Jaunschka8

One important thing I forgot to mention: I’m very experienced with psilocybin and psychedelics in general. I’ve worked with them many times in the past, including significantly higher doses than the ~2g I took recently. So this was not an impulsive or recreational decision for me, but a very conscious and careful attempt to manage my cluster episode based on previous positive experiences. I just wanted to clarify that because I mentioned microdosing before and realized the 2g dose might sound contradictory without context.

Hey everyone, I’m a 30 year old male from Austria and I’ve been dealing with cluster headaches for the last few years. My first cluster episode happened around 3 years ago, the second one about 11 months ago, and now I believe I’m entering another episode again. Usually it starts with a strange pressure/sensation around my trigeminal nerve area and then develops into full attacks. I already had one attack a few days ago and since then I constantly feel that familiar “shadow” feeling on the affected side. A bit about my background: I struggled with severe addiction in the past (opioids, stimulants, alcohol etc.) after losing close family members very early in life. I’ve now been sober from my old drugs for over 3 years and I’m currently in medical treatment and substitution therapy. I’m also prescribed benzodiazepines at the moment while tapering and stabilizing. Despite all that, cluster headaches are honestly one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced. A few days ago I decided to work with psilocybin again because I had positive experiences with microdosing during previous episodes. I took around 2g in a very safe and intentional setting and I honestly feel like it interrupted or weakened the episode, but I’m not sure if it completely stopped it. I’m currently planning to continue carefully with spaced doses every 5–6 days if necessary, while also using oxygen therapy as soon as I get access to it again. I would really appreciate hearing from people who have experience with psilocybin for clusters, especially people who managed to interrupt an episode before it fully escalated. Also, English is not my first language, so I apologize for any mistakes. I also hope I didn’t accidentally say anything against the forum rules. Much love to everyone dealing with this condition. Cluster headaches are truly brutal. Greets, Janosch