The history of microdosing
Let’s say that microdosing as a practice – or as a pop-culture term – has been here for thousands or millions of years;
, “Anthropological reports indicate that many traditional cultures incorporated the use of psychedelic plants such as peyote, morning glory seeds and psilocybin-containing mushrooms into many aspects of daily life”.
You would be wondering why have so many people only heard about microdosing recently?
microdosing has actually been in use for several decades – but largely on the quiet and on the fringes of society, due to the late 20th century’s “war on drugs” including psychedelics. We already know this
Psychedelics including LSD and psilocybin were classified as illegal class A drugs in the USA in 1970 and in the UK in 1971. In the 2 000s a resurgence in microdosing began to emerge among individuals engaged in highly creative or innovative work, very cerebral work; and individuals who were open to experimenting with new things – Silicon Valley, in the USA, for example.
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What is microdosing?
Psychedelics are a hallucinogenic class of psychoactive drugs known to trigger extraordinary mental activity and experiences by enhancing the effect of the body’s naturally-occurring chemical, serotonin, which affects things like mood, learning, and memory.
the best-known psychedelics are mescaline, LSD, psilocybin and DMT. Unlike other types of drugs including opioids and narcotics, psychedelics are generally believed to be non-addictive.
Here’s where the “micro” part comes in.
While the experience of “tripping” on a significant amount of say, LSD, can feel extreme and even prove dangerous, microdosing is the practice of ingesting very small (“sub-perceptual”) amounts of a psychedelic drug – 5 to 10% of a “recreational” dose – in order to experience positive psychological effects without any undesirable side effects: a happier mood, increased creativity, less anxiety, greater focus.
The most commonly microdosed psychedelics are LSD and psilocybin (the active alkaloid in mushrooms, as well as a type of truffle). Which I don’t recommend most times
Regular questions : If these things are freely available?
Not at all
Hardly to come across
Certain psychedelic drugs used in microdosing are legal in some countries, and illegal in others – the legislation varies broadly from country to country.
The Netherlands is considered to be Europe’s most psychedelics-friendly country but many countries around the world are markedly less so.
Here’s a helpful list of the legal status of psilocybin mushrooms by country, and here’s a map and information on the legal status of LSD around the world. Psilocybin-containing truffles, meanwhile – which we at Horsepsiloassistchurch work with – have escaped recent legal restrictions imposed on mushrooms and are fully legal to grow, sell and consume in the Netherlands, and legal to ship within the European Union.
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Benefits of microdosing
Let’s dive a bit more deeper in the reported benefits of microdosing.
Improved mood
This was one of the three most-commonly cited reasons for microdosing, along with better focus and creativity. This study reported “a slight rebound in feelings of focus and productivity two days after dosing”.
, after few weeks of microdosing, “participants reported lower levels of depression and stress”. Ayelet Waldman, in her memoir A Really Good Day, writes “for the first time in so long, I feel happy. Not giddy or out of control, just at ease with myself and the world. When think about your loved ones ,it makes you feel a gentle sense of love and security. not anxious for them or annoyed with them. Makes you feel optimistic, brimming with ideas, yet not spilling over. There’s nothing hypomanic about this mood. Your mind is not racing. feels calm and content “.
Improved focus
May, a 64-year-old psychotherapist in Marin County, USA, says “For me, it’s just clarity. It’s like how you would feel if you had a really good, deep rest, and then woke up and were able to focus very clearly.”
In the testimonies , you’ll have heard that one user chose microdosing to help them concentrate better in their classes. It may be that the potential benefit of microdosing to reduce anxiety could contribute to improving focus because the latter becomes more difficult when anxiety is heightened.
Any other personal experiences in this aspect?
Yes, for example, someone emphasized and wrote : “At one point during my first session, I looked up and realized I’d been totally engrossed in my work with no real awareness of anything else for an hour … I found myself more deeply absorbed in that zone we all hope to be in where the doer and the deed dissolve together into the pleasure of pure work.” Another person , reports that “Dose two was the miracle dose for me. I took it and within an hour felt intense motivation. I spent six hours doing all the chores around the house that I had been putting off for weeks.“
Improved creativity
The results? “both convergent and divergent thinking performance was improved after a non-blinded microdose, whereas fluid intelligence was unaffected.”
As a side note, Prochazkova mused after the study, “microdosing could be further investigated for its therapeutic efficacy to help individuals who suffer from rigid thought patterns or behavior, such as individuals with depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder” – the latter being very much a condition of the author of this article.
Improved self-efficacy
Many microdosers and me myself have said that microdosing helps them live a healthier lifestyle – more enjoyment of exercise, better dietary habits, less reliance on other substances or habits, like alcohol.
After years of struggling with alcohol dependence one wife who suffered from divorce started microdosing psilocybin. She began in line with a pattern recommended by my guidance , taking a sub-perceptible dose of psilocybin mushrooms twice-weekly over six weeks. What she discovered, in time, was that “ she started drinking less. not stopped. She might have a glass of wine, or some cannabis, a joint after work. But she don’t drink to excess.she don’t like getting drunk anymore. It’s not something she enjoy and with smile on her face saying it as though she doesn’t miss her old self
Until now professional therapy, in tandem with prescribed antidepressants containing SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) has mostly been used to help individuals with serious anxiety conditions.
