What accounts for the depression and lathargic effects after a night of heavy NMDA use?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: MDMA empties stored serotonin and dopamine from axon terminals and prevents serotonin and dopamine reuptake. These actions leave serotonin and dopamine stores temporarily depleted. Replenishing these stores requires synthesizing new serotonin and dopamine molecules.
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