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Psychedelics Halve Cluster Headache and Migraine Attacks

Psychedelics Halve Cluster Headache and Migraine Attacks

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Clinical trials show LSD and psilocybin cut cluster headache and migraine attack frequency by 50%.

Clinical trials show LSD and psilocybin cut cluster headache and migraine attack frequency by 50%.

The number

50% reduction in attack frequency

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin; LSD

psilocybin; LSD

Published in

Springer

Springer

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Cluster Headache Relief

Cluster Headache Relief

Research demonstrates that psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin can significantly reduce headache frequency in patients where standard treatments are ineffective. Clinical trials show that patients with cluster headaches and migraines report a 50% reduction in attack frequency after treatment with psychedelics.

Research demonstrates that psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin can significantly reduce headache frequency in patients where standard treatments are ineffective. Clinical trials show that patients with cluster headaches and migraines report a 50% reduction in attack frequency after treatment with psychedelics.

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