I have no idea how you would figure something like this out, but a friend of mine has leukemia. We were wondering if taking psilocybin mushrooms would at all effect the chemotherapy she’s currently undergoing.
Best Answer: I have no experience with shrooms. They are grown mushrooms, right? If that is the case, he probably should not take them during chemo. Chemo lowers the immune system, and the shroom itself is a fungi, and probably contains bacteria or maybe even chemicals from growing. That would be bad bad bad. (being a leukemia patient, chances are she knows what the term neutropenia means, and what a neutropenic diet is... the shrooms would be in the banned list of foods as part of the neutropenic diet)In the end.... She should consult her doctor. I know its odd to consult a doctor about taking drugs, but in this case... It is VERY important that she talk to her doctor about it, and that her doctor knows, if she does take them.
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I have no experience with shrooms. They are grown mushrooms, right? If that is the case, he probably should not take them during chemo. Chemo lowers the immune system, and the shroom itself is a fungi, and probably contains bacteria or maybe even chemicals from growing. That would be bad bad bad. (being a leukemia patient, chances are she knows what the term neutropenia means, and what a neutropenic diet is… the shrooms would be in the banned list of foods as part of the neutropenic diet)
In the end…. She should consult her doctor. I know its odd to consult a doctor about taking drugs, but in this case… It is VERY important that she talk to her doctor about it, and that her doctor knows, if she does take them.
This is probably a bad idea.
There could be interactions with the chemo, in that it reduces the effectiveness of the chemo.
There could be interactions with the chemo, in that it elevates the effect of the psilocybin (always hard to judge dosage of these anyway).
There could be problems with introducing fungi into diet of someone who is immunocompromised.
I wouldn’t risk it without checking with oncologist first.
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