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Is there anything that can be done for patients with family history of schizophrenia?

• more_corn 4y ago
  If I had a family history of schizophrenia I would personally avoid psychedelics (and weed) entirely. Several studies have shown small numbers of people with a family history of schizophrenia showing symptoms during and after the study. Granted, this could just be a confounding effect (the symptoms normally manifest during the phase of life the study participants were in) So a causal link has not been established, and studies necessarily to find a causal link would be unethical. (You’d have to deliberately induce schizophrenia in people who wouldn’t normally have it) But the suspicion is good enough for me. If I had a family history of schizophrenia I would never try psychedelics ever in my life.
• PartiallyTyped 4y ago
  Avoid them most likely. As people in these circles say, respect the mushroom, and avoid it like the plague if you have a history of psychosis or schizophrenia. It's very unlikely that any studies will be done with such patients as they probably won't pass through any committee.
  • pegasus 4y ago
    Avoiding them like the plague doesn't seem very respectful to me.
• scalablehermit 4y ago
  It’s advised to not seek psychedelics in those cases as they can introduce psychosis and exacerbate symptoms. It’s interesting actually because it may be helpful in us understanding and treating schizophrenia since it CAN introduce temporary psychotic like symptoms.