Using psilocybin for chronic pain — protocols and outcomes
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Collecting structured experiences from people who have used psilocybin specifically for chronic pain. What condition, what dose, what protocol, what outcomes at 1 month and 6 months.
Condition: chronic back pain post-surgical (5 years). Protocol: 2g session monthly for 4 months, then 2g every 6-8 weeks. Outcomes at 1 month: 40% reduction in pain diary scores. At 6 months: 30% sustained reduction.
Condition: migraine (chronic, 18-20 headache days per month). Protocol: 1g every 4-6 weeks. Outcomes at 1 month: 45% reduction in headache days. At 6 months: 50% sustained reduction.
Condition: fibromyalgia (12 years). Most consistent outcome: emotional relationship to pain changes persistently. I suffer less even when pain levels are similar.
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