You may well know people who try to destress with alcohol.
But both is worse
Millions of people around the world rely on alcohol to quell their social anxiety but microdosing psychedelics is arguably a healthier and less addictive option. Globally, every year, 3 million people die as a result of alcohol abuse.
On the other hand, the potential of psychedelics to treat anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses has been the focus of specialists including psychologist William Richards for over half a century, and his feeling is that these substances are “ not toxic. They’re not addictive … And they can be profoundly helpful.”
Improved focus
May, a 64-year-old psychotherapist in Marin County, USA, says “For me, it’s just clarity. It’s like how you would feel if you had a really good, deep rest, and then woke up and were able to focus very clearly.”
If you watched Fadiman’s presentation, above, you’ll have heard that one user chose microdosing to help them concentrate better in their classes. It may be that the potential benefit of microdosing to reduce anxiety could contribute to improving focus because the latter becomes more difficult when anxiety is heightened.
Any other personal experiences in this aspect?
Yes, for example, Bernard Woods writes: “At one point during my first session, I looked up and realized I’d been totally engrossed in my work with no real awareness of anything else for an hour … I found myself more deeply absorbed in that zone we all hope to be in where the doer and the deed dissolve together into the pleasure of pure work.” Karen Geier, meanwhile, reports that “Dose two was the miracle dose for me. I took it and within an hour felt intense motivation. I spent six hours doing all the chores around the house that I had been putting off for weeks.“
Improved creativity
During a microdosing event organized by the Dutch Psychedelic Society, the effects of psychedelic truffles (containing psilocybin) were measured on two creativity-related problem-solving tasks, one assessing convergent thinking and the other assessing divergent thinking.
The results? “both convergent and divergent thinking performance was improved after a non-blinded microdose, whereas fluid intelligence was unaffected.”
The research, driven by Luisa Prochazkova of Leiden University, and published in the Psychopharmacology journal, studied the cognitive effects of microdosing psilocybin and found that “participants also had more ideas about how to solve a presented task, and were more fluent, flexible and original in the possibilities they came up with.”
As a side note, Prochazkova mused after the study, “microdosing could be further investigated for its therapeutic efficacy to help individuals who suffer from rigid thought patterns or behavior, such as individuals with depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder” – the latter being very much a condition of the author of this article.
Improved self-efficacy
Many microdosers have said that microdosing helps them live a healthier lifestyle – more enjoyment of exercise, better dietary habits, less reliance on other substances or habits, like alcohol.
After years of struggling with alcohol dependence Karen Shaw started microdosing psilocybin. She began in line with a pattern recommended by James Fadiman, taking a sub-perceptible dose of psilocybin mushrooms twice-weekly over six weeks. What she discovered, in time, was that “I started drinking less. I’ve not stopped. I might have a glass of wine, or some cannabis, a joint after work. But I don’t drink to excess. I don’t like getting drunk anymore. It’s not something I enjoy.”
And for the two-boxes-a-day people?
Although more research is needed, studies have also shown that microdosing can help longtime smokers kick the habit. Along with alcohol dependence, John Hopkins has been looking into this possibility with volunteers. A recent study published by Plus One noted “a perception of microdosing as a general panacea that is able to improve virtually all aspects of an individual’s life”. All 98 participants expected their benefits to be “large and wide-ranging”.
Better social skills
What has been your experience of social anxiety/social phobia? Have you ever had intense feelings of anxiety, fear, and discomfort in social settings? It can be a crippling experience for those who find themselves agonizing about going or not going to weddings, lunches with friends or meetings with colleagues (even on Zoom) – or agonizing over “how it went” afterward, if they did brave the occasion in question.
Until now professional therapy, in tandem with prescribed antidepressants containing SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) has mostly been used to help individuals with serious anxiety conditions.
You may well know people who try to destress with alcohol.
Millions of people around the world rely on alcohol to quell their social anxiety but microdosing psychedelics is arguably a healthier and less addictive option. Globally, every year, 3 million people die as a result of alcohol abuse.
On the other hand, the potential of psychedelics to treat anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses has been the focus of specialists including psychologist William Richards for over half a century, and his feeling is that these substances are “ not toxic. They’re not addictive … And they can be profoundly helpful.”
Why do people microdose?
There will be a plethora of granular-level double-blind studies on microdosing in the years to come, but the science of microdosing and why people do it is still relatively nascent. However, as Dr. Fadiman outlines in this stage presentation, people have reported back that they choose to microdose for a variety of reasons. He mentions people who microdose to relieve anxiety; to feel more relaxed in social situations; to fuel their creativity – be it technological or artistic; to enjoy learning to a greater degree, and to focus better while doing so – even to improve their stuttering.
Now here’s something intriguing.
Some microdosers have found that microdosing actually helps to decrease their reliance on addictive habits like cigarettes or alcohol.
Arguably, microdosing is a much safer habit than these more traditional ones – and psilocybin –Horsepsiloassistchurch– is not considered to be an addictive substance. A number of people who have struggled with alcohol dependence report that microdosing literally changed their life – have a look at this John Hopkins study.