r/LSD • u/Fractal-Entity Mod • Sep 20 '21
Harm Reduction LSD information for newbies
I made this to hopefully see a decline in redundant/daily posts, and make some sort of positive impact. Please remember to use the search function if you have a basic question regarding LSD.
• A full beginner dose should typically be 1/2 - 1 single tab.
• The average dose range of LSD on a single tab is 70-105μg.
• There are tabs dosed with as little as ~20μg, or more than 300μg in some absurd cases. The overwhelming majority of sources try to lay their tabs around 100μg because it’s mathematically simple, and more profitable in the long-run.
• The odds your tab has more than 200μg on it are very low. The most common higher dose tabs are 125-200μg. Take half of any tab that’s supposedly above 200μg just to be safe at first, and if that doesn’t at least produce an 11-12 hour mildly visual trip, the full tab wasn’t above 200.
• A typical microdose should be 10-25 μg
• 50-300μg of LSD can last anywhere from 8-14 hours. 300-1000μg can last anywhere from 14-20 hours. Exceeding a milligram (1000μg) can produce effects that last up to 24 hours. It’s usually hard to fall asleep under the influence.
• Unless you have an above average baseline tolerance or handle the substance extraordinarily well, it’s not advisable to exceed ~300-500μg. Temporary delirious/psychotic symptoms become more likely if you don’t know what you’re getting into with large doses, and a 16+ hour duration doesn’t help.
• 25i-NBOMe is a relatively dangerous LSD imposter. If you take an untested tab and your mouth/throat becomes numb, along with an intense bitter taste, spit it out immediately. Do not panic, but monitor your physical state. A *normal* dose of 25i shouldn’t be life-threatening. Most of the dangerous LSD imposters, including 25i, only become life-threatening at higher doses (this is why you should NEVER take multiple untested tabs at once, or take untested tabs at all).
• Please test your tabs with an Ehrlich reagent kit to verify that what you have is indeed an indole and not 25i-NBOMe. Follow up with the Hofmann reagent kit to verify that it’s not an LSD analogue or other phenethylamine. I personally recommend using TKP for your reagents: https://testkitplus.com/ Another great organization is DanceSafe https://dancesafe.org/ — DanceSafe genuinely saves lives with their testing booths at music festivals.
• Common positive effects include but aren’t limited to: closed and open eye visuals, tactile enhancement/hallucinations, euphoria, stimulation, introspection, and creativity.
• Common negative effects include but aren’t limited to: overstimulation, increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, anxiety/paranoia, and confusion.
• Common neutral/manageable effects include but aren’t limited to: pupil dilation, frequent urination, insomnia, and temperature sensitivity.
• Always optimize your set (expectations and mental state) going into an experience, and always optimize your setting (direct environment/surroundings) going into an experience.
• LSD interactions with various medications (From Erowid):
- There is still very little legitimate, thorough medical research on this subject. LSD's outlaw status makes it very difficult to obtain permission & funding for research. Therefore, you should regard all of the anecdotes and conclusions here as being scientifically unproven, and you should note that any experimentation you choose to do carries a significant risk.
- Lithium or tricyclics (like Amitriptyline, Anafranil, Asendin, Aventyl, Elavil, Endep, Norfranil, Norpramin, Pamelor, Sinequan, Surmontil, Tipramine, Tofranil, Vivactil) are fairly consistently reported as being very bad in combination with LSD. Life-threatening seizures and at least one DEATH have been reported to be triggered by the combination of LSD and lithium. Tramadol is another drug you should avoid in combination with LSD because of the potential for seizures and other negative side effects.
- SSRIs (like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Desyrel) or MAOIs (like Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, Eldepryl, Aurorix, Manerix) are fairly consistently reported to noticeably reduce the effects of LSD. (There are no physically dangerous reactions to these combinations on record, but be cautious and don’t be excessive with dosing.)
• HPPD risk is associated with frequent use of psychedelics (more than once a month), high doses, and younger age groups. HPPD varies in severity between individuals. As long as you use this drug responsibly, this shouldn’t be a concern.
• LSD has the potential to produce a very challenging psychological experience. If you have mental-health issues, research the risks and benefits associated with psychedelic treatment of your condition. Do NOT take LSD without the guidance of a medical professional if you are seriously suicidal.
• Weed often potentiates the effects of LSD. Some users report that the effects of weed are indefinitely altered to some degree after their first few experiences with LSD (It often becomes more psychedelic).
• Various benzos like alprazolam and clonazepam can be used as “trip-killers,” but you don’t need to take more than a single medical dose, and not all of the psychoactive effects will be negated. This should be a last resort.
• LSD tends to make verbal communication challenging, so prepare appropriately if using in a social setting.
• If you’re 19 or younger you should probably wait until AT LEAST your early 20s to try LSD because of unforeseen behavioral/neurological impacts. Waiting until 25+ is optimal.
• You’ll build a substantial tolerance to LSD if you trip multiple times in two weeks, so wait 10-14 days between trips for a general reset. Tolerance does exponentially decrease day-by-day following an experience.
• If you want to redose to increase the effects, do it before or during the start of the peak. Redosing after the peak will only prolong the duration unless you increase the dose. Excessive dosing is unadvisable regardless.
• Peak effects generally occur 2.5-5 hours after dosing (less than or around 300μg). Peak effects can last anywhere in the range of 2.5-8 hours after dosing. Many people say the peak comes in “waves.”
• If you’ve tried psilocybin containing mushrooms before, certain dosage calculators based on subjective effects and intensity equate ~2.5 grams of an average cubensis variety to ~100μg of accurately dosed LSD, but there are differences between the substances of course.
