dangermouse7831
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This is a long story that I'll try and keep short. Male, successful, around 40, married with kids.
I have had lifelong mental illness. A general sense of unease is with me 24x7. It manifested as severe anxiety when younger, and bouts of depression (1-2 years long) as I've matured.
This has led me I to the arms of drugs. Alcohol and Heroin being the two I settled on (in that order; not concurrently). I'm on Suboxone now and drinking has lost its magic for me, so I'm now at a loss and plagued by negativity.
I have tried basically every treatment (pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical) except for ECT and ketamine. Where I live there are no ketamine studies (and my drug history likely precludes me). I will NOT have ECT.
So at somewhat of a loss I did a lot of reading and came across micro dosing psilocybin. I am strongly considering trying it. I'm not ready for a full on trip which is why I've chosen micro dosing.
The problem I have is that I take Parnate, an old-school MAOI antidepressant. I'm worried that if I stop taking it I'll relapse into the abyss. From what I've read it's not exactly compatible with shrooms.
Some of what I've read said it prolongs the experience, while others say it profoundly changes it. They all agree you should reduce your dose of psilocybin when mixed.
Has anyone dosed shrooms while on a pharmaceutical MAOI? If I halved my micro dose would it be ok?
Or do I need to wean off; taking the risks that come with that?
I have had lifelong mental illness. A general sense of unease is with me 24x7. It manifested as severe anxiety when younger, and bouts of depression (1-2 years long) as I've matured.
This has led me I to the arms of drugs. Alcohol and Heroin being the two I settled on (in that order; not concurrently). I'm on Suboxone now and drinking has lost its magic for me, so I'm now at a loss and plagued by negativity.
I have tried basically every treatment (pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical) except for ECT and ketamine. Where I live there are no ketamine studies (and my drug history likely precludes me). I will NOT have ECT.
So at somewhat of a loss I did a lot of reading and came across micro dosing psilocybin. I am strongly considering trying it. I'm not ready for a full on trip which is why I've chosen micro dosing.
The problem I have is that I take Parnate, an old-school MAOI antidepressant. I'm worried that if I stop taking it I'll relapse into the abyss. From what I've read it's not exactly compatible with shrooms.
Some of what I've read said it prolongs the experience, while others say it profoundly changes it. They all agree you should reduce your dose of psilocybin when mixed.
Has anyone dosed shrooms while on a pharmaceutical MAOI? If I halved my micro dose would it be ok?
Or do I need to wean off; taking the risks that come with that?