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[–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I've seen many miraculous claims about them (quick and easy solutions to complicated problems), but if they were so good, I assume the majority of psychiatrists would adopt them as one of the standard methods of treatment. It's great that it worked for you, but there is a reason why rigorous testing is done in science. I think it might be dangerous for people to do this on their own, since they are not experts in this field. I suspect that there might be a few experts who believe that psychedelics are a good method of treatment, but a small fraction is not enough. Sometimes there are bad scientists in every field and we can't just cherry pick the ones we agree with (I'm not accusing you of that, just saying that people do that). I would like to know the truth, though. This is a popular topic lately and I'm curious if it's just pseudoscience or maybe there is something that I'm missing.

I think it might be easy to get addicted to any drug and I know of at least one long lasting effect of psychedelics, but this one seems to be very rare.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have a good friend who is a headache neurologist at a leading US hospital, and about 20% of her patients use ketamine therapy in some capacity. Apparently it is extremely effective at preventing migraines.

[–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Oh, that's interesting. I'm reading now that it's also an effective antidepressant, but I'm not sure if it's actually used for that purpose.