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    [–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

    They don't work. The studies used to approve these drugs were tiny (n=22 in some cases) and the results measured were self reported surveys from patients. There is also evidence that therapy is ineffective. The idea of a "chemical imbalance," is a failed idea from the 1950s. You can't really measure brain chemicals easily while something is alive. And the meds are a scatter shot approach, some increase serotonin, some decrease it, they all work about the same regardless.

    It is a giant fraud, and it's not only hurt people, it has killed people. Anti-depressants, cox-2 inhibitors, and the recent covid vaccine. All huge failed projects from big pharma saddled on the populace at great expense.

    [–]Dunwidit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    I would go step further and suggest that the pharmaceutical companies know everything you just said... And the harm they inflict is intentional. Pharmaceutical companies aren't interested in cures they're interested in customers. And if you can create the illusion that one is being "helped"... Then you get to also treat all the harm the "help" does.

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    You're absolutely right, this was not an innocent mistake. They hide the studies that did not support the conclusion they wanted and cherry picked questionable ones that did.

    [–]Gaslov 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    If a sauna is the cure, you don't actually have a real problem.

    [–]Dunwidit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    Mushroom (yes, "magic") spectacular results no lasting side effects that I'm aware of... I know people that were on antidepressants, their lives were made hell, but after detoxing from the antidepressants and microdosing mushrooms they turned their lives completely around. I've known this for years. Main Street medicine is starting to clue in. The pharmaceutical companies certainly don't want you to know this.

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    I was just looking into cultivating mushrooms. Seems like a neat hobby, and one that would work with my general lack of sunshine. Psilocybe azurescens and zapotecorum were the "magic" ones I was considering. I don't know what the legalities are yet, I don't particularly want to risk a felony charge for a hobby. But I enjoy the culinary use of mushrooms too, so I've been looking into it for regular mushrooms as well.

    [–]Dunwidit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Cultivating possessing and using psilocybin mushrooms is illegal in every state currently but Colorado has decriminalized.... Oh also Oregon. Prohibition wasn't about protecting People's health it was about getting alcohol out of the fuel market.... Illegal psychedelics isn't about health it's about getting things that actually work out of the pharmaceutical market... Prohibition era... I would have still made alcohol... And from that I believe you can extrapolate what I'm doing about mushrooms.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Looks like the penalties in my state are particularly severe. 2 years in jail and $50k fine minimum. Yikes! Maybe I'll grow some button mushrooms instead.

    [–]Dunwidit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Yeah I wonder what the bullshit excuses they use to call a useful medicinal plant illegal...

    [–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    This is not new, people have known for a long time. Antidepressants and the Placebo Effect.

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    They duck your head up. Don’t take them.