# magical mushrooms **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978 "2012-07-12T08:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![broq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@broq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broq)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/1 "2012-07-12T08:02:00Z")
Im currently taking antidepressants (SSRI), and I want to try magical mushrooms. Can there be an adverse reaction if i take mushrooms while being on antidepressants? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/2 "2012-07-12T09:20:09Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/3 "2012-07-12T09:35:03Z")
SSRIs should be fine but don’t take them on MAOIs ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/4 "2012-07-12T09:59:45Z")
Rumor has it you can have adverse reactions to “magic mushrooms” even when you aren’t on anti-depressants. ---
**Author:** ![NOLA\_Cajun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/5 "2012-07-12T10:09:26Z")
Drugs are bad, m’kay? You shouldn’t take drugs cause drugs are bad. M’kay? ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/6 "2012-07-12T10:45:59Z")
Research has been done into the use of psilocybin mushrooms to treat depression: see this [PDF](http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/113/503/1155.full.pdf+html?sid=5ced013d-92dc-4034-b1b3-cf44622b915a) from the British Journal of Psychiatry. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/7 "2012-07-12T11:10:19Z")
[Much information here.](http://www.shroomery.org/) ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/8 "2012-07-12T11:34:37Z")
**broq** , calling them ‘magical’ mushrooms is the first indication that you should stay away from them. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/9 "2012-07-12T12:02:44Z")
The blue stars, green clovers, and yellow moons are pretty safe to take, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978/10 "2012-07-12T16:28:48Z")
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