Probably not. But here is the list.

Call an ambulance for these

These are emergencies whatever caused them. You do not need to explain why, describe what is happening.

A seizure

Convulsions, or losing consciousness and shaking. This is the reason lithium and psilocybin must not be combined, and it needs an ambulance whatever caused it.

Chest pain, or real difficulty breathing

Not a racing heart, and not the tightness that comes with panic, actual pain, or genuinely being unable to get a breath.

Very high temperature, rigid or twitching muscles, heavy sweating

Together these can indicate serotonin toxicity, which is a medical emergency. It is rare with mushrooms alone and much less rare if an MAOI, tramadol or a serotonergic antidepressant is also involved.

Unconscious and not wakeable

Somebody who cannot be roused needs an ambulance. Put them on their side while you wait.

Trying to hurt themselves, or to leave somewhere dangerous

The physical risk during an experience is behavioural, traffic, water, heights, falls. If somebody cannot be kept safe by talking to them, that is a call.

You are not sure it was only mushrooms

Anything bought as something else, or a mushroom that might have been misidentified, changes the picture entirely. Say exactly that on the phone.

Emergency medicine treats what is in front of it. You will not be arrested for calling, and paramedics have seen this many times before. Tell them what was taken and roughly when. It changes what they do, and it is the single most useful thing you can say.

These are not emergencies

All of these are ordinary, they all end, and none of them need a hospital.

  • A racing heart with no chest pain
  • Feeling like you are dying, or going mad
  • Not knowing who or where you are
  • Uncontrollable crying or laughing
  • Vomiting once during the come-up
  • Shivering, cold hands, yawning
  • Being certain it will never end
  • Frightening thoughts and images

If you are with someone having a hard time

Sit with them. Do not leave them alone.

Lower the lights, turn the music off, move them somewhere smaller and quieter.

Do not argue with what they are saying. Agree, and redirect gently, “I know. Let’s sit down.”

Remind them what they took and that it wears off. They may need to hear it many times. That is normal, and repeating it is genuinely the job.

Do not give them alcohol or anything else to calm them down. Water is fine.