High doses of psilocybin - the active ingredient in magic mushrooms - appears to have a similar effect on depressive symptoms as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug escitalopram, suggests a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ today.
I mean. Ask people if they want to eat mushrooms once a month and have a pleasant experience, or take antidepressants everyday and get a whole host of life effecting side effects…
Not even getting into the price of both treatments…
It doesn’t have to be more effective to be a valid treatment, there’s a whole bunch of negatives that go with the other options