# Psychedelic aftereffects may offer a window into psychotic symptoms

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-psychedelic-aftereffects-window-psychotic-symptoms.html) · 2026-11-11 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/psychedelic-aftereffects-may-offer-a-window-into-psychotic-symptoms-7a7d59578e04ee74
Kind: research · Impact: low

## In brief

- A 25-year-old man who had not been diagnosed with psychosis and was not using drugs reported seeing a huge, unblinking eye in his ceiling as he fell asleep each night.
- He had taken psychedelics in the past and was worried about the experience.
- The story suggests that lingering psychedelic aftereffects could help researchers understand psychotic symptoms.

## Why it matters

Understanding how psychedelic aftereffects relate to psychotic symptoms could help clinicians and researchers study the mechanisms behind psychosis.

## Coverage

- [Psychedelic aftereffects may offer a window into psychotic symptoms](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-psychedelic-aftereffects-window-psychotic-symptoms.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-11

Tags: psychedelics, psychosis, hallucinations, mental health, neuroscience

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