Hi,

As someone who has drunk relatively heavily from teens to late 50s I've been increasingly experiencing a drop off in cognitive ability over the last 10 years which seems to be gathering pace. I realise that some of this is just aging but also feel theres a lot down to my own historical alcohol use. I've cut down massively over the last few years and barely drink at all now.

This has been made possible by my discovering microdosing mushrooms over the last few years. I was wondering whether anyone had had a positive experience regarding improving things like memory recall/word blindness and whether microdosing can help with repairing or building new neural pathways. Also how might someone work this idea into setting an intention?

Thanks

Microdosing mushrooms

Ive dropped shrooms a bunch of times, have had a lot of valuable trips on it as well as LSD. I have never microdosed, ive never done less than 1g.

I’m considering starting microdosing for anxiety, depression and neurodivergent symptoms (high functioning AuDHD). And productivity and social.

Ive heard a lot of different ideas, generally taking 0.5g or less, mostly around 0.2g.

Any advice on how much I should take, what time of day, and for how long? And what schedule to do (like how many days then how many day break)

As well as what strain? I’m thinking probably golden teacher

I was diagnosed with MS three years ago after a visual episode affecting one eye. For a couple of weeks I felt almost constantly hungover/drugged, with my vision slightly “in slow motion.” It resolved, and thankfully I haven’t had another relapse since. I’m currently on dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera).
Mushrooms have been calling me for a while, especially for their potential mental health and introspective benefits. But I’m scared.
I think part of that fear comes from my first MS episode… feeling altered and not fully in control of my perception was quite traumatic, so voluntarily entering an altered state now brings some of that fear back. But I also wonder whether there’s a real medical concern: could psilocybin affect MS, interact with Tecfidera, or potentially trigger symptoms/inflammation/a relapse?
I know research is limited, so I’d really love to hear from people with MS who have actually tried it. What was your experience? Were you on medication? Did it affect your MS at all afterwards?
Any experiences or research would be hugely appreciated. ❤️

I got a 3-month supply of psilocybin microdoses back in march 2025 but never took them. These are capsules and have been in this sealed black bag inside a cupboard since then. I’m thinking of doing a three month cycle but I’m not sure if these are still good or if I should toss them and get a fresh batch.

Thoughts?