Tag: Psychedelic drugs
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Is LSD The Future of Mental Health Treatments?
On April 16, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally consumed a drug that he had created five years earlier. Dr. Hoffman shared how he experienced “An uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours, this condition faded away.” After taking the drug again to confirm his…
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Is Ecstasy (MDMA) The Future of Mental Health Treatments?
This past February, Australia became the first nation to legalize the medical use of magic mushrooms and MDMA. Both magic mushrooms and MDMA, better known as ecstasy, E, and Molly, are used for recreational purposes, but in recent years they’ve made headlines for their potential impact on mental health, like cannabis’s journey. While you’d…
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Psilocybin: Can Magic Mushrooms Help Reduce PMS Symptoms?
According to world statistics, around 20-40% of people who menstruate will experience pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), and 2-8% will experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Common symptoms of PMS include mood swings, breast tenderness, fatigue, irritability, and period pain. PMDD has more severe PMS symptoms and due to the severity of the symptoms, PMDD can disrupt daily…
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Is Ketamine The Future of Mental Health Treatments?
Per research from the Lancet, rates of depression and anxiety shot up by 25%, thanks in part to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Also, an estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around the world. With 30% of adults with depression not responding to antidepressants, it’s clear that we need to be looking at alternative therapies if we…