams of it every day, when the liver is perfectly healthy. Liver disease, osteoarthritis and the overuse of illegal drugs and prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications can diminish the body’s SAM production. A small amount of SAMe is found in food, but it is highly unstable and an unreliable means of increasing blood levels.  As a methyl donor, SAMe “donates” units called methyl groups, which contain hydrogen and carbon atoms, to other substances. This process is methylation, and it is one way in which the body protects itself from damage on the cellular level. Methyl donors help to protect against cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, and many age-related problems, and facilitated the manufacture of DNA and brain neurotransmitters. It is involved in more than 50 methylation reactions in the body, including the regulation of various hormones and neurotransmitters such as serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine.
Anti-oxidants: A number of studies have looked at anti-oxidants like Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin-C and E as a possible agent to prevent MDMA's neurotoxicity.
Read Preventing Side Effects on my Ecstacy Information page for furher info on less important drugs and info on how to take the above mentioned as well as others.