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A recent study in Frontiers in Neuroscience set out to see whether a high dose of psilocybin could help patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease. The researchers focused on a woman in her 80s who had been living with Alzheimer's for 10 years and was given one oral dose of 5 grams of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Soon after that single dose, she temporarily regained several abilities that had been lost years earlier because of her advanced condition.

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She was able to talk and walk for longer periods, recognize some of her family members, and regain bladder control after five years of wearing diapers.

They found that after taking a single high dose of psilocybin, the patient regained several abilities she had lost years earlier. Within 19 hours of taking the dose, she was able to hold hourlong conversations about her life, whereas before the study her speech had been limited to one or two words at a time. She began to show emotions and respond to humor.

Not only did her bladder control improve, but her diapers remained dry even overnight, and she also started dressing herself. She began to maintain eye contact and smile back at people. Many of the gains persisted for weeks, with some continuing after the second, lower dose.

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The Establishment is terrified of these drugs precisely because they allow us to temporarily evade the psyche's self-imposed walls limiting our consciousness and perception.

Society invested heavily in creating those mental constructs for us, and the builders don't want anyone peeking around them.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-10 04:10 PM | Reply

In college, we found Psilocybin 'shrooms in east TX pastures under dried cow patties; much calmer than acid, and my best comp is living in a Roger Rabbit movie.

And the cows didn't mind, but sometimes the farmers did!

Of course, I was just experimenting for my psych major... that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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Here's the original study for the article... it's not a, 'systematic investigation', but it tends to point towards one being warranted.

medicalxpress.com

And here's a more thorough look at some of the Alzheimer's and other medical/psychological uses:

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-10 04:46 PM | Reply

from the Nat Inst of Health study linked above:

"Conclusions and perspectives

Recent strides in utilizing psilocybin for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders exhibit considerable promise.

Psilocybin holds potential for conferring distinctive advantages in terms of neuroprotection and cognitive enhancement for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through mechanisms such as neuroplasticity, inflammation regulation, and enhanced neuropsychology.

Furthermore, the antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects of psilocybin may signify substantial advancements in addressing the mental well-being of patients with neuropsychiatric conditions associated with AD.

Nonetheless, it is imperative to recognize that a substantial journey lies ahead before psilocybin can be judiciously and efficaciously employed in AD patient care."

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One of the things they describe doing is to try to separate the hallucinatory effects from the effective therapeutic effects than tend to act like antidepressants which adjust levels of neurotransmitters like serotine; they act as the same 5-HT2A agonists or antagonists.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-10 05:07 PM | Reply

They say Timothy Leary set back psychiatric research by 50 years.

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-10 05:24 PM | Reply

My DIL has always wanted to microdose my wife, who has Alzheimer's.

I've told her to save it up for when this season ends.... I don't want microdosing, and I'll need reliable supervision.

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-10 05:31 PM | Reply

They say Timothy Leary set back psychiatric research by 50 years.
#4 | Posted by Dbt2

Don't you mean Richard Nixon?

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-10 05:38 PM | Reply

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