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One rumination I have had about the medical application of psychedelics is to wonder how lasting the effects of all these initial studies will be over the long
by boredtofears 4y ago
One rumination I have had about the medical application of psychedelics is to wonder how lasting the effects of all these initial studies will be over the long term.
The effects of psychedelics are profound to a person who hasn't experienced them, which is the vast majority of people today. I think, when a person goes through a powerful experience they've never had, it makes them a lot more suggestive, which in turn makes therapies more effective. Will this still be the case if psychedelics usage is normalized? When a person knows what to expect out of the drug will they still remain as suggestible to therapy?
My own experience with psychedelics tells me no: once you become familiar with the effects the "high" loses some of it's properties that make it a useful tool for introspection.
I haven't done psychedelics in a purely therapeutic setting so there may be something to my observation that I'm missing completely.
- sneak 4y agoKetamine’s effects on depression are not caused by the hallucinations or psychedelic effects. I can’t speak to other hallucinogens but I would imagine the situation is the same there. The day after an acid trip isn’t a new neurochemical environment because of the powerful hallucinations the day before, it is something else. > My own experience with psychedelics tells me no: once you become familiar with the effects the "high" loses some of it's properties that make it a useful tool for introspection. My own experiences run directly counter to this assertion.
- boredtofears 4y ago> The day after an acid trip isn’t a new neurochemical environment because of the powerful hallucinations the day before, it is something else What is a "new neurochemical environment" exactly? I've had many acid comedowns, and they have all been affected by how the high was - emotionally, mentally, and physically. What do you mean by "its something else"?
- tekknik 4y agoI’m far from an expert here, but as I understand it there is no repeated, or daily dose of the psilocybin. Instead it physically changes your brain. Here’s one study: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/2/835/htm https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/2/835/htm
- novok 4y agoIMO I think it is still a new neurochemical environment, much like how the body is different after intense exercise for the next few days, as it recovers. It gets sore, weaker, etc. There is definitely a training & depletion effect for the brain.