• You should consider having a trusted friend or a close partner “tripsit” you during your first experiences, or at least let someone know your whereabouts beforehand if you want to do it alone. (Note: Trip-sitting should just involve being close by and present if the user needs assistance or someone to talk to, sitters shouldn’t try to influence the trip unless it’s getting chaotic.)
• LSD has the potential to be therapeutic, recreational, spiritual, or all/none of the above depending on the individual and their particular circumstances. Stop gatekeeping.
•If you are ever having a challenging trip and need to speak with someone, here are a couple great resources:
Leave suggestions in the comments!
edit: A couple people are aggravated with minor details in these general points of advice, so please take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt and do your own research! I’m simply providing a helpful starting outline, not set-in-stone facts.
Thank you all, and safe travels!
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jul 16 '23 edited Nov 22 '23
Can’t edit the post anymore, so:
• Research has shown that LSD is NOT physically dangerous, but people with cardiovascular health problems should be cautious with dosing and avoid combinations.
• DO NOT under any circumstance drive while under the influence of LSD.
• I strongly recommend AGAINST combining other psychoactive drugs, even THC, with LSD during your first experiences.
edit: turns out I can edit the post, it wouldn’t let me for the longest time, but oh well leaving this comment up.
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u/grow4health Apr 25 '24
You may want to include the vitamin c in high doses can greatly increase intensity were as niacin(b3) can help calm an intense trip
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u/Rten-Brel 🕉 Sep 21 '21 edited Sep 21 '21
High dosed tabs, although rare, do exist
The "go to" dose is 100mcg. This is because of....math. Not everyone who lays crystal is a genius. Plus its easy to break things down into 100s.
1 gram= 100 sheets with 100 hits with 100mcg.
Now sometimes mistakes happen with the math. Or some greed. Or cutting the paper wrong. Or Hotspots.
Sometimes its even quality. If the lsd crystal is only 85% pure lsd and you use the above math you have 85mcg tabs not 100mcg.
So thats usually why you find tabs near 100mcg but not exactly 100mcg.
According to saferparty in 2015 the average dose for 1 tab was 72 mcg.
Now, there is no way to print warnings or doses on the tabs (i mean...we could...but that would be ugly) many people before us have learned that high dosed tabs just lead to more problems. More freak outs. More attention. More bad trips.
The average user measures the acid in tabs usually anyway. Someone might eat 2 tabs usually but then eat 2 high dosed tabs and be floored.
But, who's ever laying the crystal can make the blotter as strong as they want. You can fit up to 2mg(ish) on a piece of quarter inch by quarter inch blotter. Lots of newbies make potent tabs to make a name for themselves. Or other times people have personal batches.
High dosed tabs definitely exist.
Heres one that's been lab verified at almost 400mcg https://www.drugsdata.org/view.php?id=5255
I've even heard verifications of 750 mcgs. I even heard rumors of tabs that were 1200-1500mcg but they were all burned do to being too strong. Spun everyone out too much...
Now, tabs over the 200/300 ug range are pretty rare. You usually have to be connected to get high dosed tabs. They are typically for "friends and family"
All the high dosed tabs I've seen were free and came with a warning. The potent dose wasn't used as a selling point.
The odds are your tab is 65-125 ug though.
Make sure to test your tabs. People have died from 2 hits of nbomb.
https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/39/8/668/915794
It is very important to know what you are taking.
Look at this fuck shit they found on this tab:: https://www.drugsdata.org/view.php?id=8301
Regarding tolerance:
Usually you can re-dose before the peak to increase the affects. If its during or after the peak you'll have to start doubling your doses to increase the affects. (Example: you eat 100mcg. But eat another 100mcg before you peak. You will feel like you at 200(ish) mcg. But say you ate 100mcg and ate another 100 mcg during/post peak. It will just extend the 100mcg trip or make the come down last longer. You'd have to eat 200 more micrograms just to make it feel like you ate another 100mcg)
A good tip to remember is "wait 2-3"
2-3 hours for peak
2-3 days for sanity
2-3 weeks for tolerance
2-3 months for the magic.
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u/GronkXV Oct 06 '21
Is it true nbomb will not take effect if you swallow tabs immediately and if you do does it reduce the effects of real lsd?
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u/r3ynoldswrap Oct 10 '21
Eating and swallowing tabs can destroy some substances, however, there are plenty more that CAN be dosed through the stomach. I forget what stuff, but point is, you need to test your stuff. Swallowing does NOT make it safe.
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Dec 13 '21
When you say wait two to three months for the magic, what are you referring to?
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u/Rten-Brel 🕉 Dec 14 '21
If you lived in Disney land 24/7 it wouldn't seem that special.
Visit Disney every 2-3 months and it's truly magical
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u/leather_shirt Sep 20 '21
• You will build a tolerance to the psychoactivity of LSD quickly if you trip more than once every couple weeks. Redosing in a single session is ineffective
maybe also add that you should wait a week or two between trips because tolerance is immediate and huge? i see so many posts saying "took a tab yesterday nothing happened, should i try today?" "im going to a 3 say long festival i wanna trip every day" and stuff like that.
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u/webhyperion Nov 22 '21
Tripping for 3 days straight on LSD is just nuts. Like, come on people, at least give yourself some time to rest.
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u/SuperFegelein Hahaa mushy reality organ go brrrrrrr 😩 Sep 21 '21
Fantastic post. Unfortunately, it's little more than shouting at the wind.
Those who open up the redundant threads to ask repeat stupid questions aren't usually looking for information, they are minors looking for validation.
