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Default Dec 23, 2020 at 04:44 PM
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here in america psychedelic drugs (mushrooms, LSD and so forth) are still considered illegal.

besides that treatment providers dont want to cause someone to have hallucinations by giving them something that is specifically for causing hallucinations. treatment is usually on stopping hallucinations not giving meds to make a person have hallucinations.

my suggestion if you feel you need these drugs contact your treatment provider, they can help you get approval for legal but equivelent pain reducing products like medical marijuana card. or narcotic containing medications. depending upon what meds you are put on will depend upon whether that meds is approved by your insurance and problems and many you will need to see your treatment provider every 30 days for controlled substances here in america require a new valid prescription every month.
yes contact your med provider!
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Default Dec 23, 2020 at 10:23 PM
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There’s a huge difference between recreational use and what people mean when they talk about psychedelics assisted psychotherapy.

It is a thing and it is legal in the US, UK and other countries using ketamine, and (where legalized) psilocybin and cannabis. Clinical trials are ongoing in many parts of the world especially using MDMA and LSD. The substances in use in the mainstream by reputable providers are not technically psychedelics (primarily ketamine), but used for their ability to induce almost/similar to psychedelic experiences .

It’s not just a matter of adding a drug to an existing therapy session - therapists need to be specially trained and there are many training providers springing up. The parameters of sessions can be quite different in terms of time and format.

People do use psychedelics (illegally) for self-therapy, and again, it’s a very different experience and process than using them for fun. The effect people are looking for, whether with a therapist or solo, is not the ‘high’ but the lowering of defences, access to dissociated material and the ability to think and feel about things that are unbearable when sober. Also, their empathogenic qualities, which help with building self compassion. Integration after solo sessions is something a lot of therapists are already comfortable doing.

There is tons of evidence already around the effectiveness of ketamine as a treatment for depression, and MDMA is very close to getting over the line. At a one year follow up of the MAPs MDMA trial, 67% of participants with PTSD were symptom free. That research is now in the last stage before FDA approval and will likely be fully approved sometime in 2022. FDA has fast tracked the last stage due to COVID and already granted extended compassionate access, recognizing the great need for new treatments for intractable mental health problems.

For a really rational perspective on this, Prof David Nutt’s Drug Science Podcast is brilliant.

Anyway....just wanted to add some context...
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Default Dec 25, 2020 at 05:29 PM
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i recently had a listen to this podcast of an interview with a psychotherapist named Saj Razvi, who is a director at PSI (Psychedelic Somatic Institute) where they train other therapists in a treatment modality utilising psychedelics (psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, or cannabis) along with somatic experiencing techniques, called Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP). he also was involved in the MAPS phase 2 trials.

it's an interesting interview especially in regards to his explanation of trauma and how it manifests and effects the body physically and how psychedlic assisted therapy along with somatic experiencing can help calm the trauma fear responses.

Podcast | The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry
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Default Sep 08, 2021 at 09:39 PM
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I am going to buy ketamine powder and micro-dosing psilocybin pills online. Apparently you can buy these on line. Not cheap. 2g of the Ketamine is $170 and so is the bottle of psilocybin pills. I just do not know how to use the ketamine powder and I have never done psilocybin before. I am desperate for some kind of relief.

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Default Sep 09, 2021 at 12:21 PM
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I am going to buy ketamine powder and micro-dosing psilocybin pills online. Apparently you can buy these on line. Not cheap. 2g of the Ketamine is $170 and so is the bottle of psilocybin pills. I just do not know how to use the ketamine powder and I have never done psilocybin before. I am desperate for some kind of relief.
Do you have any medical supervision or advice? I have heard that ketamine can help depression but it seems like a good idea to know how to use it, or at least talk to someone who does, before you try it.

Personally I have done microdoses of psilocybin a couple times (recreationally) and it was very mild (as it's supposed to be), but even so it might be good to make sure someone else is around to help just in case you have a bad reaction.
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Default Sep 10, 2021 at 06:30 PM
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. I just do not know how to use the ketamine powder and I have never done psilocybin before. I am desperate for some kind of relief.
i would recommend have a look through some of the psychedelic therapy related subs on Reddit, including r/ketaminetherapy and r/microdosing as a place to start.

also, just out of interest, i recently learned about an online clinic called MindBloom who is providing ketamine assisted therapy from the 'comfort of your home'. the catch is that you have to reside in one of these states to be able to access the treatment:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Florida
Nevada
California
Virginia
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
Michigan
Utah

Mindbloom | Psychedelic Medicine is Here

so not sure if that may be an option or not for you to consider??
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