Psychedelics or SSRI's?

This new research looks at the effect of psilocybin versus escitalopram on depression symptom severity in patients with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder.

The study found that six-week intensive treatments with either psilocybin or escitalopram (with psychological support) for MDD were associated with long-term improvements in depressive symptom severity. The greater degree of improvement in the PT arm at follow-up on psychosocial functioning, meaning in life, and psychological connectedness suggests warrant future research.

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Resources for Post-Psychedelic Difficulties

Shared from Ecstatic Integration.

If you’re dealing with post-psychedelic difficulties, here are some resources:

Fireside Project​ is a phone support service for people experiencing psychedelic or post-psychedelic difficulties.

ICEERS is a plant medicine NGO which has a free support centre.

A university clinic in Berlin which provides free consultations on post-psychedelic difficulties

Cheetah House also offers consultations on post-psychedelic and post-meditation adverse experiences.

The Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project offers a free online support group for post-psychedelic difficulties on the last Sunday of every month (next one August 25th). We also have research on post-psychedelic difficulties and what helps people cope with them, including a new paper on post-psychedelic existential confusion and ontological shock.

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