Magic mushrooms could help treat depression and anxiety

Lori · Veteran Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 508

Magic mushrooms are fungi used as a hallucinogenic drug for centuries. Magic mushrooms are classified as a Class A drug just like cocaine and heroine are. Their possession is punishable by years in prison and those who sold the drugs could be smiling at the life-time sentence. What are magic mushrooms famous for? They produce so called “trip” in which users experience hallucinogenic visions, laughing fits, intensified colors and lights and lose track of time. The effects of the drug could last from four to eight hours. They could be very dangerous for people who suffer from mental problems.

Scientists found that the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin could have long lasting positive influence over mood and behaviour and that it could be used as a potential new treatment for depression, anxiety and drug dependence.

The effects people experienced from this hallucinogenic chemical were described as mystical and spiritually most significant. After such experiences, about 80% of the participants reported increase in their well being and life-satisfaction. Positive changes were seen in their moods, behaviours and attitudes, which was confirmed by their close-ones.
During the study, special care was taken to reduce possible side effects and they warned about the negative effects that could occur if a person took mushrooms unsupervised.

This is exactly what scientists are worried about. If the word spreads out, it would mean that more and more youngsters will be out there for the drug which could lead to dangerous adverse effects like paranoia, anxiety and panic.

However, the scientists are still interested into looking at the therapeutic potential of the magic mushroom chemical. The chemical will be tested on people who suffer from cancer-related depression or anxiety as well as on those who are being treated for drug dependence.

Ashley42066 · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 7

DO NOT~! I REPEAT DO NOT!!! take shrooms is you have anxiety or panic disorders, I rarely from month to month get panic attacks, i had not had one for about 9 months, i decided to try shrooms with my husband for the first time, though he has done it a huge number of times, i freaked out, had one of the worst anxiety attacks ive ever had my entire life that its peak time lasted for 4 hhours, if i owned a gun i would have shot myself, i almsot ended up in the e.r. but could not function to get help and go figure my husband passed out asleep for some strange reason. It will GREATLY induce your attacks, and ever since i took them 2 months ago, my attacks are more frequent, and i swear the shrooms brought them back full force. Please ive done so many drugs and i dont want anyone to feel that way, shrooms are gay, and not worth it.

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I tried shrroms last night and I have an anxiety disorder. I did not have an anxiety attack on the shrooms and today I actually feel less anxious. The buzz was a mystical one and it leaves a calming effect in you.

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I have panic attacks. I took mushrooms while in amsterdamn a few years ago and it was GREAT. I took them 4 months later, and it was TERRIBLE.

You never know...I think it depends on how much BS you have in your head, how you're feeling in general. The older I get the less my body enjoys drugs, which is why I stick to my beer and whiskey these days.

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My life was shite i was really depressed i was going now where , i took shrooms for the first time and it opened a new world of thinking for me now feel alot happyier and feel alot better and can now see how i was depressed in the first place they helped me see that ?

FujiFlame · Newbie Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 1

Shrooms absolutely changed my life. I got addicted to escaping this world through the use of drugs at the age of 16. I was failing high school and got pulled out halfway through 10th grade (and moved to live with my mom), and halfway through 11th grade (and moved once again). Life was hectic...I just hated it.

Life sucked so bad, I wanted to do anything I ever could to get away from it all. I was addicted to DXM for about 3/4 of a year, on and off. When I got my hands on LOADS of shrooms (there just happened to be an easily accessible field nearby), I stopped using DXM.

At first I used shrooms about once every four days...it was hard not to, especially with how many I had (basically had an endless supply). I stopped hanging out with my pothead buddies and reserved the end of my nights for a bowl or two, but wouldn't smoke otherwise. Then the trips got to about once a week. Pot smoking reduced even more, sometimes not even a full bowl on non-shroom nights, just a couple hits.

