Magic mushrooms contain a key ingredient that could provide a safe and effective way of chasing the blues Full of psilocybin, 'shrooms' are a good way of combating the blues, experts say The compound, responsible for the high, offers more hope than antidepressants Researchers reviewed seven studies to make their conclusion about 'shrooms' By STEPHEN MATTHEWS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 16:52, 11 July 2017 | UPDATED: 16:53, 11 July 201725 Magic mushrooms could be the wonder cure for depression, if new research is to be believed. Full to the brim of psilocybin, the drug is proving to be an effective and safe way of combating the blues, experts claim. Despite being considered a favourite of rave-loving teenagers, evidence is pointing to its therapeutical benefits. The compound, responsible for the high, may offer more promise to patients than often useless antidepressants. Researchers reviewed seven studies that looked into combining current therapy with 'shrooms' to make their conclusion. Using the recreational drug alongside conventional treatment provided the largest benefits, they said. please log in to view this image +1 Full to the brim of psilocybin, the drug is proving to be an effective and safe way of combating the blues, experts claim Not only did the psychoactive compound help improve people's symptoms, but it reduced the likelihood of a relapse. But the Touro University California team said the findings don't necessarily mean the drug has to be used alongside therapy. Commenting on the study for MailOnline, Ian Hamilton, a mental health researcher at York University said the findings were promising. He added: 'This review of seven studies offers a new approach to the treatment of people who have severe forms of anxiety or depression. 'With an estimated one in three people with depression not responding to traditional anti-depressants this provides some hope. 'Although researching the therapeutic potential of chemicals such as psilocybin is hampered in the UK as the drug is strictly regulated.' Lead researcher Kelan Thomas told PsyPost: 'Psilocybin-assisted therapy has been shown to be safe in several studies across a variety of patient populations.' Years of research Scientists have long touted shrooms as a potential treatment for patients struggling in their battles with anxiety and depression. However, the drug is still banned in many countries across the world, with it being tightly controlled and labelled as a class A substance in Britain - on par with heroin. The latest review, published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, compliments a similar study reported last June. Other studies Imperial College London scientists discovered the psychedelic drug could ease symptoms of depression for months at a time. Their findings were true for patients whose condition had been considered incurable before beginning the innovative treatment. Researchers behind the new study are now fighting for official research and trials to be conducted into the power of taking shrooms. Depression is known to affect one in four adults in the UK. Across the world it is believed to affect 350 million. But antidepressants can provide little effect, often causing sufferers to re-evaluate their existence and lean towards suicide. A controversial book released earlier this year said evidence for the drugs are flawed and that they have never been shown to correct the chemical imbalance they are designed to. They should be considered no better than a placebo, according to the ten expert authors of The Sedated Society. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not surprised it helps with depression symptoms, it's pure laughing gear, what's interesting is they're saying it may help prevent relapse. It's already been proved for quite a while that LSD and MDMA are miracle drugs when it comes to invasive therapy. TCH is a mood enhancer and prevents seizures in the brain while CBN fights cancer and chronic pain, while using them together can restore the quality of life for ME suffers. All can be used in the treatment of PTSD. Bout time the war on drugs took a new path of full legalisation and fight addiction through treatment instead of costly prohibition. The relaxation of the law enables us in this country to have a greater freedom in our own research to unlock answers and show the good in these life changing wonderful drugs.
Did about 72 hours on them on Koh Phagnan, Thailand. Trippy, trippy ****. Heavily hallucinogenic. Mega.
They used to **** me up like. I used to enjoy the frisk but if I'd been depressed at the time it would likely have cured it by me committing suicide haha.
72 hours with topping up? or a mass sesh first 24 hours and feeling the effects over the 72 hours? You wouldn't have been depressed anymore, you'd be laughing like ****. It's not as temperamental as acid, it's virtually impossible not to have a good time on mushies.
