article_snippet: None of the participants reported having a bad experience, but three described some anxiety and temporary paranoia.
article_snippet: It's not uncommon for people to have anxiety during a psychedelic drug experience .. a psychedelic drug experience can be nightmarish at times. '
article_snippet: What's especially intriguing.. is that people can have a very challenging experience yet afterwards people seem to be somehow psychologically refreshed by a psychedelic drug experience.
article_snippet: A previous brain scanning study was carried out by the same team on volunteers under the influence of the magic mushroom active ingredient psilocybin.
article_snippet: In May, the same team on volunteers under the influence of the magic mushroom active ingredient psilocybin is planning a study, funded by the Medical Research Council, looking at how psilocybin might be helpful in treating depression.