Psychedelics and Sleep: The Promise of Microdosing LSD and Psilocybin

<p>When sleep won&rsquo;t come in this era of pervasive anxiety and exhaustion, it&rsquo;s tempting to turn to any number of promising sleep aids. But the majority of options &mdash; from herbal supplements to sleeping pills &mdash; range from unproven to ineffective to outright dangerous. Meanwhile, scientists are looking into tiny doses of psychedelics &mdash; the stuff of the 1960s hippie movement and &rsquo;80s raves &mdash; to see if they might help insomniacs and others who struggle with sleep.</p> <p>While the research remains far from conclusive, psychedelics do show some preliminary promise.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s first understand what we&rsquo;re talking about. Stimulants amp you up. Depressants wind you down. Psychedelics, also called hallucinogens, cause fundamental shifts in how the brain processes information.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/wise-well/psychedelics-and-sleep-the-promise-of-microdosing-lsd-and-psilocybin-538c49396b64"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>