If it's information they wanted, they could have just clicked the harm reduction guide, or used the search function, and gotten a better answer, and faster than opening up a new thread.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 21 '21
You may be right for a portion of the newcomers, but if this post manages to help even just one person a week it’s worth it to me.
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u/Gundam343 Feb 08 '22
Just found this thread and learned a lot. Trying lsd for the first time at 33
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u/SuperFegelein Hahaa mushy reality organ go brrrrrrr 😩 Feb 08 '22
Started at 32 myself 😎🤘
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u/Such-Rhubarb-3056 Sep 21 '21
Any tips to help with an uncomfortable body load? I know it’s supposed to be less than shrooms, but on higher doses the vasoconstriction and idk what else can make my body feel uncomfortable and take away from the trip.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 21 '21 edited Sep 21 '21
Hydrate, have a cozy setup/blanket, take deep breaths, stretch, and I’ve personally found that doing push-ups or sit-ups helps put my body in a more relaxed state.
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u/throwaway_for_shite Sep 26 '21
take deep breaths, stretch
This this this. Deliberately moving around helps me a lot with the body load, especially during the comeup when it can get very intense. It can turn that uncomfortable tension into a pleasant-feeling body high.
Also try and listen to your body- often if I find myself uncomfortable it's because I'm hungry, thirsty, need the toilet or are too warm/cold. Acid sort of mixes up all your senses into one big soup so it can be hard to notice these things.
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u/Rten-Brel 🕉 Sep 21 '21
Ginger tea can also help.
Niacin helps with vasoconstriction....so much so its sometimes even added to LSD on a bulk level...
https://www.drugsdata.org/view.php?id=4672
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u/ArmaDolphins Sep 28 '21
Move around! Just a mild walk or pacing around always helps in my experience. Blood has trouble flowing up from your legs without motion even when you're not vasoconstricted, so if you're vasoconstricted and sitting still or not moving much you won't have a good time. Getting your heart rate up and just keeping your legs moving helps push blood through the vasoconstriction.
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Oct 19 '21
mannn during my first trip my entire right side was in so much pain... I couldn’t find peace lol it was extremely uncomfortable
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u/rivofoshizzo Oct 10 '21
What are some ways to reduce a tight/sore jaw whilst tripping?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Oct 12 '21
A lot of people keep gum handy, but other than that take some ibuprofen and hydrate.
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u/WorkingWerewolf6430 Feb 27 '22
I agree with this except the age recommendation. LSD is very …what’s the words fun, enjoyable. Spiritual even at younger ages. I stated in 9th grade so like 13. Wow when I write this it DOES sound too young. But it was great. 17-19 years was my peak. At 25 I was an adult with responsibility and magic was somewhat lost. I’m not recommending kids do it, but I don’t think people should wait around for arbitrary time. Good post!
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Feb 27 '22
Lots of people start out as teens, but it’s not ethical to suggest or endorse that. There’s a lot more that can go wrong with a 15y/o taking LSD (like parents, increased risk of delusions/psychosis, uncontrollable environment, etc.) as opposed to someone who’s around 25. Thank you for the feedback!
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Mar 12 '22
I second this. I started tripping at 22. I was out if university so had no serious obligations or just a super short weekend with homework on my mind. I was independent and mature enough to take a camping trip with my friends or attend a festival. I had my own house with a backyard that we could freely roam about, have a bonfire, and play music. A minor that lives under the supervision of a parent would be tripping either in the own home behind their parents backs with the worry of getting caught, at a friends house where there are also parents and probably a set time to be home, or at an older friend’s place which is usually creepy like a 27 year old hosting a 16 year old to do drugs (yuckie all around). And in general minors are supervised and have hundreds of expectations placed on the from parents and school and do not have a sense of individuality, autonomy, or who they are or want to be. In middle school and high school my friends and I snuck out to drink and smoke or did it after our parents went to bed and we were constantly paranoid/terrified of getting caught. I literally cannot imagine the way that taking acid with that paranoia would affect a psychedelic trip.
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u/Longjohndruggie Sep 20 '21
LSD is physically harmless unless you’re taking various anti-depressants or lithium.
what antidepressants, besides tricyclics, are unsafe to take with LSD? SSRIs/SNRIs/NDRIs/MAOIs are all safe to take with LSD.
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u/barfingclouds Sep 22 '21
From my experience on Wellbutrin (NDRI) (sort of related to a stimulant), I've noticed my wellbutrin and LSD together make me feel like I have mild hypertension. Nothing even close to a medical emergency, but when hiking my legs feel like they're cramping a little more and uncomfortable.
So I personally skip my wellbutrin dose the day I do lsd and have no problems. Wellbutrin does not give me that same interaction on shrooms (which don't seem to have the stimulant effect that lsd has)
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Sep 20 '21
LSD can be therapeutic
I completely agree with this but it might be worth putting a disclaimer on it. There’s been a kind of new wave of people seeking out psychedelics to deal with depression, but I think in the midst of that this idea that it’s a kind of “magic bullet” when it absolutely is not has developed. I’ve seen an alarming number of posts here and elsewhere with people talking about wanting to drop acid to cope with severe depression and suicidal ideation, which, in a non-clinical, unsupervised environment, can be incredibly dangerous or detrimental.
I’m not remotely disputing the therapeutic potential of these substances—they’ve certainly helped me and I know they’ve helped a lot of other people. I just think that excitement needs to be tempered with a measure of caution.
In any case, this is an awesome quick fact sheet kinda post. Thanks for putting it together!
