I’ll leave this tragic misadventure at this point. The treating psychiatrists in the hospital who understandably had little understanding or experience of what had happened to this man, began treating him with large doses of a powerful tranquilizer olanzapine, as well as antidepressants, and were seriously considering electro-convulsive therapy. He had become increasingly unresponsive and his wife had been unable to cope with his total dependence upon her. With that, the “therapist” quickly disappeared, the family could not afford private care, and the poor fellow was rapidly admitted to, and then confined in, a public psychiatric facility. He had had his psilocybin dosing the day after his wife but unlike his wife, the experience had thrown him into a profound catatonic depression. Not because of what had happened to her, but rather because of what had happened to her husband. What I do know is that when I spoke to her some time later, she was extremely distressed, and increasingly desperate. The wife was the first to have her dosing and from all reports coped quite well although I have no knowledge of whether she felt better afterwards. Perhaps MDMA, but not psilocybin.Īnyway the “treatment” went ahead. I am also fairly confident in saying that there is as yet no evidence that psilocybin assisted psychotherapy is a preferred treatment for unresolved grief. What I do know is that the therapist was not qualified, was not acting legally and lied about her involvement in the research. I do not know the dosage of the drug administered which I believe was psilocybin. I do not know what therapy was offered or how it was delivered. This therapist then offered to treat the pair individually with psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.
The child was precious and the loss too difficult to deal with.Īfter a number of failed attempts to get psychological help, the couple turned to a so-called therapist who claimed she was part of a team involved in psychedelic research in Melbourne. The grief was overwhelming and apparently disabling, possibly because they had struggled for many years to conceive through IVF. Last week I was referred a case that beggars the imagination.Ī middle-aged couple who had lost their only child through illness a few years previously had been unable to deal with their grief. Now I hate being the odd man out but there is another angle to all this hype. Local filmmakers too are getting in on the act and along with all the positive media that psychedelic medicine are attracting, there are the many people I have already written about who are pushing to get these drugs out there as fast as possible to treat psychiatric illness and promote human development. In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age published while I was writing this piece, Pollan claims “he is not an advocate for people taking psychedelics but for more research and for more public understanding.” After watching his show and reading the newspaper article, which was all about psychedelics and was included in the Lifestyle section of the papers, I remain unconvinced about that.
#MAD MAX MEME SERIES#
Last night I watched the first episode of Michael Pollan’s Netflix series and it certainly was impressive, and can I say seductive? How, after watching this show, could anyone resist the temptation to dabble in mind-altering substances? My colleague Stephen Bright posted that he “loved the cinematography”, and along with the production and inspiring narration, the whole package was a very bright green light for psychedelics.
#MAD MAX MEME MOVIE#
The hype around the film is on an all time high. Reportedly, the movie has been planned as a trilogy which won't be a part of the ongoing DCEU which includes Wonder Woman, Aquaman and others.As a psychiatrist and psychedelic researcher in Melbourne in 2022, I’ve reached the conclusion that we are in for a wild ride with psychedelics over the next few years. The Batman is almost one and a half year away from its release. The Batman is slated for a Jrelease and also stars John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as The Riddler and Peter Sarsgaard reportedly as Two-Face. The leaked footage featured Batman stunt artiste falling off the Batcycle.
A few days later, a video and pictures from the sets of The Batman made their way online.
#TheBatman /wJVAyLSZLGĪfter the cast announcement that was done by Matt Reeves on his Twitter account, he revealed a test footage of Robert Pattinson in the Batsuit. Getting strong BLADE RUNNER 2049 vibes with the new Batmobile.