So I hear this common refrain. “Don’t use psychedelics if you’re at risk. You need to be in a good place in your life! They’re for healthy people, not everybody” This logic I hear parroted in every discussion about psychedelics and it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. If you have a great life, why would you take strong drugs that can alter your mind and throw it all away? The hubris that such a hyper successful li…
That said, it’s a difficult state to determine. There’s really no objective blood test that states, if you have levels > X you will be okay to take this.
This comes from deeply observing folks and realizing that the ones with really bad trips with lasting consequences tend to be the ones who seem to be compromised with reduced brain reserve of the neurotransmitters that get blasted by using psychedelics.
So many people are magnesium, omega 3, and nutritionally deficient that in my observational experiences, they tend to be the folks with the highest propensity for bad trips.
I would say that if one feels that they have chronic health issues and want the psychedelic experience but want to mitigate the damage, they would be well served by supplementing magnesium Threonate, and getting about 10 cups of deep color from raw veggies and fruits per day for about 1-3 months before embarking on a trip. I would imagine that regimen would improve overall mental and bodily health where the brain has enough reserve capacity to withstand a trip.