Something that helped tremendously with my PPD

To all of the people in this group, I just wanted to share something that helped me tremendously on my PPD journey. I had pretty terrible PPD with a NICU baby, emergency c-section, and near-death experience during childbirth - it was one of the most challenging periods of my life. Not to mention hating breastfeeding and wanting to throw my husband off a cliff. I did a ton of therapy, and after a while, my therapist suggested that I try psilocybin. I tried it, and it truly changed my life. It was like 50 therapy sessions in 5 hours. I don't know where I would be without today. I share this because I learned that there is a stage 2 clinical trial where moms with PPD can get access to a psilocybin experience. If anyone is really struggling - it might be worth looking into - it's incredible to be on the other side of crippling depression.

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https://reunion-pddstudy.com/nathalie

Just out of curiosity, isn't this magic mushrooms? And how does it help?

Were you able to still breast-feed? And did you microdose?

It is! Mushrooms are proven to combat some of the worst mental health issues like PTSD in veterans. There is a lot of research using mushrooms to treat addiction and other issues- but this is one of the first studies looking at how it helps women in postpartum. There was a great 15 minute clip on 60 minutes with Anderson Cooper this past study on using psychedelics and trauma. Worth a watch for sure!

@Nathalie thanks for explaining will watch it 👍

I too have microdosed for the better of my mental health! Helped out a lot, mainly the thing it had helped me with is further recovery from my lifetime of disordered eating (:

@sarah - I don’t think you can breastfeed anymore. It’s not cleared by the FDA. My experience was a full dose in a therapy setting. You should check out the trial if it’s something of interest- it was life changing

How do you get this stiff?

@Bella you can access it through the clinical trial if you qualify. They have sites in NY Otherwise it’s legal in Oregon and Colorado and outside of the US. Sharing the study if it’s of interest https://reunion-pddstudy.com/nathalie

I studied this in my positive psychology lab :) it has benefits for so many people, I highly recommend. My lab worked on disseminating positive research so if anyone is also interested in that info it’s all free: https://www.mybestself101.org/transcendence-cultivate

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