As I used shrooms, I realized so many things about what my life had been like for the previous couple of years...realized where my perceptions were wrong. I realized everything about everything, as far as my life goes. I stopped smoking pot. Shrooms were used once every two weeks. I got a job immediately following one of my shroom trips in which I didn't use pot (by this point I had gotten my GED). I watched a lot of The Simpsons, listened to a lot of Pink Floyd...it was the best couple months of my life.

On the third trip of three that were two weeks apart, I knew it was the last one. My mind was in a place where I just knew that the shrooms had served their purpose, and that I no longer needed to use them. The day after, I got a second job. I was working 40-50 hours a week, 6 days a week, playing WoW in my off-time. I went a whole month without having a single thought of doing any drugs. It was bliss.

But I messed up. Some peers at my job were having a halloween party, and they invited me...I couldn't say no, went there, drank WAY too much too fast, and threw up for a bit before passing out. Soon after, I desired pot again. I went back to smoking a bowl or two a night. DXM became a problem once again. It started screwing with everything about my life and my personality. I didn't care about my jobs anymore, but the timing of things was okay. I was going to head off to Orlando to go to school in January, so I quit my jobs late November and rode out a good amount of cash for the remainder of that month.

In Orlando, I found myself using DXM still. I found pothead buddies, and became quite a pothead myself. In February I experienced an episode of ego loss on DXM, in which I lost all the progress I had made using shrooms the previous year. I knew none of it, for my hard drive had been erased. I failed a couple classes. This time of the year, shrooms were scarce, and though I did find some, use of them was so scattered between DXM use that it was not beneficial.

Desperate for a psychedelic to turn things around, I used Morning Glory Seeds, with much success (ground them up and drank em...yumyum...lol not really, probably the most horrible thing I've ever put down my throat). They sufficed as a psychedelic...reminded me of what that open mindset was like...but after a few trips, I couldn't do it anymore. The negative aspects of the trip just outweighed the little positive that there was to be found in them. Not a problem, shrooms started growing again at this point. I took a large dose of shrooms with a large dose of DXM, which turned out to be THE most incredible experience of my life, but that's a whole other story =P .

The more I used shrooms, the less I used DXM, until I eventually wasn't even addicted to DXM anymore (just like before). I began to reach such a higher level of existence...my mind was just on such a higher plane...it's hard to describe. There were some very spiritual things going on inside me. I felt more and more connected to the enigma that is my god the more I used shrooms. The more connected I felt, the more obvious the signs it was working in my life became.

My psychic abilities increased...and I know that may sound absurd to some of you, but shit, it's hard to deny when you're the one who's experienced it. I can understand how skeptical you might be when you haven't seen it for yourself. Seriously though, I began hearing nearly everone's thoughts. Not constantly, but enough. About 10 times a day, I would think something immediately before someone else would say it (and to me, that's me hearing their thoughts). I find it hard to believe that I just HAPPENED to be thinking the same thing as someone else, at the same exact time, several times a day. A friend of mine went on a rant about her life, and I would 'think' of everything she'd say before she said it. Not details, like peoples names; she would be talking about something, and I'd begin thinking of a logical tangent, based on what she was talking about. Then, she'd direct her rant to that thought that crossed my mind, without me ever mentioning it.

Point is, life was INCREDIBLE. Then I made a big mistake. After some intense physical activity, I decided to use DXM. All the while, I had a really deep down feeling that it was to be my last DXM trip. It had been a couple weeks since the last trip, but I wasn't afraid to do a strong dose. I had never had a bad trip, regardless of having tripped hundreds of times. I considered doing 300mg, but I didn't want it to be disappointing (seeing as I expected it to be my last DXM trip). I took 600mg, which was a typical dose for me.

