This new research looks at the effect of psilocybin versus escitalopram on depression symptom severity in patients with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder.
Read moreSerotonin Toxicity, Psilocybin and Anti-depressants
In a case report published in the journal Primary Care Companion to Central Nervous System Disorders, three Penn State clinicians describe a patient who experienced serotonin toxicity after combining antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications and psilocybin.
Serotonin toxicity, or serotonin syndrome, occurs when high levels of serotonin build up on the body; the condition can be fatal.
Read moreNext-Gen Psilocybin
CYB003 is a next-generation psilocybin designed to provide a faster onset of action and to reduce the duration of effects, ultimately thinning the financial barrier to access of this medicine in a medical setting.
The trial’s interim data demonstrated “rapid, robust, and clinically significant reduction of depression symptoms” three weeks after a single 12mg dose of CYB003.
Read moreDMT and SSRIs
Additionally, 92% experienced remission from depression.
Read moreChemical Imbalance Theory
Keep reading for the history of the chemical imbalance theory, how a study last year tried to debunk it, and how that study is now seen to be flawed.
Read morePsychedelics and Antidepressants
5 Questions for psychopharmacologist Kelan Thomas. Thomas discusses what we know — and don’t know — about potential interactions between psychedelics and SSRIs.
Read morePsychedelics and Antidepressants
Drug historian David Herzberg discusses the history of “mind medicines” like Prozac, and parallels between antidepressants and psychedelics.
Read morePsychedelics vs. SSRI's
Here’s another look at the research showing that the superior ability of psychedelics to cross the nerve cell membranes might be one reason why they seem better at promoting cortical neuron growth than SSRIs.
Read moreNew Research: Lifetime Use of MDMA and Psilocybin, Less Depression
Psychedelics for Depression
Here’s the latest on how psychedelics may help treat depression.
Read moreSSRI Drugs and Psilocybin
A new study suggests that SSRI drugs can be used safely with psilocybin to treat depression. Keep reading to learn more.
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