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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by ghostbrainalpha on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @12:29PM (#21640447)
I consider myself extremely risk averse, and would probably agree with you on most things.

But with unbeatable Major Depression you are dealing with a significant suicide risk, and the risk to your legal status may be worth the benefit to your overall happiness.

People who want to replace a little Prozac with Psilocybin can afford to wait 10-15 years for treatments to become standardized, legal and affordable.

I spent 15 years assuming that I would kill myself someday, and basically all of life was a delaying action to put suicide off as long as possible. So for me taking the plunge into illegal self treatment was worth it. A yearly Ayahusca session for me does more to combat depression that years of therapy and legal medications.

Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by empath75 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @02:06PM (#21641507)
> People who want to replace a little Prozac with Psilocybin can afford to wait 10-15 years for treatments to become standardized, legal and affordable.

Be very careful making that transition, you can get serotonin shock.