List and effects of MDMA related family of drugs:

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Here is a reference list describing the effects of the MDMA family of chemicals:

MDMA is uniquely empathetic.

MDA is hallucinogenic.

MDE is more intoxicating, and less conducive to conversation, more introspective.

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MDMA has several chemical "cousins" which have different effects.

MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) - It is similar to MDMA in its effects, but is slightly more stimulating. It has been shown in laboratory studies to be approximately twice as neurotoxic as MDMA, though in some 30 years of human use, case reports do not suggest that it has caused behavioral or psychological problems. The physical side effects seem to surpass those of MDMA and MDE. Jaw clenching, upset stomach and muscle spasms are more common and more intense. MDA lasts longer and generally produces more visuals and psychedelic effects than MDMA.

MDE or MDEA (N-ethyl-methylendioxyamphetamine) - MDE is similar to MDMA, though it seems to turn the subject inwards and invite less communication than does MDMA. Usually causes fewer physiological side effects than with MDMA, but more impairment of motor skills than MDMA or MDA. MDE is slightly shorter in duration than MDMA and generally has a lower peak and less euphoria than MDMA. Unlike MDMA, there has been a single report of psychosis attributed to MDE.

MMDA (3-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxyamphetamine) - Often confused with the similarly named but chemically different MDMA. MMDA is reported to generate interesting, closed-eye hallucinations - "brain movies", or conscious dreams.

MBDB (N-methyl-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-butanamine) - Differs structurally from MDMA only by the addition of an extra carbon to the MDMA chain. Effects are similar to MDA.