Cybin Partners with The Chopra Foundation to Bring Awareness to the Benefits of Psychedelic-Based Therapies
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"The need for new and more effective treatments across the mental health spectrum is more urgent today than ever," says Dr. Deepak Chopra.
I suffer chronic pain, which is pretty much a 10+, 24/7. I’m coming up on 6 years now on being dependent on Percocet 10s to keep me alive. I bought some psilocybin mushrooms about 3 mos ago to give them a try. 40 years ago I was a frequent user of both LSD and psilocybin, so I had a lot of experience with what these drugs can do.
My 1st experience was very good, it gave me a euphoric and beautiful sensation. It felt like my whole nervous system got a reboot, and I did feel a lot more enthusiastic for Life again. I was once a very competitive tennis player, and cyclist, up to the age of 55. Now I can’t leave my house much or walk. My life as I knew it is gone! I spend most of my hours in bed sleeping because I don’t feel the pain when I go into REM sleep. I take 1 pill every 6 hrs, which is not enough, but that’s all I can get prescribed. I SUFFER!
I haven’t tried to microdose on a schedule, but I’ve had 4 sessions with 1-1 1/2 grams. Even though I found some help with my depression, I didn’t get much benefit in the pain department. I also have chronic Tinnitus, which I’ve lived with for almost 25 years now, but the psilocybin made my condition pretty bad. I was having any problems with it, and now it’s as severe as my pain. I might try some much smaller doses, but I’m finding microdosing THC now is more beneficial, especially with helping me sleep. I also suffer chronic Insomnia. A 5 mg gummy works pretty well. But my brain has been rewired to work on Percocet. These other drugs besides other Opiates, don’t mix that well, and can reduce some of the effectiveness of my Percocet. I was prescribed Morphine earlier this year for a few weeks, but the Percocet works better overall. If I could be prescribed 5 pills or 50 mg of Percocet it would be a complete Game-Changer, but it’s not allowed now. For 5 years I also took 1mg of Lorazepam per night to help with my Insomnia, which worked extremely well with Zero side effects. I had to stop using that Cold Turkey in order to keep getting my Percocet, new Laws. I’ve been a complete mess for most of this year since I’ve been off it. I’m trying to substitute other drugs for it, but nothing is working, and now it’s caused my Tinnitus to flare up to extreme levels that I haven’t had in years. I’m ready to start using Heroin, or ready to Die! If I’m getting Neuropathy in my feet and lower legs. That’s a killer too!