Overdoses are dangerous, but two women who received much more LSD than recommended were changed lives ... for the better.
A 46-year-old woman received 550 doses of LSD and not only survived, but noticed that the pain she felt in her leg for more than twenty years was significantly reduced.
In another case, a 15-year-old girl with bipolar disorder received ten times the normal dose of LSD and felt improvements in her mental health.
Their experiences were published last month in the scientific journal, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, along with the story of a third woman who overdosed on LSD in the second week of pregnancy. She gave birth to a healthy boy who is now 18 years old and has no problems with development.
Although these women 's experiences are rare, their stories can stimulate research on the use of hallucinogenic substances to treat disorders such as addiction, post - traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.
"We could never run clinical trials at such high doses and at present no one is exploring the positive effects of large doses of LSD," the authors said.
"To understand the effects of extremely high doses of hallucinogens such as LSD, a natural overdose examination is needed."
The 49-year-old woman, identified as CB, was infected with Lyme disease in her twenties. The disease caused him pain in the legs and joints. In September 2015, she received 55 milligrams of cocaine, but was in fact pure LSD powder.
The woman lost her senses and slept regularly for 12 hours. The next 12 hours said he was feeling better. He was sitting in a chair with his eyes open and occasionally saying a word. The next day he was no longer in pain. The pain recurred, but he was kept under control with a small dose of morphine and an LSD microdose once every three days. After two years, she gave up morphine and LSD without any withdrawal symptoms.
The 15-year-old - identified as AV - who received ten doses of LSD in the summer of 2000 woke up the next day with improved mental health.
She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder that year and had previously suffered from depression and anxiety. The girl mistakenly overdosed because the person who was diluting LSD in water threw 1000 micrograms per glass instead of 100 micrograms. AV drank a full glass and a few sips left over from the other two.
She behaved strangely for 6 and a half hours, went through a crisis and when the ambulance arrived, she was in good health. Her father visited her at the hospital the next day where she told him "it's over." He was referring to bipolarity. Doctors confirmed that he had recovered and already had a normal brain.
In the third case, the 26-year-old NM woman drank half a glass of water-soluble LSD and later found out she was pregnant. Overdose did not adversely affect her pregnancy and had no effect on the child who is now 18 years old.
Adapted from CNN
