Psilocybin Effects: Beginners Need to Know

Effects of Psilocybin

Psilocybin is about one-tenth as effective as a hallucinogen than LSD. The effect of psilocybin lasts about 3-6 hours, usually he disappears within 12 hours. However, hallucinations can be experienced for up to 4 days after ingestion.

At normal doses, psilocybin also causes altered color perception, distorted spatiotemporal perception, impaired judgment, and dissonant laughter. Panic attacks and extreme excitement can occur and may require medical intervention. Psilocybin may cause flushing, slight increases in heart rate and blood pressure, dizziness, coordinated movements, paresthesias (numbness of the extremities), nausea and vomiting.

The fatal dose is about 3,500 times the effective dose, so fatal overdose is extremely rare. In rare cases, an overdose of psilocybin can cause seizures. Symptomatology of addiction usually disappears within 12 hours.

There is no special antidote for psilocybin poisoning. Treatment is primarily symptomatic. It reassures and calms the patient, monitors vital signs, and monitors the development of seizures.

There are no data on the effects of psilocybin on pregnant women. Therefore, prevention is necessary during pregnancy.