LSD was made available for psychiatric treatment and research purposes in 1949 by the pharmaceutical company Sandoz under the trade name Delysid . schwifty labs lsd edibles The LSD preparation Lysergamide was manufactured by the Czechoslovakian company Spofa and exported primarily to the Eastern Bloc countries , including the GDR.

LSD causes many users to enter a state that has similarities to certain symptoms of psychosis (for example schizophrenia ). In contrast to psychosis, the user usually knows that the altered perception was brought about intentionally by himself or by the drug. Such artificially induced states are called model psychosis . The researchers were particularly impressed by the very low dosage and the pronounced effect.

The package insert for Delysid indicated the possibility of use as a psycholytic and psychotomimetic . Text excerpt indication:  In analytical psychotherapy to promote mental relaxation by releasing repressed material. schwifty labs lsd edibles Experimental studies on the nature of psychosis: By taking Delysid himself, the psychiatrist is enabled to gain insight into the world of ideas and perceptions of psychiatric patients.

LSD was initially used in so-called “psychedelic therapy”, for example for people with serious cancer or alcoholics. Their goal was to make the test subjects less fearful and to dissuade them from alcoholism through a shocking, ecstatic, strongly religious or mystical experience. In his study on this topic, the pioneer of therapeutic LSD research in Germany, Hanscarl Leuner , speaks of a kind of “healing through religion .LSD is still used today as part of psychotherapy with psychedelics . schwifty labs lsd edibles Despite all the advantages confirmed by research, this form of therapy also has its downsides, particularly because of the power imbalance between the therapist and the therapy client, who is made highly suggestible by taking LSD. Qualified training and supervision of therapists is hardly possible because the treatments – apart from special permits – mainly take place illegally