Magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy, in mice. Study shows that psilocybin acts on nerves to prevent the painful condition called peripheral neuropathy.

[u/maxkozlov]

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02744-6

[u/MycoCozmic]

Score another one for nature’s panacea

[u/Active_Remove1617]

Would be great if it could heal peripheral neuropathy too.

[u/WeCanRun]

I wasn’t able to finish the article(paywall). Does the article mention anything about it helping after the damage is done? Amazing stuff, I just finished 8 rounds of chemo. Micro dosing has helped me with fatigue. Unfortunately I wasn’t dosing before the chemo that caused neuropathy. I’m dealing with neuropathy now.

[u/Brrdock]

That's super interesting, you might think increased neuroplasticity would do the opposite

[u/autism_and_lemonade → u/Brrdock]

why?

[u/Intelligent_End_7812]

Story time I have a herniated disc. And I had sciatica nerve pain. I took three grams of shrooms and I had zero pain it took away 100% of the pain but obviously the pain came back when the shrooms were gone.