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I should start by saying that I do not advocate use of illegal substances

My girlfriend suffers from severe depression on top of her BPD. Recently she has quit all her therapy, given up her prescribed antidepressants and is adamant she wont accept any further treatment because she wants to die. I have spent 8 months trying to convince her to try 'trauma' therapy (she hasn't tried it and has all sorts of unresolved trauma) or some of the more experimental, yet legally prescribed, treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) or eye movement therapy. Yet after ten years of therapy and every type of antidepressant drug imaginable, she has completely lost faith in the medical industry.

Yes, she has tried regular exercise, yoga and meditation. It helps. But this alone is not enough.

So things are pretty desperate. However she has mentioned she would be willing to try LSD with me. LSD is currently being explored as a potential treatment by numerous serious academics (see links below). A review of numerous forums will reveal countless people hailing it as a miracle treatment, especially through microdosing (taking very small amounts at regular intervals).

I'm not one for going outside the medical establishment. But right now something desperate is required. Does anyone have any experience, or know of anyone that has experience, of using LSD in treatment for depression and what was the outcome?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31382100/
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03866252
https://theconversation.com/mind-molding-psychedelic-drugs-could-treat-depression-and-other-mental-illnesses-98071

Hello,

Not a medical professional but I also briefly looked into a similar idea, mushrooms in our case, for my BPD husband. However I tabled the idea for now because it seems to be most effective if they are under guidance from a counselor during the experience. It seems similar to the magnetic or eye movement treatments in that it redirects negative thought trends, which makes me think you would need a professional in the room to guide their thoughts through the process.

There do seem to be a few places outside the US where you can obtain such treatment, not available here yet. Though we are keeping an eye out for when it might be.

On an aside, we did try the magnetic therapy you mentioned, but we did not see any progress in our case, though it may have not been administered properly. They simply set up the machine and left the room, so there was no concurrent counselling or thought guidance during the session.

Let us know if you find any success!

LSD is currently being explored as a potential treatment by numerous serious academics (see links below). A review of numerous forums will reveal countless people hailing it as a miracle treatment, especially through microdosing (taking very small amounts at regular intervals). Have you/someone you know tried it and was it successful?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31382100/
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03866252
https://theconversation.com/mind-molding-psychedelic-drugs-could-treat-depression-and-other-mental-illnesses-98071

Not LSD, but I have heard similar through microdosing Magic Mushrooms & Ayahuasca, or even ketamine & MDMA.

For me, Psychedelics provide a big perspective shift. Kind of like moving from a city out into the country, you realise how insignificant a lot of the problems you were caught up on truly are. Psychedelics have provided a similar experience on a much larger scale. My social problems are minuscule in the scale of life.

Other narcotics have given experiences that remind me there is more to life than sitting at a desk and getting caught up over 1 single human being in a world of billions of them.

Having said that, I have always been very very wary when I have taken any drugs, especially psychedelics, and have been off of them for a long time. It would be very interesting what people with psychological disorders have to say about it.