Possible Health Effects |
Short-term |
Hallucinations, altered perception of time, inability to tell
fantasy from reality, panic, muscle relaxation or weakness, problems
with movement, enlarged pupils, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness. |
Long-term |
Risk of flashbacks and memory problems. |
Other Health-related Issues |
Risk of poisoning if a poisonous mushroom is accidentally used. |
In Combination with Alcohol |
May decrease the perceived effects of alcohol. |
Withdrawal Symptoms |
Unknown. |
Treatment options |
Medications |
It is not known whether psilocybin is addictive. There are no
FDA-approved medications to treat addiction to psilocybin or other
hallucinogens. |
Behavioral Therapies |
More research is needed to find out if psilocybin is addictive and
whether behavioral therapies can be used to treat addiction to this or
other hallucinogens. |