Psilocybin for Mental Health: The Hype, The Hope, and the Unknown Risks

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Braintrauma, Healthtips, Sleep, Obesity, Anxiety, Braininjury, Depression, Ptsd, Mentalhealth, Mood, Brainhealth, Health & Fitness, Energy, Disease, Addiction, Mental Health, Healthadvice, Adhd, Memory, Focus

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Psilocybin—the active compound in magic mushrooms—is being hailed as a game-changer for mental health. But what’s the truth behind the buzz? In this must-see episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen share brain imaging insights, discuss the potential benefits for depression, and raise important questions about safety and long-term risks. Is this psychedelic drug the breakthrough people hope for—or another psychiatric misstep?

00:00 Intro

00:43 Psilocybin

05:00 Why Take Mushrooms?

8:44 Transcendental Experiences

11:15 The Negative Effects of Psilocybin

15:06 Sponsor

16:20 The Neuropsychological Effects of Nicotine

21:19 What are the Drawbacks?

23:23 Second Hand Smoke

27:33 Quitting Smoking

29:09 Wrap Up

Transcript

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0:00.0	Google is manipulating you by what it shows you.
0:04.2	They're heavily invested in the pharmaceutical industry.
0:08.7	And so they make more money if you're taking antidepressants.
0:15.0	And now all these companies are coming to invest in psilocybin because it's sort of the same thing as the tobacco companies.
0:25.6	They're going to make money by making you dependent.
0:30.6	Every day you are making your brain better or you are making it worse. Stay with us to learn how you can change
0:40.4	your brain for the better every day. So this is the last episode in the You Lied to Me series.
0:49.0	In this episode, we're going to talk about psilocybin and nicotine. I have to tell you, it's the most common question I get asked these days, but about magic
0:58.6	mushrooms.
1:00.0	Good for me, not good for me.
1:04.2	I'm very concerned.
1:07.6	And I think they can be helpful for some people with resistant depression.
1:14.9	But the problem, and I feel like I've seen this party before.
1:20.0	Right.
1:21.1	It's, yes, I've seen this party before.
1:24.9	When I was a resident at Walter Reed in Washington, D.C.
1:29.8	In 1982, Xanax came on to the market.
1:32.9	Everybody was so excited about Xanax and Mommy's little helper and it was another Benzo,
1:38.6	but it was non-addictive. It was a lie.
1:42.7	Benzos are not good for your brain and they increase the risk of addiction and
1:51.7	dementia. And then in the early 90s, our first clinic was in Fairfield outside of the Napa Valley
2:00.8	in Northern California and of the Napa Valley in northern California.
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