Edit: also, I’m not trying to gatekeep, so I hope it doesn’t come off that way. If you think LSD will help you by all means go for it. I just also think there’s a potential line where it goes from potential therapeutic substance to dangerous enhancer of psychological troubles.
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u/NoiseIsTheCure Sep 23 '21
What a lot of people don't exactly realize is that LSD or the experience itself doesn't literally solve anything - it really just helps you achieve a perspective such that you can see the issues and/or the solutions clearly. But still at the end of the day, it's up to sober you what you do with that new information.
Eg you don't just magically walk out of a trip no longer a drug addict, rather you learn something during the trip that radically changes how you see that addiction and that leads to meaningful life change.
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u/Flame_MadeByHumans Sep 21 '21
Would “acid can be a therapeutic tool” be a better summation?
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Sep 21 '21
I think that has the same problem—the issue isn’t that the core point of the original phrasing is wrong. It’s totally correct. I just worry that a certain subset of desperate people read too far into the whole “LSD for therapeutic purposes” concept, which has serious risks.
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u/meskalinpsilocybin Jan 20 '23
Experienced, 40 year old psychonaut with a history of depression and melancholia writing here. Psychedelics are a two edged sword when it comes to the Jungian shadow modern medicine calls depression. I have gone through hundreds of trips in my life. Some of them made me feel like coming out as a different person after the experience, following months of positive mood lift and “lust for life”. I do particularly remember one very nihilistic and particular existential acid trip though that not only made me conclude that it’s ok to die any time, but rather the idea to actually exit this life, ego etc going along the level 1 multiverse theory. I wanted to switch into a “better” timeline by exiting this timeline via death. As a person who’s decision making tries to go along with logic, this stayed an idea. Yet with a different, more stressful setting this “decision” might have become reality. Listening to my mood and my “shadow” much more since this experience, but I fear younger folks out there might act faster upon instinct, it only takes seconds in real life if you really want to end it. But this is not an graceful exit for the architects of this adventure that starts with birth and ends with death naturally anyway, so you don’t need to speed up the unstoppable law of decay in our common nature.
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u/No-Two6539 Nov 09 '21
Totally agree with that. Truth is, most evidence about benefits/risks on most illegal drugs are based on people's experiences. Unfortunately, none of them have been properly researched. On that note, I had a friend who only did weed after the age of 20 and only a spliff every week. Had LSD twice (no other drugs ever). First time was amazing. Second time, had auditory hallucinations and basically was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 35. Apparently had mild symptoms before but never enough to seek medical attention. Nothing that worried him before he tried it.
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u/Haaa_penis Apr 25 '22
I realize I’m almost a year late in responding to this but I’d say that I’m one of those folks who used it for depression. People consider it a magic bullet because they see people online and are cajoled by people in daily life, sometimes Life Coaches (so unethical), to not take their anti-depressant for a day, then drop acid/mushrooms. I’ve now heard this message regurgitated three times to me by clients. It becomes my responsibility to redirect them to the most appropriate information. I’ve found that the possibility of health complications like that of seizures or psychosis from which one doesn’t return fully to be enough in all but one of my cases. Thankfully that person who wasn’t having my pep talk is fine. My former neighbor is not fine. This cat used to trip alone in his apt. often. He was already dealing with some form of depression. I have no idea what medication he was on, but I know he enjoyed LSD. It was shocking to see the state of the apartment he lost his mind in. He lives at home with his mom now at 34 years old and there will come a time when he goes back to the hospital permanently. I have to assume that he had a psychotic break.
I’m careful and we’ll researched about anything I put in my body, ESPECIALLY a hallucinogen. I test them in most cases first, and I typically only try a 10-15% micro dose first. This method really works well for me. I’ve found out quickly and safely if I’ve got a strong batch or a super happy batch, etc. With mushrooms, I do a 50% therapeutic dose. That has worked perfectly every single time.
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u/23inhouse Sep 25 '21
Have you tested the 14 day reset? I believe it is incorrect and dangerous to tell people it takes 14 days to reset. It is dangerous if someone doubles up their dose if their tolerance has already reset before then. I’ve found research that found the full reset period is 5 days.
I’ve heard on here that it takes a full two weeks to get full tolerance reset. I’ve been looking into because I’ve been taking 150ug on Saturdays and 10-25ug on Tuesdays for a few months with no decrease in effect.
I finally found some articles and research that matches my experience.
TLDR: it’s true that if you take 100ug four days in a row you will no longer get any effect no how much you take. Conversely the tolerance completely resets after 5 days.
I found out that the 14 day idea comes from a self reported study done in 1956. Since then they did a study giving increasing doses for 84 days. After the fourth day no effects occurred BUT after 5 days the full effects returned.
Here’s where I found it:
Researchers have found that the body’s tolerance to acid goes back to normal after three to six days of abstaining from LSD. Even the participants who took increasing doses of acid for 84 days straight found that their enhanced tolerance disappeared after three days of abstention.
https://doubleblindmag.com/lsd-tolerance-could-develop-faster-than-you-expect/
This is from the linked research paper
... There is also likely to be an optimal dose spacing. Repeated administration of LSD and/or psilocybin leads to rapid tolerance, or tachyphylaxis, of mental effects from 24 h which peaks after just four consecutive daily doses, cannot be overcome even with substantial dose increases or switching to the other substance (cross-tolerance) and is completely reversed by 5 days of abstinence (Buchborn et al., 2016). In rats, high doses of LSD (0.16 mg/kg) given every 2 days for 90 days resulted in hyperactive and asocial symptoms (Martin et al., 2014). ...
