Comment by dwroberts
9 days ago
The dose in the paper is 5 grams, not mg
> Second, you think it’s more ethical to let a patient suffer? Are you against emergency surgeries where a patient is unconscious after a car accident?
My concern is that this induces more suffering. They are going to gain lucidity and then lose it again. That must be deeply distressing (for the family/relatives too). Can’t imagine that psychedelics help with the state of psychosis/hallucinations that advanced Alzheimer’s patients already experience too
From the Frontiers paper: "The patient received 5 g of orally administered psilocybin-containing mushrooms (Enigma strain". i.e., a standard dose of 5g of mushroom.
I’m assuming you’ve never taken mushrooms before (on average there is probably ~10mg psilocybin per dried gram, so 5g is 50mg which is on the high end of dosing, definitely not ‘standard’)
We don't know they were dried. We do know the strain is a particularly potent one that grows in a fashion that might not lend itself to normal water concentrations.
Really though, weren't you the one conflating mushroom dosages with those of pure psylocibin a moment ago? I find it difficult to believe someone with more than incidental experience would make that mistake.
2 replies →
Let me clarify. A "medically" standard dose. My personal preference would be 1-3g.
I just got to the bottom of your argumentative thread and I just got to say: "says you".