People mainly take Amanita Muscaria for anxiety, focus, sleep. Based on 9 first-hand reports and 1 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #940 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 33% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: muscuria and other mushroom species. Conclusions: Despite presenting the potential use of mushrooms in managing PNIs, the existing approaches need to be subjected to clinical research to accelerate the development of future therapeutics and preventive measures for PNIs.
PubMed 41562932 ↗As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“amanita microdosing 0.4 g (muscimol, no ibotenic acid) daily”
“The right dose of psilocybin or amanita muscaria. Both different, one illegal in the US and one isn’t but if you get the dose right, very relaxing.”
“I started taking this mushroom at small doses in the afternoon. Like really small doses. 1 or 2 gummies... I slept for almost 9 hours.”
“It's worked as a non-addictive phenibut alternative...AMs my favorite thing for regular daily usage.”
“Agmatine and taurine can also take aminata muscaria but make sure properly made look into it on here”
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