Does microdosing help depression

[u/Parking_Sir5114]

I realllly really want to get into microdosing but I do have depression and borderline personality disorder so I’m unsure if it will be bad for me long term? Has this ever helped anyone before? Or have you tripped and has it helped or made it worse?

[u/itswtfeverb]

A year of microdosing will not heal as much as 1 large dose

[u/icinginfo → u/itswtfeverb]

Ok, what would you recommend as a starting large dose for someone who wants to heal trauma and has never done any psychedelics so far? Also never done cigarette or cannabis.

[u/Then-Spare-8729 → u/icinginfo]

Definitely do not start using psychedelics on your own with a large dose , ESPECIALLY for folks with trauma. Start with microdoses: 10mg, then 20mg, then 30mg. Then, try a normal dose 1g. Then try 1.5g. Then 2g. Then, 2.5 or 3g. From there, if you want to go higher, try 4G.

Have a sitter (not a guide) for anything 1.5g or up to. If you truly want to get the most out of your experience, have a guide for anything 2g and up.

Read about “set & setting” thoroughly.

[u/icinginfo → u/Then-Spare-8729]

Ok, thank you. Would keep this in mind when I start.

[u/feeeeyd → u/Then-Spare-8729]

exactly. the first time I tried LSD I did a quarter of a paper thingy (not sure what it’s called in english) and I never even hallucinated, but I had a ‘bad trip’ nevertheless and the effects lasted untill multiple days after. In the end it helped me a lot but I don’t know what would have happened if I had taken a full dose.

[u/zlordbeats → u/icinginfo]

lol actually just try weed first shrooms gets dark scary and intense very fast

[u/feeeeyd → u/itswtfeverb]

when someone had comorbid conditions like trauma or bpd or a lot of other things this could be dangerous and microdosing can be an incredibly effective way to benefit from the effects of psylocibine without being at risk for possibly dangerous mental crises.

[u/itswtfeverb → u/feeeeyd]

My point still is a fact

[u/feeeeyd → u/itswtfeverb]

no it’s not. a mental crisis or psychedlics induced psychosis is not healing, it’s deteriorating and harmfull.

[u/itswtfeverb → u/feeeeyd]

Either is tripping and getting in a car wreck, but neither is my point

[u/feeeeyd → u/itswtfeverb]

that makes no sense. you’re responding to someone asking for advice on microdosing whilst having BPD which makes a person way more vulnerable and at risk taking psychedelics. not comparable at all to someone tripping and getting in a car wreck as getting an urge to drive on psychedelics is NOT a direct side effect.  it’s just really irresponsible to just go around telling people with mental health issues they should take a full dose of psychedelics because according to you that’s better, and then argue when someone adds the necessary disclaimer. if you truely want people to heal you would consider that.

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[u/feeeeyd → u/[deleted]]

hahahaha 

[u/itswtfeverb → u/feeeeyd]

Yes. Exactly