Dr. Peter Attia
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Like for most people, somewhere between about 75 milligrams and 125 milligrams is going to produce a remarkably consistent effect. Now you layer that in to the right setting with the right therapist, with the right intention, you start to get amazing clinical results with people. Now, when you start to look at psilocybin, LSD, oh, it starts to become a lot less predictable.
Like for most people, somewhere between about 75 milligrams and 125 milligrams is going to produce a remarkably consistent effect. Now you layer that in to the right setting with the right therapist, with the right intention, you start to get amazing clinical results with people. Now, when you start to look at psilocybin, LSD, oh, it starts to become a lot less predictable.
You can give the exact same dose to two different people or to the same person in two different settings, wildly different result. Now go one step further and start talking about ayahuasca. I mean, all bets are off, right? Like it's not even one molecule, right? Does that in any way diminish that people have life-changing effects on these things?
You can give the exact same dose to two different people or to the same person in two different settings, wildly different result. Now go one step further and start talking about ayahuasca. I mean, all bets are off, right? Like it's not even one molecule, right? Does that in any way diminish that people have life-changing effects on these things?
You can give the exact same dose to two different people or to the same person in two different settings, wildly different result. Now go one step further and start talking about ayahuasca. I mean, all bets are off, right? Like it's not even one molecule, right? Does that in any way diminish that people have life-changing effects on these things?
No, but there's a real buyer beware on these things in my mind. And I do think that, Again, I don't follow this space nearly as much as I used to. But if I think about where my interests in this space were seven or eight years ago, I felt like there was maybe just a little too much indexing on these things or the panacea. Everybody needs a shaman.
No, but there's a real buyer beware on these things in my mind. And I do think that, Again, I don't follow this space nearly as much as I used to. But if I think about where my interests in this space were seven or eight years ago, I felt like there was maybe just a little too much indexing on these things or the panacea. Everybody needs a shaman.
No, but there's a real buyer beware on these things in my mind. And I do think that, Again, I don't follow this space nearly as much as I used to. But if I think about where my interests in this space were seven or eight years ago, I felt like there was maybe just a little too much indexing on these things or the panacea. Everybody needs a shaman.
Everybody needs to be doing ayahuasca all the time. And my view now is that's just insanely irresponsible. And I think for every great story you hear about someone, one, how often is the change durable? And B, what does the graveyard look like of people who have been kind of ravaged by some of these things? I think Iboga, Ibogaine and Iboga are really interesting. And actually, if I could...
Everybody needs to be doing ayahuasca all the time. And my view now is that's just insanely irresponsible. And I think for every great story you hear about someone, one, how often is the change durable? And B, what does the graveyard look like of people who have been kind of ravaged by some of these things? I think Iboga, Ibogaine and Iboga are really interesting. And actually, if I could...
Everybody needs to be doing ayahuasca all the time. And my view now is that's just insanely irresponsible. And I think for every great story you hear about someone, one, how often is the change durable? And B, what does the graveyard look like of people who have been kind of ravaged by some of these things? I think Iboga, Ibogaine and Iboga are really interesting. And actually, if I could...
make one wish of the FDA, it's that I really wish that they would reclassify it to permit it to be studied for addiction. Because I don't know how we can live in the world today where we see more than 100,000 people in this country die from fentanyl overdoses a year. And we aren't interested in trying to free people of that addiction.
make one wish of the FDA, it's that I really wish that they would reclassify it to permit it to be studied for addiction. Because I don't know how we can live in the world today where we see more than 100,000 people in this country die from fentanyl overdoses a year. And we aren't interested in trying to free people of that addiction.
make one wish of the FDA, it's that I really wish that they would reclassify it to permit it to be studied for addiction. Because I don't know how we can live in the world today where we see more than 100,000 people in this country die from fentanyl overdoses a year. And we aren't interested in trying to free people of that addiction.
And by the way, some will say, well, but iboga is very dangerous and you can run into cardiac toxicity. And it's like, yes, all of that is true, but it can be done safely. Um, And the toxicity that comes with it has to be weighed against the toxicity of an ongoing opioid addiction.
And by the way, some will say, well, but iboga is very dangerous and you can run into cardiac toxicity. And it's like, yes, all of that is true, but it can be done safely. Um, And the toxicity that comes with it has to be weighed against the toxicity of an ongoing opioid addiction.
And by the way, some will say, well, but iboga is very dangerous and you can run into cardiac toxicity. And it's like, yes, all of that is true, but it can be done safely. Um, And the toxicity that comes with it has to be weighed against the toxicity of an ongoing opioid addiction.
Yes, I have not done iboga, but I've done most of the others. And for what reason? You know, usually trying to solve a problem, trying to address a demon. And I've had... Some incredible experiences that have changed my life forever have given me compassion in areas where I never thought I could have it. Can you share that? Yeah, yeah.
Yes, I have not done iboga, but I've done most of the others. And for what reason? You know, usually trying to solve a problem, trying to address a demon. And I've had... Some incredible experiences that have changed my life forever have given me compassion in areas where I never thought I could have it. Can you share that? Yeah, yeah.
Yes, I have not done iboga, but I've done most of the others. And for what reason? You know, usually trying to solve a problem, trying to address a demon. And I've had... Some incredible experiences that have changed my life forever have given me compassion in areas where I never thought I could have it. Can you share that? Yeah, yeah.