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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by dQw4w9WgXcQ on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @12:22AM (#27757341)
Try a 72-hr fast sometime and you'll have your answers and more!
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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by 14u2c on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @12:31AM (#27757384)
Ah yes, hunger induced delirium.
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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by NiceWayToDoIT on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:01AM (#27757899)
Nothing as special will happen after 72hrs of food fasting... humans can go on surprisingly long without food 8-42days and without food + water around 7 days.
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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by 14u2c on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:24AM (#27758004)
Sure, you'll survive without lasting damage, but thinking such a fast itself won't impact your brain chemistry seems a bit much.
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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by NiceWayToDoIT on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @03:01AM (#27758209)
It will impact there is no doubt about it, but not in such dramatic way as 'hunger induced delirium' you need much longer fast than 72hrs (talking about food fasting, not sure about dry fast). 24hrs to 72hrs food fast is quite common as part of preparations for medical procedures as colonoscopy...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27757942

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Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i... by daddylongstroke on Thursday July 08, 2021 @09:35AM (#27771761)
...and you know, also something humans routinely did for hundreds of thousands of years without ill effect (called winter time).
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