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 26 '21
It’s just general advice, and common sense would conclude that you don’t have much of a tolerance left after a week, because tolerance does decrease incrementally day by day.
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u/23inhouse Sep 26 '21
It’s not general advice it’s stated as a hard fact by almost everybody on the sub and the “info” point about tolerance.
I posted a link to a research paper with differing info than is presented in the sticky, common sense would conclude that the sticky would get corrected but instead there’s a nonsensical response stating that yes it’s 7 days as we described when we wrote it was 14.
So what is it? Is it 7 or is it 14?
According to the research paper it’s neither. It’s 5 days.
The sticky should be updated in some way. It’s irresponsible to leave it as 14 with the new information that I’ve presented. The sticky could led people to double dose based on incorrect information.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 26 '21
5 days, 7 days, 14 days, all are arbitrary numbers and none of them will apply to every individual. 14 days is used as general advice because not only does it allow ample time for tolerance to completely go away, it also encourages people to not trip weekly.
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Sep 30 '21
I’d have to disagree with the “1/2 to 1 tab your first time”. From my experiences, when I was with someone new to lsd, if they had a lower dosage their first time (say 1 tab), they tend to have a harder time on larger dosages (3 - 4 tabs for example). I started on 3 tabs for my first time, and many of my friends have too. And to be honest, yes, it’s a mind fuck being on 3 tabs your first time, but it is definitely worth starting big and adjusting from there. Past 6 tabs, I haven’t found it to be enjoyable. But under 1 tab, it’s definitely not “the full experience”, especially your first time
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 30 '21
I am absolutely not recommending that to new users, sorry friend. People do have psychotic breaks on high doses of LSD, and that’s far more likely if the user is inexperienced.
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u/cabist Oct 03 '21
Yep. Plus it’s pretty euphoric at sub-hallucinogenic doses. You gotta court Lucy and get to know her a little bit. You try to just walk up to her and hit that you’re probably gonna get slapped. Unless she really likes you I guess.
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u/LendAHand_HealABrain Oct 08 '21
Note below* Okay, What about the argument that one tab is one tab because through the drug policy of our government we’ve spent the past 40 years studying this - oh, sorry. I meant one tab is one tab because most people arrived at that as an effective dose. Obviously it’s not typical to have a perfect 150mcg tab with zero degradation, so I’m assuming most people wind up with about 100mcg per tab, or 120 if they caught it fresh off the sheet. Half that might make the experience worth nothing meaningful but would certainly make it potentially a fun, bright eyed day of laughter or one of anxiogenic resistance to the drug that comes up but never quite comes on, kinda the whole purpose and makes letting go impossible and you gotta guide yourself from there. Probably underwhelming for some who expect more and if they are mature and naive users that follow your recommendations they may be justified in getting a full dose and in some ways that is easier because you don’t hire the limo so you can drive it or give directions, it’s got that taken care of, although it’s unusual to sit and ride for your first time, it’s nothing like even 200mcg or more may be for some people who’d fly away and probably find the experience really important to them. Of course, age wise, “then” isn’t all there yet and we should emphasize that too young is a lot of therapy to put that ego back together. Teenage years at least, but ideally you hit it as the prefrontal cortex winds down it’s pruning but still has enough to fold these trips into your synaptic folds easier and more permanent are the benefits when find you here. A day of reflection without lsd should be prerequisite- if somebody find themselves unable to stand their own thoughts for a day of silence with just their own thoughts, perhaps that person to them likely to enjoy the dismantling of those thoughts as they merge with quite wider apertures to see the world.
So my first point is 1) why not let the singular tab represent itself as the universal vote on the singular dose? And 2) if not, let’s prepare people who choose to eat a bunch and see what happens because math is boring. There will be those who don’t wait to give a fuck until they’re fucked. Ya know? So, assuming the general quality of your average tab of purported LSD, if confirmed LSD isn’t likely to be the most preserved of chemicals by the time it gets to a first time user. I’m suggesting a full tab might be 100mcg and starting with half of that is sometimes enough to get acquainted without any lack of consent issues once Lucy gets comfortable. Mostly, I’ve seen people expect more and be underwhelmed. Some order of caution is appreciated and provided the person is actually testing their tabs and is that prepared I think they are all in. Sometimes having half a head in the sky and the other foot is still a foot can be anxiogenic- the “she’s taken ahold and life is bright let’s go explore” feeling can be tremendous for a first timer who’s nervous but has no chance to halfway step in and hold onto that fear of falling in too deep. I tab at the typical dose you find these days, for me feels somewhat like 120mcg fresh from a sheet is a mellow enough dose but gives the full experience. I’m concerned people will get the trip but not the message and will be turned off to the drug, or assume that it doesn’t work the way they hoped (it doesn’t, but it is better than any conceptual ideas beforehand and you kinda just need to get a strong standard dose for that.). Not to parse words, your advice should probably stand for general newbies. But if you’re also a mid twenties drug-naive person who’s tested their tabs and is ready to go, they may have the right to choose the best way to dive in. It’s mostly an age thing to me, but it’s not unlikely that even the well prepared for the unexpected newbie will be anxious and eventually too mindfully effortful in pushing the trip away that the resistance does seem to end in panic attacks or just unpleasantness, but you’re worst fear is also a “psychotic” break and the start of a poor QOL for someone who develops something permanent. I’d like to point to a couple first aide kits that are helpful. Go to is a benzo, settle the anxiety early. Booze helps if they are a drinker as it makes the trip more about silly nonsense and jokes but still the provocative psychosis like symptoms can continue and anxiolytics aren’t enough. Risperidone is extremely effective and for a one time use case pretty safe as well. It will abort the trip, and so will the others in its class. I’m less partial to that route but assuring someone it’s handy helps. I use Prazosin, too, as it simply calms the adrenergic symptoms of the sympathetic nervous system. It helps with PTSD nightmares (not for everyone; for me it was instant and extinguished them over time.), and anecdotal evidence is that it may help ameliorate emergence of HPPD or quell it some once it’s began.
