Psychedelics Vs. Antidepressants: What's Better?
August 28, 2025
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WARNING: This video is for educational and entertainment purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the video, or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.
What’s better for depression—: antidepressants or psychedelics?
In this video, I walk you through the five biggest differences so you can see how they compare.
Antidepressants work by creating a daily drug effect, while psychedelics like psilocybin or MDMA are used in therapy to shift perspective and sometimes bring lasting change. I’ll cover effectiveness, side effects, convenience, and cost—including what a major trial found when psilocybin was compared to Lexapro.
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