Skip to content
PsilodexMedication × psilocybin
Your list 00
Psychotropics
Brand names
Paxil, Pexeva, Brisdelle
Reviewed 2026-10-01

Paroxetine

Clinical contraindication
None listed
No clinical contraindication identified.
Best available evidence
Open-label trial
Also: case reports, other psychedelic.
Half-life
~21 h
Approximate, in adults. Detail in 01.
Named in state rules?
CONot named
ORNot named
NMPending
Cite asPsilodex: paroxetine · v2026.10.02

Clinical data and state rules are separate facts. Both are shown; neither is a decision.

01 Interaction with psilocybin

OL · CR · XP

Blunting common; serotonin syndrome risk low. With LSD, more than 3 weeks of an SSRI or trazodone reduced or eliminated the response in 28 of 32 people (Bonson 1996).

Human data with psilocybin
Human studies with psilocybin
Common practice
Most clinical trials required discontinuation beforehand (Tap 2025); one trial gave psilocybin alongside a continued SSRI (Goodwin 2023). Whether to change the medication is the prescriber's decision.
Half-life
~21 h (FDA label, checked 2026-09-30)
Evidence types on this record
OLOpen-label trial
CRCase reports or online surveys
XPHuman data with another classic psychedelic (e.g. LSD), not psilocybin; named in the text

02 Pharmacology relevant to psilocybin

2 listed · counted on reports
Withdrawal or rebound if stopped abruptly
Stopping suddenly can cause withdrawal or a rebound of symptoms. Any change to the dose is the prescriber’s decision. Sources [1]
Serotonergic
Increases serotonin activity, for example by blocking its reuptake or releasing it. Psilocybin acts on serotonin receptors, so effects can add together. With antidepressant use, the psilocybin response can be weaker. Sources [1]

03 State rules

Official text governs
CO4 CCR 755-1
Not named

No provision names this medication or its class.

Colorado · checked 2026-09-30
OROAR 333-333
Not named

No provision names this medication or its class.

Oregon · checked 2026-09-30
NM7.35.3 NMAC (proposed)
Pending

New Mexico's clinical rules (proposed 7.35.3 NMAC) are not final. No provision naming this medication has been found.

New Mexico · checked 2026-09-30

04 Conditions to ask about

None linked

No condition named in state rules is linked to this medication.

05 Sources

5
  1. Paroxetine — prescribing information · FDA label (DailyMed)
  2. Goodwin GM, Croal M, Feifel D, et al. Psilocybin for treatment resistant depression in patients taking a concomitant SSRI medication. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023;48(10):1492–1499.
  3. Gukasyan N, Griffiths RR, Yaden DB, et al. Attenuation of psilocybin mushroom effects during and after SSRI/SNRI antidepressant use. J Psychopharmacol 2023;37:707–716.
  4. Tap SC, Thomas K, Páleníček T, et al. Concomitant use of antidepressants and classic psychedelics: a scoping review. J Psychopharmacol 2025.
  5. Bonson KR, Buckholtz JW, Murphy DL. Chronic administration of serotonergic antidepressants attenuates the subjective effects of LSD in humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 1996;14:425–436. — LSD; 28/32 decreased or eliminated

Report an error in this record →

Before you startTerms v2026-10-01

What Psilodex is, and isn't.

  1. 01It describes published evidence and state rules. It is not medical advice, a screening decision, or clearance to participate.
  2. 02Starting, stopping, or changing a medication is the prescriber's decision. Bring the report to them.
  3. 03Your list stays in this browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

In an emergency, call 911. Full terms and privacy.