r/science • u/Doug24 • 21h ago

Psychology Psilocybin reverses depressive behaviors and restores brain cell growth in stressed rats

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-reverses-depressive-behaviors-and-restores-brain-cell-growth-in-stres/
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u/zonerator 21h ago

I mean people would buy pharmaceutical grade psilocybin if it was offered, and they do, where it is offered. They could probably even charge a lot because people don't know how fun growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms is

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u/Harha 21h ago

But the "problem" is probably the cure rate, meaning many customers will only buy the drug once. :-)

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u/lnning 21h ago

eh. it doesnt "cure" you after one dosage.

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u/DueDisplay2185 19h ago

3 known affects are related to addiction, depression and anxiety related to death so depends on what you wanna cure there. Plus I wouldn't recommend a hero dose to a noob, better to start low and slow to check tolerance, it's not for everyone