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Wouldn't this be sort of well-known by now? Is it? Obviously they have to do legitimate trials to eventually prescribe it, but I would think we'd have a folk-answer by now. Does this work?
The problem is that LSD is a Schedule I substance in the US. This means that it cannot even be tested for medical efficacy, because it is totally banned. For reference, methamphetamine is a Schedule II substance and is legally sold under the trade name Desoxyn. We don't know if LSD, or cannabis, or MDMA, or psilocybin mushrooms are useful therapeutically because nobody is allowed to test it since they're all Schedule I.
How's that "war on drugs" working out? Seems like the drugs are winning.
Incoming rant...
Maybe people wouldn't be so keen to get fucked up and zonked out of their minds if maybe society wasn't a fucking hell world. Perhaps the escapism that drugs produce isn't really the problem. Perhaps the drugs aren't even the problem. Perhaps the problem is that people are objectified for their entire lives, used and abused, and made to be nothing more than cogs in a machine to make the wealthy even more wealthy. In return they get barely enough to even survive, while their bosses buy a third vacation home and a boat. Perhaps doing drugs is a necessary cope for how absolutely shitty life is for the average person. If we want to win the "war on drugs," then maybe we should make sure people have access to healthcare, housing, healthy food, and clean water. Or we could just do this shit, where fuck it, you're on your own, and then wonder why people get all fucked up on drugs.I have felt very anxiety free for 1-4 weeks after doing various psychodelics, including LSD. This repeated every time and did not appear to be dependent on dosage, however i never did microdosing. I did not get this effect or it was not noticable from RCs like NBOMEs.
Unfortunately the anxiety always came back, probably because it was the result of my environment and being autistic and not knowing it so bullying yay (also queer but everyone else could tell but no one told me (well they did just not in a nice way)).
There have been lot of studies on LSD and similar substances that support similar findings, particularly with helping to cut addictions. Alcoholics Anonymous was originally meant to be used in conjunction with LSD therapy, funnily enough. The therapeutic potential of these substances is pretty incredible and there is endless anecdotal evidence supporting it. It takes a lot of research which is hard to get funded to get great data. I have a friend who had severe PTSD for over 10 years and did MDMA assisted psychotherapy a few times with half a dozen non mdma therapy sessions over the course of 4 months and it completely changed their life. LSD was an important part of my healing process as well.
It's legit imo, I think if you've got access to a good environment and are pretty certain you're ready to have your perception warped, it can put a solid dent in your anxiety. It worked on myself many years ago and a couple of friends fairly recently