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bluegreen17) wrote2018-02-19 02:49 am
bluegreen17) wrote2018-02-19 02:49 am
how microdoses of lsd might help depressives and others have better days
a really good day: how microdosing made a mega difference in my mood,my marriage and my life by ayelet waldeman
i am giving this book four stars because it has really important info for those who suffer from mental illness,and gives me hope. also,for ayelet's bravery in doing this experiment and then writing about it. though she mentions other drugs,her experiment is with microdoses of lsd and done with a very careful protocol. at the doses she took,she did not have hallucinations but she did have some good days and relief from mental and physical pain at times.
i kind of got stuck for a while,because i wasn't really all that interested in her day to day life,and yet when i finished it,i realized that those very things are important to the narrative. it is the story of her experiment,and how it worked or didn't work for her. she also includes some very good info and background on the war on drugs and illegal drugs in general. i wish i could try mdma...i think it might help with my complex ptsd issues. i may not live to see these drugs used carefully to help people like myself,but i'm glad that some are doing the work of experimenting to help folks in the future. it makes me sad that i can't try these things...under supervision,of course,so that i could feel better,because nothing has worked for me and i'm missing out on life. i hope to try low thc marijuana at some point...hoping it gets legalized for recreational use in new hampshire soon,as has recently been done in massachusetts,maine,and vermont,and though medical marijuana is legal in nh i don't have money to pay a practitioner to prescribe it for me. right now we have a republican governor and major republicans so it might be a while,but we have been heading in that direction. probably should have tried it illegally when i had a chance and connections a few years back...just to see if it would help me. alas.
i am giving this book four stars because it has really important info for those who suffer from mental illness,and gives me hope. also,for ayelet's bravery in doing this experiment and then writing about it. though she mentions other drugs,her experiment is with microdoses of lsd and done with a very careful protocol. at the doses she took,she did not have hallucinations but she did have some good days and relief from mental and physical pain at times.
i kind of got stuck for a while,because i wasn't really all that interested in her day to day life,and yet when i finished it,i realized that those very things are important to the narrative. it is the story of her experiment,and how it worked or didn't work for her. she also includes some very good info and background on the war on drugs and illegal drugs in general. i wish i could try mdma...i think it might help with my complex ptsd issues. i may not live to see these drugs used carefully to help people like myself,but i'm glad that some are doing the work of experimenting to help folks in the future. it makes me sad that i can't try these things...under supervision,of course,so that i could feel better,because nothing has worked for me and i'm missing out on life. i hope to try low thc marijuana at some point...hoping it gets legalized for recreational use in new hampshire soon,as has recently been done in massachusetts,maine,and vermont,and though medical marijuana is legal in nh i don't have money to pay a practitioner to prescribe it for me. right now we have a republican governor and major republicans so it might be a while,but we have been heading in that direction. probably should have tried it illegally when i had a chance and connections a few years back...just to see if it would help me. alas.