Quote Originally Posted by thegodfather View Post
And LSD is almost 100% effective in treating chronic migraines and cluster headaches, yet its percieved risks outweigh the benefits. A drug is always analyzed based on a risk vs. reward basis. Do the risks of giving you the drug far outweigh the potential rewards of giving it to you? This is even done with Prozac, etc, and so on. We risk an elevated rate in suicidality versus a person living a long and diminished quality of life with depression so bad they cannot move off of the couch, go outside, or function normally in society. These are the sorts of considerations that will plague the practice of medicine for centuries to come.
Its funny you should mention LSD, I have heard about several studies where it was used successfully to treat Alzheimer, people who have seizures and a few other brain related problems.