[HN Gopher] Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic p...
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       Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the
       world
        
       Author : sea-gold
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2024-05-18 18:45 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | hackermeows wrote:
       | Or it could introduce new ones . It is not without side effects.
        
         | millzlane wrote:
         | Introduce new what's? Are you referring to the title or
         | something else?
        
         | pavlov wrote:
         | Nothing is. Even aspirin has side effects for some people
         | including headaches and chest pains.
        
         | zarmin wrote:
         | "If it doesn't fix 100% of the problem it's not worth it"
        
         | jrflowers wrote:
         | This is a good point. They could cause hemorrhoids, hip
         | dysplasia, mumps, gynecomastia, hirsutism etc. If you think
         | about it anything could cause anything
        
       | drcongo wrote:
       | Tangentially related, but I'm currently winding down my SSRI
       | prescription after some psilocybin therapy over 2 months ago that
       | has made me feel normal and sometimes actually happy for the
       | first time in over a decade. It's criminal the amount of time
       | wasted and lives lost to the "war on drugs".
        
         | e1gen-v wrote:
         | How were you able to take Psylocibin and be on an SSRI? I
         | thought they diminished the effectiveness of the psychedelic.
        
       | reify wrote:
       | Highly doubtful that any psychedelic would cause pain and
       | certainly not as a side effect.
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       | I have used psychedelics all of my life.
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       | I am nearly 70 years old, retired and previously successful in my
       | profession
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       | There are always a few stories being bandied about claiming
       | psychedelics might be harmful.
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       | Compare that to the dangers of most of big pharma's entire
       | portfolio of prescribed drugs and there is no contest about which
       | is less harmful.
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       | Have you read the side of your prescribed medication bottle or
       | packet lately?
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       | There are far more stories about the positive impact of
       | psychedelics.
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       | Psychedelics are amongst the least harmful drugs on the planet.
        
       | nuancebydefault wrote:
       | I think all this should be taken with a piece of salt. 'reduce
       | millions of people's amount of pain'... What do you think someone
       | who has cluster headache will try when they say you will eat
       | anything including shoe polish to diminish it? Most certainly
       | psychedelics like LSD. If it works, good for them. I'm sure their
       | miles will vary, otherwise much more progress in the treatment of
       | things like cluster headaches would have already been made, both
       | clinically and legislative wise.
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       | My point being, the war on drugs in not really a blocker in this
       | subject.
        
         | llamaimperative wrote:
         | The war on drugs _is_ a blocker because it's extremely hard to
         | conduct such studies where people get the option to sign up.
        
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