A couple hours into the trip I began experiencing ego loss. This was terrifying, as I knew what was happening (seeing as it had been experienced before). I saw every bit of progress I had made over the previous couple months slipping away through my fingers...then it was all gone. I couldn't recall anything about the person I had become...the hard drive was wiped, and all that was left was the computer that had always been. I just wanted the trip to be over...I wanted it to be the next day, in which I wouldn't be tripping. I spent the rest of the trip thinking I was going to die. Because I wasn't sucked into the psychedelia, DXM's effects on my body really stood out, like the increased heart rate. This led to panic, which led to even more symptoms, which led to even more panic. My blood pressure hit the roof, I really thought I was going to die...but somehow the next day eventually came.

That experience was incredibly traumatizing (ego loss + panic attack under the influence + near death experience (in my head, at least) = traumatic). I could no longer function...I couldn't think...I couldn't do my work...I was so screwed. I used small doses of shrooms a couple times, with a bit of success, but I needed more. There was a lot that needed to be recovered. After using shrooms a few times, and not freaking out, I decided it was okay to do a high dose. I'd done as much as 13 dried grams, so I didn't think these 5g were a big deal, though I did expect a lot.

This night got the best of me. I was on AIM having a conversation with someone that I would have sworn I had before. Everytime he'd say something, I'd think "That's what you said last time!" I'd even casually respond to the things he'd say, and go "Holy shit! That's what I said last time!" There was no last time. Yet I recognized every word in that conversation.

The trip seemed to be going excellently. I was just staring at my ceiling (which was tracing like a mofo, btw), when a wave of familiarity swept over me...familiar but unwelcome. I blew it off for a few minutes, but it was already too late. I felt that feeling about 2 inches back in my head, the one that feels like a vessel gave way and that I was bleeding into my head. I panicked. I saw death. So much went through my head...more than I'm interested in including in this post. I spent the next 2 hours talking to a friend on the phone, walking everywhere I could possibly walk...walking eased the anxiety...when I stopped, it felt like my body was stopping, too. I also recognized many things in the conversation I had with my friend on the phone. I experienced 4 hours of what seemed like Deja Vu, but I know there was more to it than that, that I had actually seen the events of that night unfolding before.

Since then, I haven't done anything but try to smoke, but even that has been causing panic attacks. I'm quite certain that my panic/anxiety is related to adrenal fatigue/exhaustion, whatever you want to call it. It's a very real thing, and it makes sense, all things considered.

But that's beside the point. I'm here to talk about shrooms.

The fact of the matter is, they are very powerful things. As you may have read, they have the potential to do wonderful things in one's life. I wouldn't take back a moment of time I've spent under their influence. But what you have to be careful of is how you choose to live your life after they've had a significant influence on your perspectives. It's quite like pot, and the way its users become paranoid over time. But it's about a lot more than just being paranoid.

This world is like a dream to me now. I've become so aware of my spiritual existence, I understand that this world really is just a dream when compared to what is to come after life. I've been shown that the mind has power beyond that which is tangible -- isn't thought in itself, after all, sort of a supernatural occurance? Sure, we've got nerves that are doing the work...but how is it that these nerve signals are translated into that little monologue inside our heads?

As much as shrooms help you to understand, they also reveal much that is difficult to grasp. If you want to enjoy a simple life, don't bother with shrooms...don't bother with any drugs, for that matter. They just complicate things. Complicated doesn't mean bad, it just means...complicated. If you already use drugs, and would like to have a chance to stop, shrooms could help. They did for me.

They WILL change the way you view the world, more than likely for the better; but with that change in perspective comes the necessity for a change in lifestyle. Other drugs don't mix well with shrooms' lasting influence on the psyche. Keep it to shrooms and nothing but shrooms...I wish I had.

I give shrooms a 10/10

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Theres a problem with taking Xanax with shrooms though. Honestly there is no point to the shrooms if you mix them with a benzo. Benzos diminish the effects of psychedelics greatly to the point where you aren't going to feel the entire experience, no where near as enlightening.

thepixi · Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Texas

Magic mushrooms could help treat depression and anxiety

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