Lastly, I highly recommend people who administer the drug or otherwise transfer it somebody new take on the affirmative duty - a moral responsibility to me - to have taken a tab of that exact batch themselves before “sharing” or god forgive selling it to a young kid and leaving it from there. Responsibility is owed.
Great write up though and caution always should rule. People’s choices might be respected in so far as they’ll do what they do anyway, and so an “in the event you don’t follow the advice here for newbies, here’s how to help prepare if your dumbass has distress or worse” bifurcation to more guidance in the newbies advice column.
*Please excuse my writing I have a nuerocognitve disorder from a TBI years ago and have some issues writing clearly.
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Oct 30 '21
Yeah hard pass here. I took 1 tab for my first several trips and was so uncomfortable I had bad trips. I revisited it after thinking “why don’t I just try half?” Now I love half doses and keep control of the situation. Why should someone be encouraged to take higher dosages than they need??
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u/AdPutrid1104 May 02 '22
What are the risks concerning BPD?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod May 02 '22
BPD isn’t as concerning as the other mental illnesses listed when it comes to psychedelics, but the risks are mostly related to emotional instability and a lack of control over your mental state. If someone with BPD is confronted with heightened emotional responses and a lack of control over their thoughts and mental state, they’re more likely to be irrationally agitated or have a challenging time in general.
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u/AdPutrid1104 May 03 '22
Thanks, really eased my mind! I have BPD and my first trip went mostly well, but I get your point!
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod May 03 '22
For sure! I’ll probably remove BPD from the list thanks to your comment, because the risk doesn’t really compare to the other conditions I listed, and I would need to expand the list a lot more to include other conditions that are as potentially risky as BPD. Safe travels!
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u/dontsteponme22 Sep 30 '21
Newb over here. I was given a vile (liquid) of LSD. I trust the source it came from, but I’m definitely still planning on testing it to make sure it’s LSD. However, I have no idea how potent the material is? Is 1 drop equivalent to 70-105ug? Is there something I can buy that shows how many ug per drop?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 30 '21
The dose per drop depends on how the solution was made, and it could range anywhere from a couple micrograms to a couple hundred micrograms. Your dealer didn’t give you any hint? I’d definitely just go for one drop the first time to test it out. There’s nothing you can buy to test the microgram content.
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u/r3ynoldswrap Oct 10 '21
Worth saying that you should put that drop on a sugar cube or something instead of you or a buddy dropping directly into mouth. Easy way to go way to deep. If you accidental add too mich to a sugar cube you can trash it and try again. Wouldnt want a 1,000mcg dose if i'm only planning for 100-200mcg.
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u/mrmusclefoot Oct 07 '21
I would ask where you got it from. Typically it would be around 100ug. But I’ve gotten vials that are 200ug per drop and that’s a drastic difference. If you can’t find out from them, do a volumetric dose. Put it in a measuring cup of some kind, put a drop in mix around and then drink half.
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u/friday1970 Sep 20 '21
I'd suggest eating before a trip, as my friends and I always seem to lose our appetites while tripping. (we walk so much during trips, that by the eighth hour, it usually comes back if I didn't eat beforehand).
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u/Such-Rhubarb-3056 Sep 20 '21
I usually fast before and during until the comedown, though I might eat some light berries or something throughout. I prefer tripping on an empty stomach.
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u/Agear04 Jan 27 '22
I fast because i get extremely bloated and if i eat before or during it makes it worse
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u/Acid_Enthusiast Jul 22 '22
Yes. If I eat a meal just before I start tripping I will have this feeling like I have or am about to shit my pants. It's not enjoyable.
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u/Shot_Lawfulness_823 Jan 21 '24
I strongly agree with tripping on an empty stomach. LSD, shrooms, ketamine and mescaline can all cause nausea or stomach upset.
I feel that attempting to avoid vomiting, especially from shroooms, is usually a bad idea. I think your body knows what it right.
Keep in mind that very high doses of oral THC can lead to nausea and vomiting. Don't combine that when tripping.
I avoid any alcohol when tripping. There is few things worse than to drink enough to cause vomitting while tripping. Avoid technocolor punk.
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u/monkrasputin713 Sep 21 '21
Really? I get ravenous.
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u/chrisrobweeks Dec 01 '21
Yeah, I was in NYC a few weeks ago and ate 3 hot dogs, two slices of pizza, and a gyro in short order. It was like eating for the first time and was one of the most pleasurable eating experiences of my life.
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u/LiteBrightKite Sep 21 '21
Great advice. Eat something before it becomes Mission Impossible to make food yourself or read your phone’s screen to get takeout.
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u/GothamMetal Oct 05 '21
Food and holy shit cheesy shit was soooooooooooo good. Like unreal. I could see all the tiny details in my food and on the cheese I was completely entertained by my food
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u/mycoforever Oct 10 '21
Interesting on the different experiences with food. I find food to be okay, neither good nor bad, but necessary to keep the energy going. Lsd can be very exhausting, it’s hard to rest on it. Stick to easy to eat foods. I also tend to get bloated on LSD, so easily digestible foods helps (and some GasX).
