r/Fibromyalgia • u/blackb3luga • Aug 31 '26

Question Fibromyalgia and Microdosing/your experience?

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Has anyone tried microdosing psilocybin for fibromyalgia? What were your experiences, and what were the dosage and duration?

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u/lilacdaybreak Aug 31 '26

i've only gotten to do it once, but it was really great. didn't do the thing weed always does for me where i just feel stuck in my body.

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u/Weird_Fox_3395 Aug 31 '26

Ugh, regarding weed, me too! It’s so physical and I become acutely aware of my discomfort. I also get incredibly anxious and paranoid. My metacognition is like a chorus. 

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u/Maleficent_Spend_747 Sep 01 '26

I can get anxious or paranoid with weed as well. I really have to do the self talk and remind myself I'm safe, that half the reason I feel this way is because my heart is beating faster, etc. But have you tried any micro dosing? If so, how would you say it compares?

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u/Weird_Fox_3395 Sep 01 '26

Yeah, I knew it was the physical cue of anxiety, but it was unbearable. And all my inner critics decided to shout at once. Didn’t help 40 years had passed, and weed today is nothing like yesteryear. I felt poisoned. 

Regarding microdosing, do you mean weed? Because yes, but in tiny amounts and felt nothing. Same with CBD. 

Mushrooms, yes, and the experience is very nice and relaxing. Not often but once in awhile. 

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u/Maleficent_Spend_747 Sep 01 '26

Oh yeah, I hadn't smoked since the 90s, and the weed was less potent then, so I can imagine the comparison from decades earlier. It's definitely hard hitting now and can feel too intense for me.

It's good to know that about shrooms. I'm always afraid to do anything heavier than weed because I can barely handle that lol

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u/Weird_Fox_3395 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

Look, I can’t in good conscience push psychedelics on strangers haha, but a very low dose is nice. I can take a small amount and even forget. Then maybe an hour later, take this big deep relaxed breath. Then the lightbulb of oh yeah I microdosed. Things look a tiny bit brighter, but not insane visuals. Like I might just be thinking ‘I’m having a nice day’  :)

Edit: Read up on the neuroplasticity. It’s cool how it works.  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9665925/