Magic mushrooms could ease anxiety, depression

Posted by | December 1, 2016 09:45 | Filed under: Planet

Studies show the psychedelic drug eases anxiety and depression in cancer patients.

It worked for Dinah Bazer, who endured a terrifying hallucination that rid her of the fear that her ovarian cancer would return. And for Estalyn Walcoff, who says the drug experience led her to begin a comforting spiritual journey.

The work released Thursday is preliminary and experts say more definitive research must be done on the effects of the substance, called psilocybin (sih-loh-SY’-bihn).

But the record so far shows “very impressive results,” said Dr. Craig Blinderman, who directs the adult palliative care service at the Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He didn’t participate in the work.

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4 responses to Magic mushrooms could ease anxiety, depression

  1. bpollen December 2nd, 2016 at 05:04

    Well, I HAVE been feeling a little down since the beginning weeks of last month… Hmmm.

    • Bunya December 2nd, 2016 at 14:10

      I plan on having full stock of ‘shrooms by the end of January to last me for 4 years.. Sure, they’ll give me wickedly scary hallucinations, but I’d rather deal with those than the wickedly scary reality that’s gonna hit on January 20th, 2017.

      • bpollen December 3rd, 2016 at 04:18

        I’ll meet ya at Mescaline Pass on December 20th, 2020!

  2. meherenow December 2nd, 2016 at 08:18

    This is about as ridiculous and dangerous, and as irresponsible to suggest in a public forum potentially accessed by children, as saying eating Foxglove (digitalis) helps your heart.

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