Table 1 Values and Statistics for the Subjective and Cardiovascular Peak Effects

From: LSD Acutely Impairs Fear Recognition and Enhances Emotional Empathy and Sociality

 

Placebo 100 μg (mean±SE)

LSD 100 μg (mean±SE)

Placebo 200 μg (mean±SE)

LSD 200 μg (mean±SE)

Drug

Drug × Dose

     

F1,38=

p=

F1,38=

p=

Subjective effects

 Visual Analog Scales (VAS, %)

Any drug effect

0.9±0.6

87.5±3.3***

0.1±0.1

97.2±1.7***#

1939

***

6.21

*

Good drug effect

0.9±0.6

85.2±3.4***

0.1±0.1

96.8±1.5***##

1661

***

7.66

**

Bad drug effect

0.0±0.0

17.3±3.6**

0.1±0.06

40.0±8.2***###

51.17

***

8.01

**

Fear

0.0±0.0

8.4±2.3

0.06±0.1

31.3±8.6***###

27.74

***

9.24

**

Happy

1.2±0.6

30±3.4***

5.0±2.0

39.1±4.2***

141.5

***

1

NS

Closeness to others

0.0±0.0

15.2±3.2***

4.3±1.8

32.3±4.7***###

61.68

***

5.38

*

Open

0.2±0.2

17.0±2.8***

3.9±1.5

41.0±3.6***###

128.9

***

18.4

***

Trust

0.0±0.0

22.0±4.1***

4.8±2.1

39.8±4.0***###

81.37

***

4.2

*

I want to be hugged

0.0±0.0

8.8±2.7

3.4±1.9

27.8±6.8***###

23.52

***

5.13

*

I want to hug someone

0.0±0.0

10.4±2.7*

−1.4±3.3

27.6±6.1***##

41.21

***

9.13

**

I want to be alone

0.6±0.6

7.7±2.5

5.1±1.9

17.6±5.6

9.93

**

0.76

NS

I want to be with other people

0.8±0.8

12.8±2.5**

10.8±4.2

42.8±5.5***###

79.87

***

16.25

***

Adjective Mood Rating Scale (AMRS, Δ score)

 Well-being

0.0±0.6

2.5±1.0

1.8±0.7

6.6±1.6*

11.49

**

1.11

NS

 Emotional excitation

−0.3±0.2

2.3±0.5**

−0.3±0.3

4.7±1.0***##

53.5

***

4.77

*

 Inactivity

2.6±0.7

9.0±1.1**

1.3±1.1

10.6±2.7***

30.82

***

1.05

NS

 Extroversion

−0.5±0.3

−0.1±0.6

0.1±0.5

1.5±0.7

2.67

NS

0.77

NS

 Introversion

0.4±0.1

4.1±0.6***

0.5±0.4

4.3±0.8***

51.92

***

0.01

NS

 Fear

−0.1±0.1

0.9±0.3

−0.4±0.3

1.3±1.0

9.51

**

0.72

NS

 Dreaminess

0.2±0.3

6.9±0.7***

0.8±0.5

7.9±0.6***

160.2

***

0.11

NS

Vital signs

 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

129±2.0

142±2.1***

133±3.8

148±2.9***

63.8

***

0.13

NS

 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

76.9±1.5

85.7±1.7***

78.2±2.0

87.6±1.9***

68.8

***

0.08

NS

 Heart rate (beats/min)

70.6±1.8

79.1±2.7**

72.8±2.6

86.9±4.29***

33.7

***

2.05

NS

 Body temperature (Δ°C)

0.5±0.1

0.8±0.1**

0.3±0.1

0.7±0.1**

23.74

***

0.22

NS

 Pupil size (mm)

6.1±0.2

6.9±0.1***

6.5±0.2

7.2±0.1***

61.08

***

0.81

NS

 Pupil size after light (mm)

4.3±0.2

5.2±0.2***

4.6±0.2

5.6±0.2***

89.61

***

0.02

NS

List of complaints (Δ LC total score)

 Acute adverse effects (0–10 h)

0.5±0.3

9.8±1.8***

0.1±0.6

10.4±3.0***

38.37

***

0

NS

 Subacute adverse effects (10–24 h)

−0.2±0.3

0.4±0.2

−0.4±0.4

3.7±1.4**

12.06

**

6.76

*

 Subacute adverse effects (24–72 h)

−0.5±0.3

−0.1±0.2

−0.8±0.4

0.6±0.9

6.03

*

1.83

NS

  1. Values are mean±SEM of the peak or peak changes (Δ) from baseline in 40 subjects. Sixteen subjects participated in the high dose study (200 μg) and 24 subjects in the moderate dose study (100 μg).
  2. *for p<0.05, **for p<0.01, ***for p<0.001 compared with placebo. # for p<0.05, ## for p<0.01, ### for p<0.001 compared with LSD 100 μg.