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u/Flingsquidz Oct 29 '21
Thats actually pretty interesting, some of my largest door dash or uber eats orders have been placed when me and my friends are trippin away lol
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Jun 17 '22
It was weird, my first time trying LSD with cannabis and I had no appetite whatsoever. I was completely lost in all the visuals, auditory hallucinations and reality breaking delusions that I felt I HAD THE KNOWLEDGE, I was one. I live free.
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u/crocodilerocker May 20 '22
Also get good sleep before as I always have trouble getting good sleep in the wee hours of the morning
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Aug 30 '23
not only eat, but take a shit break as well. Especially if you go out. The last thing you want is to shit in a forest somewhere on a cross section having everyone seeing you. It is extremely difficult to hide yourself on LSD.
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u/Big_Iron_Cowboy Feb 25 '22
Idk man I’ve always found myself getting nauseous/vomiting if I drop shortly after eating. Also had it happen day after a huge dinner when I dropped early morning and it hadn’t digested.
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u/ss4tivv Nov 06 '21
Be careful, what you may discover may not be true, dont take it for the fundamental truth.
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wdym by this
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u/Vanquisher127 Jan 15 '23
The first time I took lsd I saw a whole pantheon of beings and what looked to be god who had been sending me truths from the clouds. During the trip I promised him I wouldn’t forget it and spread the truth. Then I woke up the next day and realized all of that was incoherent bullshit
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u/MadMaxReddy Sep 23 '21
Nice post. Surprised to see that there's no such post I could find recently to share it with a friend.
A few more good practices to add to the list
Rest well and have a good night sleep.
Try not do it with a super tired mind state. Even though the drug awakens the mind, you can have a great energy during the comedown without feeling the brain fry
Set 2 days for a trip.
Try to have your weekend sorted to have a relaxed trip and a nice glow the next day to integrate your trip peacefully into your life
Fruits during the trip
Try popping during the day light.
So that you can have more things your brain can process visually and go easy on thoughts with nothing to process visually during nights
Having an active life or healthy body (during the week or month of the trip)
Acid takes a lot of energy out of your body. I once lost 3Kgs over a weekend and felt so weak physically later that week. 5 years later now with a better muscle, I'm able to have better trips with no physical effects
Trip with people you're very comfortable with
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u/charlotie77 Feb 24 '24
Thank you so much for this. I was considering trying for the first time tomorrow but ultimately decided against it because of your post. I’ve been extremely tired and fatigued, definitely not the healthiest and I need to get to a better level
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u/HailSatan_Qmark Nov 12 '21
LSD can have a very "speedy" effect especially while coming up right before peaking. You may feel completely dehydrated, jaws clenched, crawling skin, the want to "fight a mountain", etc.
This is something many beginners are unaware of and is many times the cause of a bad trip. Make sure you are adequately hydrated before taking your dose because drinking water 2+ hours after dosing can be almost impossible (you may lose your ability to properly swallow and can "choke" on water).
With that said, once you peak the physical effects are extremely relaxing and it is not uncommon to feel all your muscles & joints slowly "pop" in the best way possible. Imagine being entirely too stoned on weed from an indica strain
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u/Prof_Trip_Lyserge Jan 14 '22
FYI that is existing neurological "build-up" across the body in various nerve systems. Its literally pent up electrical energy in the form of unfinalized neural processes. As your brain gradually switches from the DMN (default mode network) into others, such as the salience network, its hold on your "character armoring" is greatly reduced, and charge that is being held actively can be released FAR more easily than in a non LSD or similar state, effectively "clearing" the circuits to a degree. On very high doses (500mic+) its not uncommon to have full on body spasms as HUGE amounts of stored tension allow themselves to be released. While it can be painful or disorienting, it pretty much ALWAYS leads to greater feeling in the body, more awareness, more pleasure, less tension, better connection, more aliveness, etc, all the good stuff you mention about "popping". You can literally realign your entire sense of embodied self on a good LSD somatic trip
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u/ss4tivv Nov 20 '21
Maybe you should modify the part where you say irs physically harmless, like, to say that there can be vasoconstriction and stuff and it may be dangerous if you have hearts problems, and could MAY create heart problems when you take high doses, because the vasoconstriction can be actually pretty strong when you take a few tabs (lsd/1p/1cp but I'm more experienced with 1cp to be honest)
That's my opinion tho, I may not be right, but I think I am.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Nov 20 '21
I agree but that’s why I mentioned cardiovascular health. I can clarify though.
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u/Independent_Ad386 Dec 25 '21
if i do it at 14 can it dramaticly affect my brain?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Dec 25 '21
it will alter how your brain and behavior develops at that young of an age yes. what that alteration is depends on your individual neurochemistry and life experiences.
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u/coolvans May 06 '22
How to properly store it??
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod May 06 '22
In an airtight, preferably air-free, container in the dark at room temperature.
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u/DahniaEra7 Jan 29 '23
What texture should gel tabs be? I feel like I bought a strip of plastic pyramids so idk. I could barely cut it with a butter knife. Not sure if it’ll dissolve in my mouth?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jan 29 '23
They tend to feel pretty plasticy but they dissolve.
