It is very hard to describe in words what a psychedelic experience is, so without a reference point, it is hard to tell if what you experienced is one or not.
And they sometimes give active substances to the control arm to have an effect. I remember in a covid vaccine trial, they gave the meningitis vaccine to the control group to mimic the side effects of the covid vaccine they tried. Here, they actually gave a microdose of psilocybin (1mg) to the SSRI arm. I don't know why, but maybe it was enough for them to feel something without having the full effect.
of course there aren’t actually that many drugs.. you clearly couldn’t give another tryptamine they are kindof all the same. I guess you could give a phenethylamine but obviously those are probably good at treating depression too so your studies gone to shit I suppose you could give a deliriant but that just sounds mean.
