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. 2022 Sep 28;23(19):11450. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911450

Table 7.

Adverse effects by type occurred in more than 5% of patients during psilocybin treatment.

Author, Year Number of Assessed Patients Dose Psychiatric Neurological Cardiovascular Gastroenterological General
Griffiths, R. 2016 [41] 50 cross-over (high dose 22 or 30 mg/70 kg), (low dose 1 or 3 mg/70 kg) psychological discomfort: 32 (high dose), 12 (low dose); transient anxiety: 26 (high dose), 15 (low dose) - elevation in SBP: 34 (high dose), 17 (low dose); DBP: 12 (high dose), 2 (low dose) nausea/vomiting: 15 (high dose session), 0 (low dose) physical discomfort: 21 (high dose session), 8 (low dose session)
Ross, S. 2016 [42] 28 cross-over 0.3 mg/kg transient anxiety: 17; transient psychotic-like symptoms: 7 headaches/migraine: 28 elevation in BP and HR: 76 nausea: 14 -
Carhart-Harris, R. 2021 [43] 30 (6-week trial period), 30 (dosing-day 1) 25 mg feeling jittery: 7 (6-week trial), 0 (dosing-day 1) headaches: 67 (6-week trial), 43 (dosing-day 1); migraine: 10 (6-week trial), 0 (dosing-day 1); dizziness: 7 (6-week trial) - nausea: 27 (6-week trial), 13 (dosing-day 1); vomiting: 7 (6-week trial), 0 (dosing-day 1 fatigue: 7 (6-week trial), 0 (dosing-day 1)