Posted by ClearSkies on December 30, 2015, at 1:40:09
In reply to Re: What do you know of ayahuasca...., posted by stan_the_man70 on December 29, 2015, at 11:24:15
> I guess you may be right - both seem to be psychedelic substances - and I don't know much about this stuff.
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> Ayahuasca is a vine and psilocybin is a mushroom.
> Both DMT and psilocybin are Tryptamines.
> Both DMT and psilocybin affect 5-HT1a receptor ligands.
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> > I saw something on CNN about this. Some people totally freaked-out. Others didn't. However, in interviews with people who had gone through the experience, many of them with various mental illnesses claimed attaining full remission. I think anxiety disorders were most likely to be remedied. This was far from being a scientific investigation, but it is interesting. Doesn't psilocybin have the same reputation?
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> > - Scott
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>From what I have studied, it's been effective in treating those whose issues stem from trauma. I am wary - no, just scared - to go on such a journey. I am not certain that this plant based remedy is appropriate for me.
CS
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