Response of cluster headache to psilocybin and LSD

The authors interviewed 53 cluster headache patients who had used psilocybin or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to treat their condition. Twenty-two of 26 psilocybin users reported that psilocybin aborted attacks; 25 of 48 psilocybin users and 7 of 8 LSD users reported cluster period termination; 18 of 19 psilocybin users and 4 of 5 LSD users reported remission period extension. Research on the effects of psilocybin and LSD on cluster headache may be warranted.

R. Andrew Sewell, John H. Halpern and Harrison G. Pope, Jr.; "Response of cluster headache to psilocybin and LSD"; NEUROLOGY 2006;66:1920–1922; 10.1212/01.wnl.0000219761.05466.43.

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