One Patient’s Long COVID Improved After Taking Hallucinogens in Therapy

While work continues to better understand and treat long COVID, one 41-year-old woman has found remarkable relief from her symptoms through the use of psychedelics: specifically, MDMA (3.4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms.

Both mind-altering drugs were taken in consultation with a therapist, and according to the patient, they offered „significant improvement“ in long COVID symptoms, such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, joint pain, and headaches.

A published paper on the case study does not say where the woman is from, but its authors are located in the United States.

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