Magic Mushroom Chemical Appears to Physically Change Depressed Brains

https://gizmodo.com/magic-mushroom-chemical-appears-to-physically-change-de-1819447096


Magic mushrooms are a strange drug. They’re one part illegal music festival enhancer, one part promising treatment that could have important medical applications. That second use continues to look more and more promising.

A new study from researchers in the United Kingdom and South Africa monitored the brains of folks trying psilocybin, the magic mushroom chemical, for depression that wasn’t kicked by the usual treatments. The psychedelic not only reduced the symptoms of depression, but seemed to have a noticeable physical effect.


Namely, they found changes in certain kinds of blood flow and brain activity. “Decreased blood flow was found to correlate (in the amygdala) with reductions in depressive mood,” they write in the study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports.

The study followed 15 male and four female depressed patients (which ultimately became 12 and then 11 male patients) receiving two doses of the drug over two weeks, who were then monitored for five weeks after....

https://gizmodo.com/magic-mushroom-chemical-appears-to-physically-change-de-1819447096

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I was always way to scared to try mushrooms because of all the stories you hear.but one day I was out In a cattle paddock with my brother and we found hundreds growing and I didn't care what really happend( because I was depressed) so I ate about 5 and loved the trip so we got a few more and I ended up having 10 then 15 a bit later. it made a bit nauseous and felt a bit scattered when I came down but for a few months my anxiety was Preety much completely gone.

what about lsd i fucking hate mushrooms

could you imagine being treated with psychedelics in a psych ward? would they manage to produce results or would it be the beginning of a really horrorshow story?

horrowshow

boozer-woozer said:

what about lsd i fucking hate mushrooms

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What about LSD ?

HeatlessBBQ said:

What about LSD ?

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does it help with depression it makes you realize the errors in your ways i know that much, mushrooms was a tramutic experience for me on a really heavy dose i ate a whole bag like the size of a quarter oz of weed

Have you tried taking ENOUGH mushrooms.
It is just a recreational drug until you hit the magic threshold.

i was scoffing them down for like 10 minutes straight and they were really high quality and potent cubenius that came out of a grow tub, never again it was scary

boozer-woozer said:

i was scoffing them down for like 10 minutes straight and they were really high quality and potent cubenius that came out of a grow tub, never again it was scary

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Mate, 3 grams of potent cubensis can send ANYONE to outter space.

I have to take about twice that. Just keep on snacking until you can see through your skin.

HeatlessBBQ said:

Mate, 3 grams of potent cubensis can send ANYONE to outter space.

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Was going to ask this but you answered.

Off topic of the thread some but i have a ?

The other half is supposed to be getting 9 caps from an employee of hers in a week or so.He supposedly has a kit.

She wants to cook them down and do some shit with kool aid.Shit from when she was younger.I don't really give a shit...i'll just eat them.

My ? is does cooking them down change any thing with them?Still the same effect of just eating them?Basically does any thing suffer so to speak if we go her route?

vertnugs said:

Was going to ask this but you answered.

Off topic of the thread some but i have a ?

The other half is supposed to be getting 9 caps from an employee of hers in a week or so.He supposedly has a kit.

She wants to cook them down and do some shit with kool aid.Shit from when she was younger.I don't really give a shit...i'll just eat them.

My ? is does cooking them down change any thing with them?Still the same effect of just eating them?Basically does any thing suffer so to speak if we go her route?

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ice water extraction of fresh shrooms doesn't destroy any of the goods far as I know.. steeping them might degrade the potency a little if any..

You just want to worry about oxidation. Add some lemon juice to lower the pH. Or citric acid if you have it

vertnugs said:

She wants to cook them down and do some shit with kool aid.Shit from when she was younger.I don't really give a shit...i'll just eat them.

My ? is does cooking them down change any thing with them?Still the same effect of just eating them?Basically does any thing suffer so to speak if we go her route?

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Bruv... Think about it... You are killing the nutrients just like food.

Every single person that promotes cooking mushrooms or making tea
IS A PUSSY !!!!!

Doing just that WILL make YOUR mushrooms less potent... No matter what.

HeatlessBBQ said:

Every single person that promotes cooking mushrooms or making tea
IS A PUSSY !!!!!

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Tell us how you really feel there Heat lol!

I mentioned the same thing to her about how cooking food changes things....neither of us knew the answer.

Mushroom tea is great, man. It comes up fast and lasts a bit shorter, but it is a fun way of doing it without all the stomach discomfort.

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Mushroom tea is great, man. It comes up fast and lasts a bit shorter, but it is a fun way of doing it without all the stomach discomfort.

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The main reason she wants to do this kool aid stuff is cause she's a pussy like Heatless said lol.She is one of those texture people when it comes to food........you and i together couldn't hold her down to eat a regular mushroom bro.

I couldn't eat a regular mushroom raw either. Love them cooked though.
But yeah I get her, I don;t eat most veggies, because of texture.