[Solved] Can Valium be taken with psilocybin truffles?

Valium (diazepam) can technically be taken together with psilocybin, but we almost always use this combination. not recommended unless someone cannot function without the medication.

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine that affects the activity of the neurotransmitter GABA strengthens, which has a calming, muscle-relaxing, and anxiety-reducing effect. Psilocybin, on the other hand, primarily stimulates 5-HT2A serotonin receptors, whereby your consciousness changes, emotions are intensified, and deeper insights become possible.

When you take Valium before or during the build-up to a psilocybin experience:

• Do the visual and emotional effects become strong? flattened or even virtually blocked.
• Can reduce the sense of connection and openness, making therapeutic breakthroughs more difficult.
• Can introspective processes be suppressed, causing the session to have less impact.

When can it actually be useful?
During a truffle ceremony or psilocybin session can a benzodiazepine such as diazepam be used as ‘tripstopper’ when someone experiences a severe anxiety reaction or panic that is no longer manageable with guidance. The calming effect then helps to dampen the experience and restore emotional stability. This is always done under supervision and as a last resort.

Our general advice

• If you use Valium as medication, discuss this in advance in the intake.
• In most cases, it is recommended to (in consultation with your doctor) to temporarily stop or phase out before you plan a session, because the substance can significantly reduce the effect of psilocybin.
• Use it only in a session as a safety tool, not to steer the experience or suppress fear beforehand.

We have taken Valium during a mushroom trip before. It inhibits the effects and makes you feel drowsy. Because of this, you can use it as an escape from a negative trip. However: it is better not to take it before the trip, only if it turns out later that you want less effect or sedation.