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Psychiatry barely understands HOW exactly many prescription meds work so don't expect exact answer on how non-prescription substances work. But if approached p
by hericium 4y ago
Psychiatry barely understands HOW exactly many prescription meds work so don't expect exact answer on how non-prescription substances work.
But if approached properly, single session with psychedelics may have beneficial effects of months or even years of psychotherapy. Week or two after such session you start noticing that some things simply stopped being problematic.
- briffle 4y agonothing better than seeing expensive ad-buys for very expensive drugs, and they say "XXXXX is thought to work by".. you have spent millions on development, billions on marketing, and you think???
- hericium 4y agoSubstances are tested and when it is found that they have beneficial effects on certain conditions, outweighing negative side-effects in individuals with these conditions - they are accepted for use after clinical phases. Would you rather have no meds for some conditions because we don't fully understand how existing ones work, or would you dissect living humans' brains for faster research?