Jeff Deming, a Parkinson's Disease patient, has experienced a remarkable improvement in his quality of life following treatment with Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound. In a clinical study by UCSF, researchers found that Psilocybin therapy not only alleviated mood issues often overlooked in Parkinson's patients but also contributed to an overall sense of well-being. Dr. Ellen Bradley noted the study's surprising success and emphasized that this research opens the door for further investigation into Psilocybin's benefits for neurodegenerative diseases, marking a significant step forward in treatment options for those affected by Parkinson's.
Mentally, it's day and night. This is very cliché, but it truly gave me my life back.
The neurodegeneration that is happening isn't just impacting motor circuitry - it's impacting a lot of brain circuitry.
This is a first step, and now we've opened the door to being able to really investigate the effects of Psilocybin for people with Parkinson's.
We had folks do a lower dose of Psilocybin - a 10 mg dose initially - and monitored them for a couple of weeks.
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