5-MeO-DMT for highly suicidal people?

[SpaceCowboy]

A distant friend of our family recently took his life due to years of depression. Apparently, he saw his own suicide as the only possible solution. Hypothesis: Wouldn't it make sense to treat highly suicidal people with 5-Meo-DMT? I mean, if they are so depressed that they are going to take their life anyway, why not try to get them back on track with psychedelics? 

[Moreira]

The most healing drug for suicidal people is ayahuasca.

[abrakamowse]

Big Pharma won't allow that to happen.

[SpaceCowboy]

Yeah, it's another example of how sick this society really is. They feed us drugs like antidepressants which only make things worse, and the stuff that would really help is made illegal. Often I just can't believe how hypocritical and deluded people are.

[Girzo]

It's highly controversial. Non-duality can be misunderstood, especially by suicidal people, resulting in even more damage. My deepest realization to this moment was when driving a car.

I was intensly focused on the road and my thoughts had wandered for a second towards metaphysical question, then I saw that all is nothing and never existed. It was very positive, but to be honest, if there was a road accident going to happen then I probably wouldn't fight for my life, I would simply let it be. That's how powerful this realization is.

I think it may be the same for depressed people. If they are already on the brink of commiting suicide, then Enlightment experience might be just a green light for that, with very high possibility of killing themselves during the trip. I don't know for sure, I am just guessing. So, maybe not 5-MeO, but low dose of AL-LAD would be more suitable?

[Leo Gura]

@SpaceCowboy Psychedelics in general should be highly effective for treating depression. The problem is, people misuse psychedelics because they don't do the research and refuse to follow proper protocol.

If one is already on the brink of suicide then trying any solution is better than doing nothing.

[Nahm]

@SpaceCowboy Great idea.  There’d be a line around the block though.