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This was an interesting piece for a couple of reasons. It was interesting to me that a mainstream network show did the story at all. But it was also interesting in just the thought that maybe, just maybe, psychedelic drugs could help depression. It seems too good to be true, but I'd be willing to give it a shot. I'll at least do a little more research on the subject
Its been written about and researched for years that the ingredient in mushrooms called Psilocybin can help with depression. Personally, I would love to try it.
Early studies suggest that coupling a psychoactive medicine, such as psilocybin, with supportive care can provide an immediate and sustained reduction in depression following a single treatment.
They hope it will help many of the millions of people who don't respond to existing treatments for depression. Though research is ongoing, there is mounting evidence to suggest psilocybin could offer effective treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD and addictions to other drugs, such as the tobacco in cigarettes, and alcohol.
Some people are already travelling to the Netherlands (where psilocybin in truffle form is legal) to take part in one of the growing number of psilocybin retreats springing up across the country.
Most retreats have strict screening processes and do not accept people with serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia or psychosis, though.
However, psychedelics are no panacea for poor mental health. The organisation advocates combining them with talking therapies and insists they should be seen as part of the journey towards better mental health, not the destination.
I would be willing to try it if I trusted the support person. wouldn't have to be a doctor or psychologist, but social worker or whoever - if I felt like they knew what they were doing I would totally try it.
In heavy doses, it could be a problem from intense hallucinations, but it seems like microdosing may have some beneficial effects by helping person get over depression. Psilocybin seems to be more promising as it can be much smoother than something like LSD or DMT. Microdosing is said to be not enough to send you flying off into the universe but enough to reflect on positive values of what's important and what's not.
All chemicals introduced into the body, including psychedelic drugs have an effect on the mind and body to some degree. Psychedelic drugs are not curative but harmful and potentially very addictive. In the 1960s a psychologist called Timothy Leary began experimenting with small amounts of LSD on patients who were midly neurotic. This would have given those patients an altered state of consciousness, which they may have believed was curative, when hiding their symptoms. However, LSD, like all psychedelic/hallucinogenic drugs are very harmful substances, which when taken in small amounts can be addictive. What happens is that habituation occurs: the indivual gets used to the drug and larger doses are required to acheive the same level of arousal. And because of the sideffects which can occur when they attempt to withdraw, they get more desperate to maintain their habit, and that can cause them to get involved in crime to pay for their drugs. Also, they stop caring for theirself, and do not have a healthy diet and waste away mentally and physically. So, generally speaking, psychedelic drugs do No good mentally or physically to individuals, who have or do not have depression, and for those who have depression, once the effect of the drug wears off the depression returns even worse than before.
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