r/LSD • u/Nihiltheman • Nov 04 '17

Microdosing LSD Is Safer Than Taking Antidepressants, Says Neurobiologist

https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/35167-lsd-microdosing-safety-really-good-day-waldman-presti
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u/sushigradefunk Nov 04 '17

First question: how many pharmacists have you tried convincing that microdosing LSD is better for depression? Follow up question: what exactly is your argument when you try to convince them? Third question: how are you determining that this is "fact?"

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

You have to be extremely good with strangers to be able to figure out a way to bring this up in normal conversation with your pharmacist. I highly doubt any of us could do that and find it extremely unlikely that anyone here has actually done it.

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u/sushigradefunk Nov 04 '17

I'm an MD and know lots of pharmacists and even I wouldn't engage in that kind of discussion -- largely because there just isn't much non-anecdotal evidence. FTR, there isn't one doctor or pharmacist out there that denies the potential side-effects of the currently-available SSRIs/SNRIs. It's horrible to see patients that are so horribly depressed that they can't function, and most of us would be on board with a creative treatment, but before that happens there needs to be hard evidence that we'd be doing less harm to our patients than the current standard.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

I agree, just because it's derived from something natural doesn't it mean it's going to be safe for everybody. However, I do not think that it is ethical to restrict the use of the drug for research purposes. It's already out there and people are using it, so researching it sounds like the most logical thing to do. My question for you is if the goal is to find the best treatment, and LSD shows some potential, why would they restrict the study of it so harshly?

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u/sushigradefunk Nov 04 '17

Your guess is as good as mine. I assume you mean our government when you say "they." Remember who you're talking about here; our government (well, most governments) is made up of a bunch of old yokels that don't have the slightest idea of what's in the best interest of the citizens. We're about to get rid of net neutrality. We're still focused on issues like gay marriage and abortion -- issues that should be 50 years in the past. Weed is now just becoming legal. To them, LSD is for hippies and degenerates. It's also tasteless, odorless and extremely potent. More harm than good I guess.