r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience Giving psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

https://newatlas.com/medical/psilocybin-optimism-depression/
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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Never worked for me. Did laugh a lot, depression and every other problem still remained when the trips ended though.

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u/Budget_Pea_7548 Oct 09 '24

Try using them along with some therapy, works wonders. You gain perspective like with nothing else.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Nahh my days of taking mind altering substances are long in the past! I'm the most sober I've ever been, don't really wanna ruin it!