New research suggests psilocybin has similar side effects to traditional antidepressants. Commonly referred to as "magic mushrooms," psilocybin is a promising alternative treatment for people with medication-resistant depression and anxiety. Ad Previous studies have suggested that the psychedelic fungi can ...
In November, the FDA gave psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, its second "breakthrough therapy" designation in just over a year. The designation fast-tracks the development and review of drugs. In a 2017 study of psilocybin and depression, researchers at Imperial Colleg...
While the future of HPPD research remains unclear, general psychedelics research is going through something of a renaissance. In recent years, researchers have published agrowing bodyofstudiesshowing how psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA can help treat conditions like depression, anxiety, post...
"Gold-standard" double blind randomized trials have shown"rapid, marked, and enduring anti-anxiety and depression effects," researchers say, in people with cancer-related and treatment-resistant depression after a single dose of psilocybin. Treatment with psilocybin has also improvedobsessive compulsive ...
psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, affects the brain by temporarily altering critical introspective networks, which can lead to profound psychological transformations. These findings point towards potential uses of psilocybin in developing treatments for mental health disorders like depression...
that had been done previously, as well as with Stanislav Grof, MD. Then I met with William A. Richards, PhD, and all of that really drew me to psilocybin-assisted therapy, given the data that [were] already present for treatment of patients [with cancer] with psilocybin,” Agrawal said...
“Many chronic diseases are comorbid with depression, because it can be extremely stressful to deal with an illness for years at a time,” said Naviaux. “If we can find ways to treat depression and suicidal ideation on a metabolic level, we may also help improve outcomes for the ma...
For edibles, begin by infusing cannabis or psilocybin extracts into butter or oil over low heat. Then, incorporate this infusion into your chosen recipe, ensuring you consider dosing carefully to prevent potential health risks and dependence. Lastly, ensure proper labelling when storing these ...
As people turn to psychedelic drugs to treat depression and anxiety, the Sonoran Desert toad has become a target of poachers who milk them for DMT.
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Mikoteit, of the University of Basel, has conducted a randomized controlled trial on 37 patients with Major Depression. All were treated with antidepressants, but 15 were assigned to the control group, while the remaining 22 had their details given to th...