[GABAthrowaway]

GABA receptor modulation is no joke. I was prescribed Xanax for panic attacks. My PC kept increasing my dosage, until I decided I had had enough. Withdrawal was nightmarish, but luckily I hadn't been using it that long (only for two weeks or so). My brain chemistry was never quite the same. I ended up looking for substitutes like Phenibut and Etizolam. With these I was addicted to the confidence they gave me in approaching women, so not quite physiological like Xanax. What finally cured my anxiety was a macrodose of LSD-25 (111-150 ug). Even then I wouldn't recommend it. Meditation is the best tool - our bodies naturally produce Anandamide. In my case, due to certain traumas, LSD-25 allowed me to see the beauty of this World and Universe once again. It is a powerful catalyst that allows one to See with clarity.

[toomanybeersies]

Etizolam isn't really a substitute, it's a benzo as well (technically an analog), it just has reduced negative effects from chronic use and tends feel more mild.

And since we're LSD as a potential therapeutic tool, as always I'm going to tack on this disclaimer: if using psychedelics as a therapeutic tool, make sure to take them in a positive environment (which your house might not be) with people you like and ensure that you have somebody with experience in psychedelics to guide you and assist you.

It is a very powerful tool for healing though. I know people who have used it (with the above precautions) to essentially overwrite negative memories and experiences. As always though, everybody has a different experience and it isn't as effective for some as for others, and people should be always careful with anything that fucks with your psyche in such a powerful way.

[person_of_color]

That's enough to trip

[ssijak]

That is why he called it MACROdose and not MICROdose.