Pharmacologic Fiction and Psilocybin Psilocybin, psilocin and entourage alkaloids contained in psilocybin mushrooms are capable of stimulating serotonin receptors. Fears persist that psilocybin can cause Serotonin Syndrome or Serotonin Toxicity (ST) despite few case reports existing and little pharmacologic information to support serious risks. This is likely because psilocybin and psilocin lack the requisite pharmacologic activity to cause ST. If looking for a primer on ST or want to dig deeper into the toxidrome you can check out this blog, webinar, or journal article I ..read more

 Diabetes has largely been exclusionary criteria from clinical trials, yet are all persons with diabetes truly high risk candidates to use psychedelics? If persons are using anti-diabetic medications, is there anything special to consider or worry about? Should medications generally be continued or stopped to use psychedelics? If a person with diabetes is going to use psychedelics, how could their experience be made more safe and what should facilitators, providers, or organizations delivering psychedelic experiences consider?   I've been getting more and more questions relating ..read more

Persisting Perceptual Phenomenon after Psychedelics Psychedelic drug intoxication is hallmarked by changes to our sensory experience and hallucinatory type activity. In most cases, effects of psychedelics are transient and end as concentrations of drug in the body fall. However, this is not true in all cases of use. There has been much debate, controversy, and misinformation about post-use effects of psychedelic drugs. There’s also likely much more to be discovered about how these effects occur and how we could manage or prevent them. In this article we’ll aim to have a balanced conversation a ..read more

Choosing a Psychedelic Retreat   Attending a psychedelic retreat can be a great way to experience and benefit from psychedelics. The opportunity to travel, change scenery, take time and space for yourself, and experience psychedelics in controlled or ritualistic environments can create powerful effects. Yet, I've noticed that oftentimes when I'm consulting with a person that is considering attending a psychedelic retreat, that they are often unsure how to evaluate if the retreat is a good fit for them. Many persons are being introduced to psychedelics and they may have limited awareness a ..read more

How often should I use psychedelics? It's both a good and commonly asked question so I decided to put together this video blog and accompanying text to help persons understand more of what my thought process is when approaching this question and share some insights depending on the method or indication for psychedelic use.  The short answer would be 'as often as is good for you'. Of course that's a little circular since the question is how often is good for me, but really highlights that there's no wrote schedule to being your personal best. I find that persons are oftentimes thinking or ..read more

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7 Questions about Psychedelics and the Pharmacist Friends, pharmacists, and media often ask me questions about psychedelics and pharmacy or psychedelic and the role of the pharmacist. So I thought to compile a list of 7 commonly ask questions and answer them! Take a look below or watch the video above to get my thoughts on these important questions relating to psychedelics and pharmacist. 1. What is the role of pharmacists in the area of psychedelic medicine? From a big picture angle, the role of the pharmacist in medicine or on the healthcare team is the drug expert that focuses on two primar ..read more

Growing Pains and the Access Bottleneck Psychedelic therapies are making headlines due to the unprecedented benefits demonstrated in clinical trials for persons with refractory mental illnesses. However, psychedelic assisted therapy is resource intensive and will likely come with a price tag putting it out of reach of many persons that could benefit from such therapies. Even ketamine assisted therapy as it currently exists is largely inaccessible due to few providers, lack of insurance coverage, and price tags out of many persons' budget.  On the one hand, I'm so happy we're making these ..read more

I wanted to ask you, how are you planning to celebrate this holiday season?    We know that Black Friday through Cyber Monday is the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year...   For you, will it be one of avid consumerism of needless textiles, electronic gadgetry, and other ‘schtuff’?  Or will you choose to expand awareness and knowledge to better yourself or others in the psychedelic renaissance?  The power to choose is in your hands, and obviously I’m hoping you choose the latter!    To facilitate this choice, I’m choosing to offer you White Light ..read more

Antidepressant and Psychedelic Interactions The most common situations and clinical scenarios I consult about have to do with persons taking antidepressants that are interested in psychedelic therapies or have tried them while taking antidepressants with lackluster results.  It’s truly a conundrum for serotonergic psychedelics as to how persons can best approach this work when the toughest part of it all may be weaning existing medications and getting the psychedelics to be potent and therapeutic. I offer all levels of support for this process beginning with this FREE resource. What  ..read more