How do you counsel/approach antidepressant use in patients planning to utilize or self-administer psychedelics for chronic PTSD or depression?

With patients increasingly accessing psychedelics through online forums or home-grown sources for chronic PTSD and depression, how should psychiatrists navigate their responsibility when prescribing antidepressants? Should serotonergic medications be tapered in these cases?

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I think this is a really relevant question with the rise in psychedelic use. I was working in Denver, CO, and a LOT of my patients admitted to using mushrooms or were seeking ketamine treatment. And all of them were looking into the research; sometimes being more up-to-date than even myself. With k...

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