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Psychedelics in the Treatment of Headache and Chronic Pain Disorders
Using Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Headaches and Long-Term Pain
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Abstract
Psychedelics have shown potential in managing headache and chronic pain disorders based on decades of anecdotal and early investigational reports.
- Controlled studies of psilocybin and LSD are beginning to be conducted in headache and chronic pain management.
- Psychedelics could provide lasting clinical effects after limited dosing, suggesting a new approach to disease management.
- Further research is necessary to identify disease-specific treatments and understand the mechanisms behind the effects of psychedelics.
- The review highlights neurobiological systems that may explain the unique clinical effects of psychedelics in headache and pain.
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