A Psychedelic Renaissance

Re:A Psychedelic Renaissance by blendo on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:14PM (#19846153)

Here's one scientific question I'd like to see answered: If a patient is currently taking anti-depressants (or other meds) for the treatment of PTSD, depression, or addiction, and if a physician thinks a psychedelic treatment might help, how should they understand the interaction between the psych meds and the hallucinogen?

Since we're dealing with ill people, a larger amount of care is warranted.

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Re:A Psychedelic Renaissance by filoeleven on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @02:19PM (#19852031)

It depends on the meds. MAOIs have a strengthening effect with every psychedelic, as far as I’ve read.

Anyone going for an ayahuasca treatment needs to know that an MAOI is part of that brew, so they’d have to stop their medication some weeks beforehand or risk potential death if already taking one.

The places running medical studies like Johns Hopkins probably have good info on interactions, unless they’re turning away study participants who take medication. Since they’re specifically looking at treating depression, anxiety, addiction, I suspect they’re accepting people who are already on a variety of medications.

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Re:A Psychedelic Renaissance by Nasrudith on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @08:35AM (#19848789)

There is a large pool to draw upon for reference informally - experiences of users who did so without skipping doses.

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