LSD is also known as psychedelic drug famous for altering your perception and creating a hallucination
But how does it work and?
How does it affect your body and most important your brain?
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
was first made by Albert Hofmann in Switzerland in 1938 from Ergotamine A
chemical from the fungus circuit in
1943 the Inventor Albert Hofmann
Accidentally touched some into his mouth and got high and become the first person in the world to learn about the psychedelic properties of LSD
Research on the drugs took place in the 50s and 60s
but as the increase in recreation youth began to spread
Psychedelic drug were scheduled as illegal in us and research program was halted
Well other drugs are dosed in grams
But a single dose of LSD is measured in one by one
Hundred thousandth of a gram that is one tenth of the mass of a grain of sand
LSD affects multiple brain receptors like Dopamine Receptor adrenergic Receptor and glutamate Receptor
But most researches are on the serotonin Receptor 5H2TA
LSD hits the Receptor at an unexpected angle causing to fold over the LSD creating a lid
The LSD is then get trapped
Then it makes the receptor to continuously fire causing you to hallucinate
The body responds by sucking the 5H2TA receptor into the cell to degrade the LSD
But it can take 12 plus hours to happen
Which is why it lasts so long
recently
LSD researchers have seen a revival and using contemporary Neural imaging techniques
researchers found that the drug causes parts of your brain to communicate in unique ways
especially in the Visual Cortex
potentially explaining the Vivid and complex hallucinations
There is also decreased blood flow in the default mode network
correlating to string changes in consciousness
Characterized as ego dissolution describes as a feeling where the boundary that separates you from the rest of the world dissolves
Many people report this feeling brings a sense of reconnection with themselves other in the natural world
in fact a study on 20 healthy volunteers
Receiving 75 micrograms of LSD saw that two weeks after being dosed
They scored higher for the traits of optimism and openness with increased creativity and imagination
this has lead researchers to consider LSD as a therapy for
patients with death anxiety and life-threatening illnesses
researchers found that 12 months after treatment
Patients reported a reduction in anxiety and rise in the quality of life as the drug help them
restructure their habits and world view
It is also. Why the trend of micro dosing is emerging where a person takes one by tenth of a recreational dose of LSD
Attempting to skip the hallucinations and instead experience heightened alertness energy and creativity
although LSD is non addictive and
research is rated as significantly less dangerous than other drugs like cocaine and heroin there's still an extreme lack of
scientific studies to explain the widespread micro dosing Trend and even experienced hallucinogen
users sometimes experience bad troops producing irrational fears, Paranoia and panic attacks
LSD. Can also cause flashbacks where months after the drug has worn off it can feel as though you're experiencing the
effects of the high all over in
Some extreme occasions people have developed hallucinogen persisting perception disorder. Which is like a never ending trip
Thinking that LSD lead to pSychosis in the risk of suicide are overstated
The 14 percent of participants in the u.s. National survey who had done psychedelics and the life had no increased risk of developing
psyChosis Depression or suicide attempts
But the new research around LSD s potential positive effects is also very young
So this might not be a trip you want to take
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