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Psilocybin interactions by category — documented danger, mechanistic caution, effect-blunting, additive load — with examples, in one evidence table.
Alcohol is a depressant, not a serotonergic drug, so the co-use concern is additive impairment — and the 'drink less' idea borrows from full-dose trials.
Antipsychotics and Microdosing: The Receptor-Blocking PredictionMany antipsychotics block the 5-HT2A receptor psychedelics act on — a controlled study shows this can abolish psilocybin's effects. What it means.
Can You Microdose on SSRIs or SNRIs? What the Evidence Says About BluntingCan you microdose on SSRIs or SNRIs? What the evidence says about blunted effects, serotonin-syndrome risk and why disclosure to a clinician matters.
What the published lithium + psychedelic case reports show — seizures documented, rate unknown, mechanism unclear — in one evidence table with sources.
MAOIs and Microdosing: Why Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Warrant Real CautionMAOIs alter how the body clears psilocin and raise serotonergic load — a mechanistically high-caution interaction, though microdose incidence data are absent.
Microdosing Mushrooms and Weed: What Is Known About Mixing Cannabis and PsilocybinMixing cannabis with a psilocybin microdose: a common pairing with thin evidence. What is documented, what is anecdote, and the risk signals.
Psychiatric Medications and Psilocybin: A Class-by-Class Interaction MapA class-by-class map of how psychiatric medications can change psilocybin's risk, intensity, and interpretation — what the evidence shows and where it stops.
Serotonergic Drugs and Serotonin Syndrome: Mechanism Versus Documented RiskSerotonin syndrome is real and serious, but its documented incidence with psilocybin microdoses is essentially absent. Separating mechanism from measured risk.
Stimulants, ADHD Medications and Microdosing: What's KnownStimulants and psychedelics act on largely different systems, so the interaction is mostly theoretical — but the data are thin and the focus question needs care.