We Just Got More Evidence That Long COVID Is a Brain Injury
The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury.
Using high-resolution scanners, researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have shown microscopic, structural abnormalities in the brainstems of those recovering from COVID-19.
Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
"We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae215
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I'm sure they will go well with my other real doctor prescriptions.
like i said Im not your doctor. I dont know what meds or what you do in your free time. but the list of negative reactions is fairly limited and shrooms are alternatives for some. I use shrooms instead of ssri's for example.
but if your suffering from brain damage, which by definition is damage to your neurons and the connections between them you want something that stimulates neurogenisis to re-establish the network connections. its an active area of research. the 2nd link discusses the areas that psilocybin impacts, basically your entire cerebral cortex. the areas you're struggling with visual perception/comprehension/language are in the cerebral cortex.
so take what I said in the intention it was given, a path for you to look at and discuss with your doctor for risks/alternatives. a path that your doctor might not be willing to bring up themselves due to legality issues.
Pretty much as long as you're not taking an MAOI, everything else should be safe with it. Hard anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax will make them not work. Some SSRIs/SNRIs will make them less effective and could be an issue if you're taking heroic doses.
In general they don't really have problems with other medications.