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MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by gchokov »

cleanchit wrote: post #90
aeturnum wrote: post #25

This is fantastic! I am generally very pro-psychadelic - they seem like they can offer unique aid to people and they are not very prone to abuse. The only "downside" is that, because outcomes vary widely (though are generally not negative, simply unhelpful), it's hard to call them "medicine" in the way that, say, asprin is medicine. However, with the proper understanding, I'm hopeful they can be a really helpful tool…

Can you drive on psilocybin?

You can’t, just like with A LOT of other medicines.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by naasking »

tayo42 wrote: post #52
neom wrote: post #50

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Damn that's crazy, I've taken it probably 20/30 times and never had an issue, and taken it with groups of 5 or so folks and never seen that issue, not doubting you at all, just never heard of that reaction. Powder or pill? Are you sure it was good?

I bought it as a powder. We snorted a couple mgs. I tested it with one of the reagents and it checked out. I think I'm sensitive to vasocontriction. I'm aways freezing on psychedelics, this one was particularly bad. Shallow breaths, cold, tight chest. If I wasn't on drugs I would have gone to the hospital. Sex was intense though, and light visuals towards the end with trippy thoughts that just shut off at pretty much…

You feel freezing even in MDMA? That seems unlikely.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by di456 »

cleanchit wrote: post #90
aeturnum wrote: post #25

This is fantastic! I am generally very pro-psychadelic - they seem like they can offer unique aid to people and they are not very prone to abuse. The only "downside" is that, because outcomes vary widely (though are generally not negative, simply unhelpful), it's hard to call them "medicine" in the way that, say, asprin is medicine. However, with the proper understanding, I'm hopeful they can be a really helpful tool…

Can you drive on psilocybin?

All the way to the stars and back

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by sacnoradhq »

Ketamine and TMS are approved in the US.

In 2020, Oregon decriminalized (traffic ticket) for simple use and possession of :

- psilocybin - MDMA - LSD Mescaline and LSD are worth considering for TRD and PTSD.

In Texas, delta 9, delta 8, and CBD are all de facto legalize if they originate from hemp. This is inconsistent because weed is still illegal and heavily criminalized (Texas is hyper-over-criminalized). It's like porn vs. prostitution: add a camera, and now it's magically legal in most of California and New Hampshire.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by dorkwood »

ecf wrote: post #80
retrac wrote: post #12

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Bluntly, using psychiatric medication is an indicator of mental illness. And some people judge such people very negatively, presuming they are unfit to handle serious responsibility. This perspective is sometimes official; in Canada, commercial airline pilots can't take antidepressants without informing the government, and Transport Canada routinely suspends such pilots. [1] Physicians are subject to similar, if less…

> Being honest, if I found out a person has a long, serious history of depression, I would probably think they are less reliable. Being honest, I hope you never come close to managing a sizeable team. Self-admitted prejudices likes yours should never be remotely close to an authority and/or mentorship role.

I saw it as them admitting to having a psychological bias, not necessarily saying they would act on it.

We all hold biases which are not arrived at through reason. It’s possible to notice one in ourselves without agreeing that it’s right.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by sterlind »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #76
tempsy wrote: post #63

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recreational doses are not necessarily therapeutic doses if you are taking a psychedelic as part of some therapy regime it is not a tripping balls level dose

Everything I've learned about therapeutic psilocybin treatment is that the doses involved are actually quite a bit higher than I've ever done on a trip at home. For example for psychedelic therapy with psilocybin, you would see a therapist a few times with no psilocybin, then you would have a session where you take something like the equivalent of 1 gram of dried mushrooms, and go through that session with the therap…

Jesus. five grams would scare me. does it just not work to use an eighth?

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by M4v3R »

Atsuii wrote: post #35
robbiep wrote: post #34

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Weed is now extensively available through e prescribing just about everywhere

It remains criminal to have any THC in your system when driving even with a prescription though. With no meaningful way to test if someone has consumed THC in the past 5 hours vs the night before it makes it a useless medical aid for anyone who has to drive, which outside of inner suburbs of Melbourne & Sydney is the vast majority of people in Australia.

> It remains criminal to have any THC in your system when driving even with a prescription though

Rightly so. I mean maybe it’s too strict (i.e. you’re totally sober but still will be penalized for having anything show up in your blood) but in general driving under THC influence is as bad as driving on alcohol, you could get yourself and others killed.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by sterlind »

kkielhofner wrote: post #48
digdugdirk wrote: post #42

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I'd far prefer people overusing psychedelics than the current trend of overusing alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills, etc.

It’s still a little fresh but I called 911 on my Lyft driver last night. He had a woman (who I later learned was homeless) in the passenger seat slumped over, struggling to breathe, and very clearly in some kind of opioid overdose. A sargeant from the police department eventually called me back from his cellphone to tell me they caught up with the driver and reversed her. It was traumatic and all things being equal I…

Benzos are actually quite safe if you don't take them with anything else, and they're not very addictive. I've been taking them off and on for 15 years for panic disorder and never became dependent.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by siva7 »

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #6

I have had the happiest moments of my life on MDMA. Everyone should have experienced it at least once. Let me put it another way: No matter how happy you have ever been, on MDMA you can be happier. Somewhere between 3 and 100 times as happy. You gain perspective. Now, with experience, I would only ever use it with purpose. Dating someone seriously? Have a night on MDMA and you will experience love beyond comprehensio…

I advise to be careful for everyone trying it out for the first time. Do it only with people you trust and feel safe around. Even then the trip is usually awesome, but after that you gain perspective as you said, and that perspective comes sometimes with the realization that the world around you isn't peaceful and awesome.

Re: MDMA and psilocybin are approved as medicines in Australia

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Post by LoganDark »

aeturnum wrote: post #25

This is fantastic! I am generally very pro-psychadelic - they seem like they can offer unique aid to people and they are not very prone to abuse. The only "downside" is that, because outcomes vary widely (though are generally not negative, simply unhelpful), it's hard to call them "medicine" in the way that, say, asprin is medicine. However, with the proper understanding, I'm hopeful they can be a really helpful tool…

We hope to be able to try it some day, since we have DID and heard that psychedelics can actually help a lot. It's a shame that we'll probably have to wait years, though...

-Emily

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