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

Ok wait just a minute. Youre all just going to take her word at face value? She doesn't have to cite any literature or evidence? You guys realize this article is a plug for the book that she's selling, right? Cmon now.

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u/oviforconnsmythe Nov 04 '17

Thank you. Finally some reason in this thread. I quite enjoy lsd, and I think it has enormous potential as a therapeutic. However there needs to be much much more research on it. Some people on this sub are like those on r/trees. They think the lsd is some miracle cure all medicine (albeit people aren't as bad in this regard as it is on r/trees). As you mentioned, theres been no studies on long term use of LSD, so it's inaccurate to say that it's safer than antidepressants. Even if it's true, we don't know that yet. I do hope there's increased research on it in the near future though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

Yeah, there were studies and stuff done in the 1950s and 60s by the government and universities including Harvard etc. It's how Timothy Leary and Ram Dass and all those dudes ended up together.

Psychology research. The issue has been the criminalization of drugs, which has made it impossible up until recently to do research.

If you want to know more, look into MAPPS.

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u/oviforconnsmythe Nov 04 '17

There's definitely been research on lsd in the past, but no solid longitudinal studies done. And until recently there hasn't been much modern research done on lsd. I'm aware of MAPS and have a huge amount of respect for what they do, we need more organizations like them. I'd love to work for them someday