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Psilocybin Microdosing Eased OCD in One Twin

Psilocybin Microdosing Eased OCD in One Twin

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

An identical twin with severe OCD reported fewer symptoms after microdosing 1–5 mg psilocybin every third day, though cognitive rigidity remained.

An identical twin with severe OCD reported fewer symptoms after microdosing 1–5 mg psilocybin every third day, though cognitive rigidity remained.

The number

1–5 mg psilocybin every third day

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – case report

Human – case report

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Sample size

1 twin pair

1 twin pair

Published in

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

OCD Relief Split

OCD Relief Split

An identical twin with severe OCD reported lower symptom severity, better emotional regulation, and improved well-being after taking 1–5 mg psilocybin every third day, while the unaffected twin took none. Despite the perceived improvements, cognitive flexibility deficits still remained compared with the non-OCD twin during set-shifting tasks, suggesting the microdosing routine did not normalize underlying cognitive rigidity. This is a single observational twin case, not clinical proof, but it adds rare real-world data to the growing conversation around psilocybin and OCD.

An identical twin with severe OCD reported lower symptom severity, better emotional regulation, and improved well-being after taking 1–5 mg psilocybin every third day, while the unaffected twin took none. Despite the perceived improvements, cognitive flexibility deficits still remained compared with the non-OCD twin during set-shifting tasks, suggesting the microdosing routine did not normalize underlying cognitive rigidity. This is a single observational twin case, not clinical proof, but it adds rare real-world data to the growing conversation around psilocybin and OCD.

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