Psychedelics and Sleep: The Promise of Microdosing LSD and Psilocybin
<p>When sleep won’t come in this era of pervasive anxiety and exhaustion, it’s tempting to turn to any number of promising sleep aids. But the majority of options — from herbal supplements to sleeping pills — range from unproven to ineffective to outright dangerous. Meanwhile, scientists are looking into tiny doses of psychedelics — the stuff of the 1960s hippie movement and ’80s raves — 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’s first understand what we’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>
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