While psychedelic drugs are coming back into fashion, the practice of “microdosing” could, according to its promoters, boost our creativity, our mood or our concentration. Promises that science is currently struggling to confirm.
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On one of the main French-speaking forums for narcotics users, around twenty discussions are open on the microdosing of mushroomsmushrooms hallucinogens and LSD.
“ Overall, the experience is rather conclusive. It reminds me of three words: fluidity, flexibility and detachment », Testifies a user. On their blogsblogsof the digitaldigital nomads post long posts detailing the effects of this practice on their creativity or concentration.
Microdosing? This practice involves ingesting small doses of psychedelic drugs – most commonly LSD or mushrooms – at 5 to 10% of a “normal” dose every three days. ” VSis a way of looking for the beneficial effects of these psychedelics, supposed boosterbooster creativity or encourage perspective taking, without the hallucinations and the eight-hour trip that go with a normal dose », Describes Professor Raphaël Gaillard, director of the psychiatry center at Sainte-Anne hospital, who has seen patients familiar with these practices come to his office for several years.
This microdosing is now enjoying some success for two reasons. First, it is driven by the more general return to favor of psychedelic drugs among drug users.
“ Psychostimulants like cocaine, which correspond to an imagination of performance and endurance, are overtaken by psychedelic substances, more in line with a certain airair time that promotes sidesteps and creativity », notes the specialist. In addition, these psychedelic substances have since…
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Article written by Hugo Leroux.
