Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria
Something to consider…
What if it just didn’t have to be as hard to heal? To process the trauma? To get clean from substances? To feel better? To build a more resilient system? To withstand sensory information?
What if our Earth…in all of her wisdom, has provided something to help the nervous system regulate so that identifying, processing, clearing, and integrating can unfold with more ease?
It CAN be more gentle. There CAN be more resourcing and support that doesn’t require such a fight for “wellness”.
Amanita has been reported by thousands to help in such a way.
What is Microdosing?
The process of taking a very small amount of a psychedelic substance to improve mental and emotional states of well-being.
It allows us to introduce a new medicine into our system safely with ease and comfort.
Keys:
There is no hallucinogenic effect - the dose is small enough that one does not experience a shift in sensory perception
It’s a gentle and safe method to introduce a new plant medicine to the body
Why Microdose Amanita Muscaria?
Amanita carries the potential to help restore balance to the nervous system — helping with :
Anxiety
Depression
Insomnia
Balanced Mood
Addiction
Tolerance for sensory input
Neuro-divergence
Chronic Pain
PTSD
Stress, Trauma, & The Nervous System
If we want to experience change and growth, we must look to the Brain & The Nervous System.
Anxiety, Addiction, Depression, PTSD, Insomnia, Chronic Pain, and Illness are all results of an overactive sympathetic nervous system and imbalanced brain chemistry. The sympathetic nervous system is pushed into overdrive over time from stress and trauma.
Many mainstream pharmaceuticals are prescribed to treat various triggered states of nervous system and brain chemistry imbalance.
They generally have devastating side effects and are highly addictive.
Addiction can develop over time from a desire to calm and sooth the nervous system. It’s a natural response that our brain creates….the brain wants to create homeostasis, it wants us to feel safe and at ease. It wants more and more of whatever creates that feeling, and needs more and more of whichever substance over time as it stops producing the natural “feel good” chemicals on its own.
Unfortunately, many substances and pharmaceuticals are not composed of actives which help the brain to re-wire. They mimic various functions of brain chemistry and leave the individual dependent on them.
Amanita Muscaria contains 2 primary actives that have the potential to bring balance to your brain chemistry and nervous system. The pathways they follow and their intrinsic nature help to retrain one’s neurology…essentially helping you to rewire your brain and feel more like yourself again
Manifestation, Creativity, Activation, & Spiritual Connection
Amanita Muscaria is believed to train your brain functioning into Delta and Theta brainwave states.
THETA
“It is said that a sense of deep spiritual connection and unity with the universe can be experienced at Theta.
Your mind’s most deep-seated programs are at Theta and it is where you experience vivid visualizations, great inspiration, profound creativity and exceptional insight.”
DELTA
“Delta is the realm of your unconscious mind, and the gateway to the universal mind and the collective unconscious, where information received is otherwise unavailable at the conscious level.
Among many things, deep sleep is important for the healing process — as it’s linked with deep healing and regeneration.”
The Science Behind Amanita
Let’s talk about MUSCIMOL and IBOTENIC ACID
These are our 2 primary actives in Amanita Muscaria—
they’re doin the work in your brain and body.
What are they up to?
Here’s a nutshell:
Muscimol works with GABA and it’s receptors, Ibotenic acid works with Glutamate.
GABA is a natural chemical in your brain that soothes and balances your nervous system, creating feelings of calm and ease.
Muscimal acts like GABA and works with GABA receptors to help this happen naturally.
Glutamate is a neurotransmitter whose job it is to deliver information among brain cells. This influences your cognitive functioning, energy, sleep, and pain levels.
Ibotenic acid may help bring balance to your glutamate levels.
Deeper into the Science
GABA & Muscimal
GABA is a neurotransmitter that helps our brains ability to create feelings of calm. It is involved in our bodies response to stress, behavior, and cognition.
When Gaba levels are low in the brain…
It has been found in connection to Anxiety, Depression, and sleep disorders.
According to Kevin Feeny, author of the compendium about amanita muscaria, Muscimol is, “GABAergic, meaning that it resembles and imitates the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA and acts upons the brain’s GABA receptors”
What’s it mean?
It means that the Muscimol in Amanita Muscaria has the potential to work with your GABA receptors to help you feel calm, more clear, and relax your nervous system.
Pharmaceuticals & GABA
There are some popular pharmaceutical medications out there that have attempted to mimic GABA and its work with your GABA receptors…they are marketed and prescribed to treat anxiety, depression, and insomnia:
Benzodiazepines
Valium
Lorazepam/Ativan
“Medications used to treat insomnia, including zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta), work by improving the ability of GABA to bind to GABA receptors in the brain”
These medications are often found as being highly addictive with severe side effects.
Ibotenic Acid & Glutamate
Glutamate is a chemical messenger who’s job is to send information to your nerve cells.
Glutamate levels and functioning affect your:
Learning and Memory
Energy source for brain cells (basically having energy)
Sleep-wake cycle manager
Pain signaler - Higher levels of glutamate are associated with an increase in pain levels.
Production of GABA (the neurotransmitter which regulates your sleep, relaxation, and muscle function
Too little glutamate in the brain can result in:
Depression
Trouble concentrating
Mental exhaustion
Insomnia
Low energy
Kevin Feeny states, “Ibotenic acid resembles the neurotransmitter glutamate and bind’s with the brain’s glutamate receptors,” in essence, the potential is that Ibotenic acid aids in bringing balance to the glutamate levels in the brain.