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I added a reference to a news article about a patient with SUNCT (an extremely painful headache disorder) who gained relief from using ayahuasca. The edit was reverted for being anecdotal and dangerous. While I agree that the reference is, by definition, anecdotal, it concerns an agonising disease without adequate medical treatments available, that can lead patients to commit suicide to escape the pain, and so the greater danger is arguably that patients are not aware of therapeutic options. The use of chemically related psychedelics to treat other TACs (trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias), especially cluster headaches, is widespread and established within patient communities, and has been documented in the scientific literature. The potential efficacy of ayahuasca for SUNCT is consistent with this accumulated experience. In this case I think it would be advisable to make mention of ayahuasca as a potential therapy for this condition. Jono'pono (talk) 11:02, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
- @Jono'pono, any medical information must comply with the WP:MEDRS guideline. A news article about a single patient does not meet that standard. Schazjmd (talk) 14:21, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
