“Psilocybin is that spark that will lead to a quantum leap in our consciousness. And psilocybin will make you laugh.” – Paul Stamets, mycologist

Psychedelics – LSD & Psilocybin

The use of “microdosing” (low sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics) is gaining popularity with the public and interest within the medical field. While anecdotal reports describe multiple benefits associated with microdosing, there remains a lack of well designed research studies that provide reliable knowledge regarding microdosing and its effects. Research conducted in standard laboratory settings are likely to fail to capture many of the positive effects on creativity and cognitive function attributed to LSD and psilocybin.

 

The publications listed below provide initial information about LSD and psilocybin that may be helpful for those interested in this subject.

Key to Links:

  • Grey text – handout
  • Red text – another page on this website
  • Blue text – Journal publication or outside website

Definitions and Terms Related to Pain

 

 

Resources

  1. Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.

 

References

Psychedelics – Brain Injury

  1. Psychedelics for Brain Injury – A Mini-Review – 2021

 

Psychedelics – Pain

  1. Self-Medication for Chronic Pain Using Classic Psychedelics: A Qualitative Investigation to Inform Future Research – 2021

 

LSD

  1. A low dose of lysergic acid diethylamide decreases pain perception in healthy volunteers – 2021
  2. Lysergic acid diethylamide-assisted therapy in patients with anxiety with and without a life-threatening illness A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study (Journal Pre-proof ) – 2022

 

Psilocybin

  1. Don’t be afraid, try to meditate- potential effects on neural activity and connectivity of psilocybin-assisted mindfulness-based intervention for social anxiety disorder: A systematic review- 2022
  2. Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing – 2021
  3. The emerging science of microdosing- A systematic review of research on low dose psychedelics (1955–2021) and recommendations for the field – 2022
  4. Effects of psilocybin microdosing on awe and aesthetic experiences- a preregistered field and lab-based study – 2022
  5. Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms- a double-blind placebo-controlled study – 2022
  6. PAL-02 Youre using what psilocybin ecstasy and ketamine (McPherson et al)(1)
  7. The Therapeutic Potential of Psilocybin – 2021 Visual Hallucinations – Clinical Occurrence and Use in Diferential Diagnosis – 1987