创伤后应激障碍的5-MeO-DMT:一个现实世界的纵向病例研究
Anya Ragnhildstveit1,2, Ryan Khan1, Paul Seli1,3
1Integrated Research Literacy Group, Draper, UT, United States.
Frontiers in psychiatry
|December 11, 2023
概括
这项案例研究表明,5-甲基-N,N-二甲基三胺 (5-MeO-DMT) 可能有效治疗慢性创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD). 一次剂量为一个患者提供了持续的症状缓解和降低了自杀风险.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和翻译科学
- 药理学和药物发现
背景情况:
- 迷幻疗法是精神病治疗的新兴前沿.
- 5-甲基-N,N-二甲基三胺 (5-MeO-DMT) 是一种强大的血清刺激性迷幻药,具有治疗潜力.
- 有限的研究存在于5-MeO-DMT治疗创伤相关疾病,如PTSD.
研究的目的:
- 介绍5MeO-DMT用于慢性,耐治疗的PTSD的第一个纵向案例研究.
- 评估5-MeO-DMT在患有严重PTSD的患者中的安全性和有效性.
主要方法:
- 一次剂量蒸发的布福托克辛 (含有10-15毫克的5-MeO-DMT) 给了一名患有慢性PTSD的23岁女性.
- 对PTSD症状,绝望和自杀风险的临床评估在基线和治疗后1,3,6和12个月进行.
- 记录了患者报告的神秘体验和不良事件.
主要成果:
- 患者在治疗后立即经历了PTSD症状的显著,临床上有意义的改善,并在12个月内维持了这些收益.
- 观察到绝望和自杀风险明显减少.
- 患者报告说完全的神秘体验,没有严重的不良事件,尽管发生了急性恶心和夜间恐怖.
结论:
- 在这种情况下,5-MeO-DMT似乎是一种一般可容忍,安全和有效的治疗慢性耐火性PTSD.
- 治疗效果可能与报告的神秘体验有关.
- 由于案例研究的局限性,需要进一步的研究来证实这些初步发现.
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