"Medicinal" purposes: for whose benefit and for what benefit???

OK; I can no longer hold it in.

As a healthcare professional, I would not and could not ever condone a breastfeeding mother ever taking these recreational drugs.  If a mom wants to expose herself to the potential consequences of using them, that is her choice.  In this case, the breastfeeding child has no choice.

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD): LSD is a hallucinogen manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. Health effects include rapid emotional swings; distortion of the ability to recognize reality, think rationally, or communicate with others; hypertension; increased heart rate; increased body temperature; dizziness; insomnia; loss of appetite; dry mouth; sweating; numbness; weakness; tremors; enlarged pupils; frightening flashbacks (sudden vivid memory); ongoing visual disturbances; disorganized thinking; paranoia; and mood swings. In combination with alcohol, there may be a decreased perception of the effects of alcohol. In combination with alcohol, there is an increased risk of coma.

Psilocybin: Psilocybin is a hallucinogen from certain types of mushrooms from South America, Mexico, and the United States. Health side effects include hallucinations, altered perceptions of time,  inability to tell fantasy from reality, panic, muscle relaxation or weakness, movement problems, enlarged pupils, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, risks of flashbacks, memory problems, and poisoning and death if poisonous mushrooms are accidentally used. Using alcohol also may decrease the perceived effects of the alcohol.



Frank J. Nice, RPh, DPA, CPHP



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