CTV News tells us that the psychedelic ingredient can actually help treat anxiety in a quick and effective way. That’s not all. It has the potential to alleviate depression in patients diagnosed with cancer.
It seems that the effects of this form of treatment may last for two months according to the results of the two studies. Based on experts, more research must be done in order to check the effects of the substance.
‘Magic Mushroom’ Psychedelic May Ease Anxiety, Depression In Cancer Patients
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. Read more…
USA Today explains that doctors can actually seek effective treatment for patients with the use of mushrooms in order to relieve pain. Though others think of it as taboo, it’s now gaining attention because of promising effects to distressed patients.
The hallucinogenic drug called psilocybin shows that it can be quite beneficial to CA patients with anxiety and depression. Patients were treated under controlled environments and they had outstanding results.
Doctors Could Tap ‘ShroomsTo Relieve Pain
Dozens of distressed patients, treated under controlled conditions at two prestigious medical centers, saw spirit-lifting effects that lasted at least several weeks after taking the “magic mushroom” drug, according to results published Thursday in The Journal of Psychopharmacology. Read more…
Would you believe that shroomies can make a life-changing outcome? Carol Vincent, one of the participants, tells The Atlantic about how the mushrooms affected her condition.
She was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Soon, her mental health had plummeted. That’s when her son sent her the invitation to participate. Check her story below.
The Life-Changing Magic of Mushrooms
Vincent, who is 5 foot 1 and 61 years old, has never been a big drug user. She doesn’t like taking aspirin, and the one time she used cocaine in her 20s, she fainted. But she’s taken other risks—she was a sky-diver for 10 years—and she figured there was a chance the experience might “reboot” her. She signed up and, after being screened, flew down to Baltimore from her home in British Columbia. Read more…
Hopefully, the studies will soon be conducted in order to probe the shroom’s effects on patients. It can definitely make changes to the different fields in the medical world, and help develop treatment.
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