Psychedelics & Mental Health | What To Know

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The latest research has shown tremendous promise in the field of utilizing psychedelics for your mental health- but is this just hype?
Join us with Dr. Tracey Marks, leading psychiatrist and mental health expert, as she explains to us all about the different uses of and types of psychedelics, debunks whether they are effective or if it is just myth and illuminates how these substances may hold the keys in treating anxiety, depression, PTSD and beyond.
Bring your curiosity and learn with us- you won't want to miss this lively and controversial conversation.

[@entheorecovery]

Thank you for featuring this important topic. Psychedelic medicines are quickly changing the way that we think about mental health/substance use treatment. After many years of trying to recover with the help of twelve-step programs, I was able to stop using harmful substances with the help of ibogaine, ayahuasca, and psilocybin.

[@CrizzX]

That’s awesome 🎉 Thanks for sharing

[@Geo-jay]

😊 The timing for this topic is quite perfect.

[@au8438]

Dr. Marks!!! 🥰

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

Great topic, thanks for shedding light on the evolution of treatments for mental health 🔥

[@tangjy]

Love MedCircle's informative videos! Side note: did no one wonder if her tripping over saying "MDMA" was her on psychedelics tripping? I'm genuinely curious if microdosing could improve our daily functioning?

[@CrizzX]

See, this is when I’ll get my doctoral.

[@pmracc5194]

Hello! would you consider making a tube about epilepsy and mood, depression anxiety etc?

[@sueatkins5012]

I’m excited too. I’m a long time sufferer of MDD and I’ve been on drug after drug and what typically happens with me is I seem to scoot by. I never feel good, I still feel down, the meds keep me from wanting to find a bridge, that’s how I explain it. I’m sick to death of dealing with depression. I want something new, I don’t want an antidepressant that’s going to do the same thing as the 8 others I’ve tired and don’t work. This is awesome news!!

[@drinkwalter9346]

Have you tried microdose on psychedelic mushrooms to cure your bipolar, there have been natural remedies for ages and they remain untapped, I have vets as friends who have used psychedelic and it has helped them tremendously , I get it from an online vendor that specializes on trades and safe prescription of dosage use , they deliver discreetly anywhere

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[@janellesurpre5838]

Yes there is more awareness out there than ever. Spread the word. Another person who is highly educated in this field is Joseph.T.LaTorre. Look him up.

[@TroubleActual]

I would like to know if there is a way for you guys to influence the Veterans administration to do this. I've already been turned down by VA on a couple different medications. Ketamine was used in Afghanistan somewhat to replace morphine. I don't like the mines, phines, etc., it's not a good basic medicinal option. I've seen too many of my guys just go off the deep end with these aphetamines prescribed by doctors.

[@Wonderwhy39]

Any negative effects from using those? It is weird for me to hear only positive info, usually it doesn't work like that. I doubt that we should rush with making those drugs so easily accessible.

[@TroubleActual]

Yeah, they used ketamine lollipop in Afghanistan. It's a short term fix

[@SandersonRin]

Prescribing mushrooms or any hallucinogenic and sending a patient home with them alone is a bastardization of the science. Either the patient should be required to have a clinician guide with them to process before, during, and after or they don't get to do it at all less we end up with all the problems of the 60s all over again.

[@penelopefp]

It was my understanding from the conversation that clinician presence was part of the treatment. Agree, prescribing them willy nilly would not be good. We've seen what that does in the world of pain meds. Definitely open to exploring the possibilities.

[@Egalitarian917]

It is no worse than how most anti-depressants are currently prescribed

[@gSWG3R]

Please don't go buying illicit substances and recreationally using said substances to medicate for whatever psychological disorder you have. I'm a little put off by those who are staunchly in favour of psychedelics for mental health. So many seem to also be biased an opposition to the use of SSRIs and other evidence-based pharmacological treatments for a plethora of disorders.

