It's a far cry from the military ambitions of would be brainwashers. As for me, well it was an interesting experience. But not one I will be repeating. [bbc.co.uk]

Before the treatment, some of the participants would cry and shake when they talked about their cancer. But “the moment they get psilocybin, their distress comes down. [theatlantic.com]

The HD-HS group differed from the HD-SS group only on guide ratings of tearing/crying, which were higher in the HD-HS group. Figure 2. [doi.org]

Prolonged depersonalization after marijuana use. Am J Psychiatry 1981 Feb; 138(2): 231–3 PubMed Google Scholar 19. Keshaven MS, Lishman WA. Prolonged depersonalization following cannabis abuse. [doi.org]

[…] fewer than half showed other sympathomimetic features--tachycardia, hypertension or hyperreflexia. 4 Twenty-three patients experienced nausea and vomiting. 5 Distortions of perception chiefly visual were frequent as were paraesthesiae and feelings of depersonalization [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] fewer than half showed other sympathomimetic features - tachycardia, hypertension or hyperreflexia. 4 Twenty-three patients experienced nausea and vomiting. 5 Distortions of perception chiefly visual were frequent as were paraesthesiae and feelings of depersonalization [dx.doi.org]

In addition, although visual hallucinations are more common, auditory hallucinations can also occur. Hallucinations typically do not last longer than four or five hours.4 References Ross S, Bossis A, Guss J, et al. [sites.google.com]

After both drugs, abnormal mental states characterized by feelings of strangeness, difficulty in thinking, anxiety, altered sensory perception (particularly visual), elementary and true visual hallucinations, and alterations of body image were reported [dx.doi.org]

[…] lightness and feelings of floating Psychological effects include: Heightened sensory experiences and perceptual distortions (i.e. brighter colors, sharper visual definition, increased hearing acuity, more distinguished taste) Auditory, tactile, and visual [cesar.umd.edu]

"General inactivation", "emotional excitability", and "dreaminess" were the only domains of the AMRS showing increased scores following MD and HD PY. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

While the findings are exciting, this is a very preliminary study on a small number of people and with no control sample. More importantly, this study doesn’t mean magic mushrooms cure depression. [iflscience.com]

We are excited to be taking this work forward with our clinical trial on psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. [compasspathways.com]

"It's very exciting from a scientific point of view. [wired.com]

This finding was exciting because it synched with the idea that psychedelics cause temporary “ego dissolution”, in other words – diminishing one’s sense of having a firm and enduring personality. [scienceandnonduality.com]

The adverse reactions we noted were transient anxiety during drug onset (all patients), transient confusion or thought disorder (nine patients), mild and transient nausea (four patients), and transient headache (four patients). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms of mushroom poisoning may include muscle spasms, confusion, and delirium. Visit an emergency room immediately if these symptoms occur. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Signs of a bad trip include anxiety, confused or disordered thinking and panic. At doses of 13 mg or more, users' perceptions become altered, and they develop the same symptoms as an LSD user. [brown.edu]

At the time, the volunteers reported mystical experiences – typically described as a "sense of unity" – in which the confusion of the world and of competing value systems came together in a coherent whole. [wired.com]

If anxiety or confusion arose, the monitors provided reassurance to the participants. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Autonomic hyperactivity (eg, sweating or pulse rate greater than 100) 2. Increased hand tremor 3. Insomnia 4. Nausea or vomiting 5. Transient visual, tactile, or auditory hallucinations or illusions 6. Psychomotor agitation 7. Anxiety 8. [books.google.com]

The ego becomes hyperactive, even tyrannical, enforcing rigid habits of thought and behavior—habits that the psychedelic experience, by loosening the ego’s grip, could help us to break. [michaelpollan.com]

It turns out that this network is hyperactive in depression. Interestingly, in meditation it becomes quiescent, and also with psilocybin it becomes quiescent. This may correlate with the experience of clarity of coming into the present moment. [scientificamerican.com]

Google Scholar 160 Solanto MV: Neuropsychopharmacological mechanisms of stimulant drug action in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a review and integration. Behav. Brain Res. 94,127–152 ( 1998 ). [doi.org]

Psychomotor agitation 7. Anxiety 8. Grand mal seizures C. The symptoms in... ‎ [books.google.com]

Misidentification of poisonous mushrooms resembling psilocybin could lead to unintentional, potentially fatal poisoning Peyote Increased body temperature and heart rate Uncoordinated movements (ataxia) Profound sweating Flushing DMT Increased heart rate Agitation [drugabuse.gov]

[…] present Feelings of unity with the environment Feelings of involvement with intense spiritual experiences Tension, anxiety, and restlessness Highly adverse reactions ("bad trip"), including frightening hallucinations, confusion, disorientation, paranoia, agitation [cesar.umd.edu]

Effects: Produces vivid hallucinations similar (though reportedly less intense) to LSD—beginning within a half hour and lasting three to six hours — muscular relaxation, and giddiness. [drugtimes.org]

The effects range from mild feelings of relaxation, giddiness, euphoria, visual enhancement (seeing colours brighter), visual disturbances (moving surfaces, waves), to delusions, altered perception of real events, images and faces, or real hallucinations [emcdda.europa.eu]

[…] fundamental factors in determining the outcome of experiments that tested the effects of psychedelic drugs on artists' creativity.After ingesting psilocybin, a wide range of subjective effects may be experienced: feelings of disorientation, lethargy, giddiness [en.wikipedia.org]