I've been dealing with PTSD/depression since a near fatal hammer attack in my early 20s. Decades of always having that dark cloud hovering until it broke in storms. Was prescribed probably every anti-depressant in the books until about 15 years ago when I quit them altogether and just used pot for it. Just little hits of a strong sativa like Kali Mist worked fine but of course needed another hit ever 2 - 4 hours to keep the mood more positive. I did get an anxiety if I hit a little to much but crossed the Kali with NL#5 and that worked just as well and never got anxiety from it after that. Never had anxiety as part of my symptoms either.
Almost 2 years ago I decided to give 'shrooms a try and after micro-dosing on and off for a few months realized I wasn't depressed any more. Then I went to town to do my usual Friday shop planning to get some booze too and didn't. Haven't had a drink since the end of May last year and I think my brain is doing a lot of healing after 50+ years of excess drink that got way worse after the attack.
Black Friday sales on 'shrooms coming up at all sorts of places and can usually get an oz of something good like Penis Envy for $99Can. That's what I paid for mine. Saw an ad for 'shrooms on FB Marketplace yesterday and checked it out. $329 for an oz FFS. Too damn much.
I'm glad both the depression and boozing are gone. With the health issues I'm dealing with I'd either drink myself to death or end up eating my shotgun.
I haven't done any 'shrooms for about 6 months but feeling like another short run is in order. Want to see if I can pick up some Lion's Mane to take with the 'shrooms as that's supposed to make them work even better. The small doses I take, 50mg, don't even get me high. Bit of what feels like a caffeine buzz is all.
Worked for me and worth a try for persistent, incurable seeming depression. Got most of my sources and info over at Reddit at r/microdosing.