<story><title>Microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early human trial</title><url>https://newatlas.com/science/microdosing-lsd-alzheimers-phase1-trial-results-safety/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>anaisbetts</author><text>If you&amp;#x27;re reading this and thinking about trying microdosing, let me summarize for you - unless you have chronic depression or anxiety, this isn&amp;#x27;t really worth it. You&amp;#x27;ll have a harder time actually focusing and getting work done.&lt;p&gt;If you &lt;i&gt;do&lt;/i&gt; have chronic depression &amp;#x2F; anxiety though, and it&amp;#x27;s affecting your life in a persistently detrimental way, it might be a really effective Aspirin against it (i.e. it&amp;#x27;s not going to Cure it, but it will relieve it). LSD does this by interrupting Rumination, the shitty thoughts in the very back of your mind that loop during depression &amp;#x2F; anxiety.&lt;p&gt;Breaking this cycle lets you have some relief, and might help you get your head above water enough that you can start to address some of the Bigger Problems, without some of the pretty significant drawbacks of SSRIs (as well as working nearly instantly, as opposed to having a month+ ramp-up)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kortex</author><text>Add ADHD to that list. I and a few friends with similar meatware stacks have found it very effective. I don&amp;#x27;t have hard data, but after one 3 month period I found a significant correlation with micro days and hours worked, number of LOC committed, and quality of that code.&lt;p&gt;I think anyone neurodivergent stands to benefit, and if they are not, well, sounds like they have a decent handle on life already.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Breaking this cycle lets you have some relief&lt;p&gt;+1&lt;p&gt;Edit: That&amp;#x27;s not to say people living a content life would not benefit from doses, micro or otherwise. It&amp;#x27;s just probably much harder to detect in a clinical setting.</text></comment>
<story><title>Microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early human trial</title><url>https://newatlas.com/science/microdosing-lsd-alzheimers-phase1-trial-results-safety/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>anaisbetts</author><text>If you&amp;#x27;re reading this and thinking about trying microdosing, let me summarize for you - unless you have chronic depression or anxiety, this isn&amp;#x27;t really worth it. You&amp;#x27;ll have a harder time actually focusing and getting work done.&lt;p&gt;If you &lt;i&gt;do&lt;/i&gt; have chronic depression &amp;#x2F; anxiety though, and it&amp;#x27;s affecting your life in a persistently detrimental way, it might be a really effective Aspirin against it (i.e. it&amp;#x27;s not going to Cure it, but it will relieve it). LSD does this by interrupting Rumination, the shitty thoughts in the very back of your mind that loop during depression &amp;#x2F; anxiety.&lt;p&gt;Breaking this cycle lets you have some relief, and might help you get your head above water enough that you can start to address some of the Bigger Problems, without some of the pretty significant drawbacks of SSRIs (as well as working nearly instantly, as opposed to having a month+ ramp-up)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>OGWhales</author><text>I found microdosing greatly improved my productivity and ability to focus. I think it may be dose dependent and one would have to dial in to their appropriate dose. Also, the type of work one is doing may be an important factor.</text></comment>