Can you have a flash-back from Mushrooms? Please explain and show a source for 10 points.?!
This is from the Good Drugs Guide (a harm-reduction site):
http://www.thegooddrugsguide.com/mushroo...
Mushrooms have no known adverse side-effects, other than leaving you feeling fatigued and probably surrounded by a load of mad paintings and some half-eaten chocolate bars.
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FLASHBACKS:
Flashbacks days or even months afterwards are often cited as a common side-effect of hallucinogenic drugs. There's little evidence that these are a given. Anecdotal studies have shown that only about 15% of users report any phenomenon close to a 'flashback'.
From a Brown University site:
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/He...
Are there long-term consequences to taking psilocybin?
Some users experience such extremely unpleasant hallucinations that the fear of that experience remains with them for life. Users with a history of mental illness should not take hallucinogens, including psilocybin, because they can trigger or aggravate conditions like schizophrenia, mania, or depression.
And from the Vaults of Erowid:
Individuals with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness should be extremely careful because mushrooms have been known to trigger latent psychological and mental problems.
Answers: There is very little anecdotal evidence of flashbacks with psilocybin use. Those who DID report flashbacks were likely suffering from some form of mental illness, even latent mental illness (like schizophrenia) that is contraindicated with the use of hallucinogens. Psychedelic drugs are mind-benders, so if your mind is already troubled, the effects will be amplified.
This is from the Good Drugs Guide (a harm-reduction site):
http://www.thegooddrugsguide.com/mushroo...
Mushrooms have no known adverse side-effects, other than leaving you feeling fatigued and probably surrounded by a load of mad paintings and some half-eaten chocolate bars.
[other content cut here, see reference]
FLASHBACKS:
Flashbacks days or even months afterwards are often cited as a common side-effect of hallucinogenic drugs. There's little evidence that these are a given. Anecdotal studies have shown that only about 15% of users report any phenomenon close to a 'flashback'.
From a Brown University site:
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/He...
Are there long-term consequences to taking psilocybin?
Some users experience such extremely unpleasant hallucinations that the fear of that experience remains with them for life. Users with a history of mental illness should not take hallucinogens, including psilocybin, because they can trigger or aggravate conditions like schizophrenia, mania, or depression.
And from the Vaults of Erowid:
Individuals with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness should be extremely careful because mushrooms have been known to trigger latent psychological and mental problems.
LoudPipe obviously deserves the best answer!!! That was probably the best answer to any question I have ever seen. I am speechless.
Loud pipe definitely should get the best answer. My 2 cents is: I used to eat a lot of mushrooms and I've never had any kind of flashback. Good times....wait what were we talking about?