Any discussion of cluster headache eventually includes treating cluster headache with psychedelics as an alternative to medical treatment.
CHSG respects and affirms each individual’s right to self-determination, particularly when choosing cluster headache treatment options. To assist patients in making informed treatment decisions, we are commited to providing scientifically accurate, relevant information on all issues related to cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. To that end, we strongly support further study of psychedelics in large-scale, well-designed, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Until these studies are conducted, it is our position that claims of relative safety and/or effectiveness are premature and unproven. Providing detailed information about treating cluster headache with psychedelics, including access, dosing, or health risks is beyond the scope of our mission.
Thinking about treating cluster headache with psychedelics?
We encourage you to:
- carefully study and understand currently available information;
- use discretion and critical thinking;
- resist the urge to abandon medical treatment;
- consider joining a clinical trial rather than engaging in illegal drug use; and
- talk to your doctor before making any changes to your current treatment plan.
More information:
- Psychedelics: Considerations Before Use
- Why Patients Treat Cluster Headache With Illegal Drugs
- Psilocybin for the Treatment of Cluster Headache
- Response of cluster headache to psilocybin and LSD
- The non-hallucinogen 2-bromo-lysergic acid diethylamide as preventative treatment for cluster headache: An open, non-randomized case series
- Hallucinogens and related disorders
- Rapid and Sustained Symptom Reduction Following Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Life-threatening Cancer