[@Egalitarian917]

Psychedelics are evidence-based and have huge advantages. "Traditional" medication has its role, but in many cases, they are less effective and even more risky. I am in general against self-medication, but I like to remind people that if someone is set in that decision, or can't afford healthcare (a legit issue), shrooms are by far the safest option and you can grow them at home, NOT buy them off the street. Obviously having a well-structured program is much better, but for anyone that does choose self-medication, I would strongly avoid, for example, street ketamine, and instead recommend shrooms and reading a LOT about it before doing anything, and starting slowly.

[@gSWG3R]

@Egalitarian917 I mean, no they really aren't evidence-based, because the evidence is scant and isolated to small sample sizes, poor methodology, publication bias (there are statistical procedures for measuring publication bias, it does not mean someone simply looked at who conducted the study, or who funded it); moreover, randomised controlled trials in mental health are RIDDLED with issues pertaining to ecological validity of findings - I.e., RCT's often exclude people with severe or with large amounts of cmorbid diagnoses, so only those with less severe and... somehow (*sigh*) those who only have a single or largely primary diagnosis are accepted into the studies. This excludes, like, almost every single person who walks into some sort of mental health setting to be treated. Meaning, that the findings from our research hardly apply or bare out the way they did in their trials. So, "evidence-based" treatments don't necessarily translate into practiced-based evidence. I'd also like to point out that there's no reason to shun or fear monger about things like SSRI's, mood stabilisers, antipsychotics, ADHD meds etc... they work to a degree, some more than others (stimulant ADHD medication, for example). But hey, the efficacy of these drugs is also vulnerable to the same methodological pitfalls that plague the evidence base for psychedelic treatments. I'd also like to say that I actually get to work with these populations, I'm a psychologist. Psychedelics are not some panacea that will revolutionise the mental health world, no, that's a highly stupid and dangerous thing to push. Just like antidepressants, psychedelics won't magically help you process trauma, it won't suddenly change your brain chemistry, functionality, or structure... it certainly won't prove to be better than current pharmacological treatments already available - not enough to provide any clinically and meaningful difference to patients. Real change takes deep introspection, support from loved ones, attachment needs being met, safety, shelter, food, and a purpose in life. No drug can ever provide that.

[@Egalitarian917]

@@gSWG3R You clearly need to do more research in that case. Ketamine has been well studied because it has legal uses and is easier to study, and it has been very effective. There is far less data for other psychedelics because they were banned for political reasons and very hard to study. Ketamine still needs more research to improve its useful and better recognize what conditions to treat with it. It scares my how many psychologists reject the clear evidence here. Ketamine especially has been proven very effective, and you clearly do not even understand how it works. Ketamine, as mentioned in this video, even makes changes in the brain, despite you saying otherwise. No traditional medications helped me at all. Ketamine completely changed my life. I am a completely new person now. It basically cured my binge eating, and I didn't even realize my binge eating was bad enough to get diagnosed. I was socially isolated for 6 years and had panic attacks when I just met new people. For the first time since roughly 2nd grade, I am building a healthy social life. I was ready to start the legal process to take advantage of euthanasia, but I agreed to first try ketamine therapy, and it is hard to believe how it has changed my life. Depending on the person and the problem, medications can be enough to treat or cure certain conditions. Psychedelics rarely work that way. Many of the clinics in the US treat ketamine the way "medical marijuana" is treated, and it is much less effective in that scenario. A legitimate program with proper guidance is highly effective, easily 70% see improvement then. Psychedelics are very safe if used properly, safer than most traditional meds, and can have an unbelievable impact on people. Ketamine allowed me to access my emotions and process trauma that I couldn't before. For the first time, I could react the way I should and actually understand my problems. I am still doing treatment 6 months later, but I now see a roadmap. It has reduced my depression and anxiety so much that I can actually work on myself. I am finishing full diagnostics at this point, but I believe I have a PD and the ketamine has not helped significantly with THAT (which makes sense), but without it, I couldn't have even recognized those issues in myself and I would not have had the strength to even work on those issues. I have even lost about 12kg in the last 6 months. Comments like yours and discouraging people from a very safe and highly effective treatment is in fact dangerous and doing a major disservice.

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