Shrooms for Microdosing
When Dennis van der Shrooms for Microdosing takes his twice-weekly psilocybin microdoses, he isn’t trying to see the face of God or feel one with the universe. His goal is less mystical and more practical: He wants to boost his creativity, problem-solving skills and mood. The 34-year-old Dutch graphic designer—who goes by the pseudonym Terilekst—says his experience with psychedelics has also improved his ability to deal with the emotional turmoil of parenthood.

Van der Meijden is part of a growing movement, including Silicon Valley tech workers and artists, who are taking small doses of hallucinogens like psilocybin in the hopes that it will improve productivity and creativity. There’s even a microdosing group called Moms on Mushrooms, which aims to bring together mothers who use psychedelics. The founders say that a steady supply of tiny doses gives them more patience, the ability to cope with daily tasks and a new appreciation for life in the midst of laundry, bathtime and temper tantrums.

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But as the trend grows, some are expressing concerns about the safety and effectiveness of microdosing. Bryan Kuhn, a pharmacist and poison education specialist at Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix, says the best way to determine if microdosing is effective is with randomized controlled trials, which compare a drug’s effects to those of a placebo. But such studies take a lot of time, money and rigor—and don’t always pan out.

Meanwhile, research into psilocybin has shown promising results for treating mental health disorders, but it’s still not legal to administer it outside of clinical trials. And as microdosing with mushrooms continues to rise, questions about how much of a dose is safe, whether it creates a physiological tolerance and what kind of long-term risks are associated with it remain.