[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":109},["ShallowReactive",2],{"topic-mental-health":3},{"articles":4,"guides":5},[],[6],{"id":7,"title":8,"author":9,"authorTitle":10,"body":11,"date":95,"description":96,"draft":97,"extension":98,"featured":97,"heroCredit":99,"heroImage":100,"meta":101,"navigation":102,"path":103,"readingTime":104,"seo":105,"stem":106,"topic":107,"__hash__":108},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Ftalk-to-your-doctor.md","How to talk to your doctor about psychedelic therapy","Higher Place editors",null,{"type":12,"value":13,"toc":86},"minimark",[14,18,24,29,42,46,61,65,71,79,83],[15,16,17],"p",{},"If you have read about psychedelic therapy and wondered whether it could be\nrelevant to you or someone you love, the right next step is usually a\nconversation with a clinician — not a website, and not a retreat brochure. This\nguide is about having that conversation well.",[19,20,21],"note",{},[15,22,23],{},"This is general information, not medical advice. Nothing here is a\nrecommendation to start, stop or change any treatment. Decisions belong with\nyou and a qualified clinician who knows your history.",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"before-the-appointment","Before the appointment",[30,31,32,36,39],"ul",{},[33,34,35],"li",{},"Write down what you are actually hoping for. \"I want to feel less trapped\" is\nmore useful to a clinician than \"I want to try psilocybin\".",[33,37,38],{},"List your current treatments and what each one did or didn't do.",[33,40,41],{},"Note any history — personal or family — of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or\nsignificant heart conditions. These matter to the conversation.",[25,43,45],{"id":44},"questions-worth-asking","Questions worth asking",[47,48,49,52,55,58],"ol",{},[33,50,51],{},"Given my history, is this a reasonable avenue to explore at all?",[33,53,54],{},"What is actually approved or available legally where I live, versus still in\ntrials?",[33,56,57],{},"Are there clinical trials I might be eligible for?",[33,59,60],{},"What are the realistic risks for someone like me, including the difficult\nexperiences that don't make headlines?",[25,62,64],{"id":63},"how-to-tell-good-guidance-from-a-pitch","How to tell good guidance from a pitch",[66,67,68],"blockquote",{},[15,69,70],{},"Credible care is comfortable saying \"we don't know yet\" and \"this may not be\nfor you.\" A sales pitch is not.",[15,72,73,74,78],{},"Be cautious of anyone who guarantees outcomes, rushes screening, dismisses your\nmedical history, or treats large fees as a formality. Real programmes screen\ncarefully ",[75,76,77],"em",{},"because"," they take the risks seriously.",[25,80,82],{"id":81},"if-the-answer-is-not-yet","If the answer is \"not yet\"",[15,84,85],{},"That is a legitimate, often responsible answer. Ask what would have to change —\nnew evidence, a trial, a different stage of your care — and what to do in the\nmeantime. \"Not yet\" is a plan, not a door closing.",{"title":87,"searchDepth":88,"depth":88,"links":89},"",3,[90,92,93,94],{"id":27,"depth":91,"text":28},2,{"id":44,"depth":91,"text":45},{"id":63,"depth":91,"text":64},{"id":81,"depth":91,"text":82},"2026-05-09","A calm, practical guide to raising the subject with a clinician — what to ask, what to expect, and how to tell credible care from a sales pitch.",false,"md","Higher Place — original artwork","\u002Fimg\u002Fheroes\u002Fmental-health.svg",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Ftalk-to-your-doctor",6,{"title":8,"description":96},"guides\u002Ftalk-to-your-doctor","mental-health","53RjuvR173YLYQ7VY0x08jGV_NXob3B6h5-WssLOaw8",1779224636277]