Last time I took them I thought I looked like an elf and the effect would be enhanced by shaving little shapes into my eyebrows.
I used to love the giggles element and the first few hours but I used to really struggle with the wearing off part and get a bit sketchy.
Come down innit. It's cause you probably exceeded the dose they'd use for an anti depressent by about 20 times
That seems likely. I never used to hold back or do anything by halves and I'm pretty sure that's why I have so many issues nowadays. I'd do it all again though, believe you me haha.
Same here. Bouncing between mania and depression meant i was always going dabble to excess, sober head was a head ****, knew what I was getting with drugs and loved it. Laid right off with age but I think i'm always going to dabble from time to time.
Topped up a lot mate in my experience they're done in about 4-6 hours. Only last two hours at the full moon party. Horrendous. I walked off the beach feeling like I was surrounded by demons.
I was always stable as **** mate hit about 28 and it's a ****ing rollercoaster. I do blame Mandy like. It's a whole generation all ****ed in the head.
Take enough and I feel the effects for a few days like, comedowns can be pretty trippy after 24 hours full on abuse, feel it for a day or two. Loads of weed is the ticket. Never done the topping it up method and gone days with it in that way. Does it not get a bit tiring?
Bout the age I hate my worst spell. Couldn't pin point an incident. Just bounced from one car crash to the next. Sometimes others were to blame but more often than not it was my own fault from the way I go on. The lifestyle invites problems though init.
I all my issues are self inflicted I generally do well in life but when I get close to someone I self destruct and I deliberately blow things apart so I can hate myself for a bit. It's a ****ing endless cycle like, I know exactly what I'm doing but I'm powerless to stop it. I've come to terms with the fact I'll never be able to remove that from my personality now and as such I just about cope with it. I blame all the excess but who knows I could have just been wired that way.
I've self sabotaged some good relationships over the years but they all wanted to mold me. This lady of mine now is amazing though. She doesn't nag, she doesn't tell me what to do, doesn't demand I alter my personality and magically halt all it's flaws. It's class fella. At last a woman I don't have to fight against just to be myself, the lack of pressure from her to conform to her idea of what she wants me to be, has led to me being more stable mania wise and I'm not doing stupid things like getting arrested constantly for disturbing the peace off the back of sessions. But yeah, ****ed a lot of relationships, romantic and otherwise from drug greed. Booze is the worst for me without doubt. Once I get in the midst of a booze binge i'm a ****ing liability.
I've struggled most recently when sober and alone like. I probably need a bit more help with it I was real bad last year got myself on a level but last 3 months I'm in a constant battle. One of the biggest issues I have is from the outside looking in I look like one of the most sorted human beings you'll meet, so if I tell folk I'm struggling they don't take on board the magnitude of it, and as such I just bottle up and try and cope with it. There's been several times in my life when I suppose I've had everything, but at them points I feel like I'm going to burst and I have to tear it apart. I always manage to focus for work and that but sometimes I'm so ****ibg drained by keeping on a level at work that the evening I'm an absolute ****ing mess. The up and down of it ****ing terrorises me at times mate.
That's depression mate. ****ing life ruiner. Nowt worse than your own company while depressed, but it's exhausting keeping up a pretense that you're fine when you're screaming inside. I always end up borrowing in. Lone time depressed quickly turns to self loath time and that's a concerning state of mind. Number one rule then is don't drink alone.
Did the mushrooms a couple of times in the 70's but they never got into my head, maybe 'Saute' was a bad idea but seemed cool at the time.. Moved from the black Cannabis onto the 'Californian Sunshine' and 'Strawberry Fields' acid and that is when the world opened up. Started with the half-micros and then onto full tabs, best trip I ever had was a 36 hour frenzy at a Hawkwind after show party in Durham with the band, roadies and lots of girls with flowers in their hair in about 74. Always hallucinated rodeos, fair grounds and **** like that in America for some reason, ain't no cowboy but god was it fun or what..