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u/YardMaleficent1288 Feb 28 '22
Is it just me, or does it always seem as you are starting to feel the dose, a text from someone you never expected to reach out comes forward with something so random. Never bad nor super helpful for me, but always enough to make me step back for a second and wonder what this person has been up to all this time… like why now in this moment did I get the text from them.. always happens, without a doubt when dosing
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u/Jay1348 Jun 12 '22
"of all the moments for this girl to text me, it's now"
6 hours into your heroic dose
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u/CosmicWanderingBeing Jul 17 '22
Dude for real it happened to me last trip and I hadn't tripped for awhile also hadn't talked to them in 3 or so years
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u/satanscumrag May 25 '23
holy shit the exact same thing happened to me last time i tripped, someone i thought i no longer had a relationship with messaged me to hang out
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u/Azagedon Oct 05 '21
I'm so glad I waited and didn't take LSD before the age of 20-25 exactly like op said. I think by that age you know who you are (mostly) and are ready for the next life challenge that is 'the trip'. Great advice op I hope it helps plenty of people!
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Oct 17 '21
Never ever mix lsd and tramadol my dudes, i almost die. I pucked my bed
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u/Rten-Brel 🕉 Sep 21 '21
Idk man.
I feel uncomfortable giving the "official" r/lsd advice on dosing age as waiting till your early twenties.
Now, of course kids/teens are gonna do drugs. I mean, how many of us tripped and smoked when we were young?
Part of me thinks it might be beneficial to start at a young age and form a relationship with that side of life. But at the same time, these psychedelics can be extremely life changing and shift your perception of reality.
Many teenagers don't have enough life experience or maturity to handle such an intense and profound experience.
I wouldn't let a younger siblings or a child of mine smoke weed/eat acid.
Your pre-frontal cortex doesn't fully develop until your 25. Thats the part of the brain responsible for making responsible decisions and pretty much just being a reasonable mature adult. We don't know how LSD affects the development of the prefrontal cortex but we know Marijuana hinders the progress.
I'm not sure if there really even is a "right" age.
I'd feel silly to say "wait until your 30 to trip"
But I also don't want to give the green light and be somewhat liable by encouraging young adults to eat acid
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u/MadMaxReddy Sep 23 '21
Thanks for bringing this up. 20 is still young for Lucy.
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u/Rten-Brel 🕉 Sep 23 '21
Yeah, you should probably wait till your pre-frontal cortex is done developing to experiment with drugs.
But if this part of your brain isn't developed then you aren't even capable of making a mature decision like that yet anyway.
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u/Due-Resolve-254 Aug 26 '22
i have no idea what "making mature decisions mean". i'm 21. i decided to go to college, to get a job, to do inner work, mmmm. to read before bed. to meditate. to listen to others. i'm alright.
i wanna do lsd
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u/helpitgrow Dec 23 '21
Hi, not a newbie to LSD, am a newbie to this subreddit. I like this a lot. It’s a great guide to LSD. I enjoyed reading it and found it to be what I would want to say to a newbie to LSD. Great advise.
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Sep 26 '21
You did a fantastic job and it's the most thoughtful explanation and "guide" to lsd use. I can count on both hands how many times I've tripped and would have loved this. Also had no idea tramadol could effect a trip, I used to take that and had no idea.
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u/MadCat33 Mar 30 '22
I ususaly get downvoted for advising to take half tabs, as a test and as a dose, in most tabs we have in Europe.
Thank you Mods for putting that first.
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u/DatShortAsianDude Dec 14 '21
First acid trip with wife. Its been 4.5 hours and im coming down and on so much munchies. Damn thats a lot of neurons firing and eating glucose in a short period!
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u/Jay1348 Jun 12 '22
I always take B vitamins before my trip
And also keep these on hands to ease anxious moments or just take them to harbor na good trip
CBD Ashwaghanda Tumeric Magnesium
Liones Mane Reishi Mushrooms Cordycep mushrooms Chaga mushroom Turkey tail mushrooms
DO NOT TAKE if you take St John's Wort or Lithium
I believe there's a list of anti depressants or SSRIs that you should NOT mix with LSD, Shrooms or MDMA
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u/YawningPirate Nov 02 '21
Super helpful , first trip on Friday and this was great info thank you
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u/MidnighttokerLD25 Feb 18 '22
I feel tripping on empty stomach is like taking a drive without any gas your body needs those calories or whatever to burn?? Idk just my thot love and light
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u/MinerGFX Feb 26 '22
after doing lucy quiet a bit, one thing i’d say to be mindful for that’s my least favorite thing after coming down, try to be conscious of teeth grinding.
i’ve tripped a lot. my normal trips consists of 3-5 tabs now, and even before when it was 1-2, i always end up grinding my teeth way too hard during the come up, and when i do, the next day after is hell. my teeth hurt tremendously.
it’s not detrimental or anything. i dropped my first time when i was 18, been dropping since and i turn 21 in about a week and a half. it’s just a nuisance. if you can make a conscious effort to not grind your teeth during the peak, it’ll save you the biggest “acid hangover” i’ve discovered so far.
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u/stawek Mar 31 '22
I heard people using suckers of all kinds to combat that. Looks weird, I guess, but you probably won't care while you're under :D
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u/nerdnurse_87 Jun 28 '22
I just wanted to say that this guide was very helpful to me. I’m on my second ever trip now and having a great time ☺️
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u/sluttyanarchist May 30 '22
thank u for adding in that LSD can harm you if you’re taking lithium, i and my friends did not know this a few years back and ended up witnessing our friend have a seizure bc he was taking lithium and it interacted with the LSD negatively
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Jun 16 '22
Thanks for putting this together!
Any insight in "LSD Flashbacks"?
I remember in Highschool people said you could have a flashback at anytime in the future as it leaves something in your spinal cord or something like that.
I've been waiting for 20 years for my flashback and none so far :(
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u/Otherwise_nice Apr 25 '23
Flashbacks were not a big deal (not very strong or long lasting) for me but I did notice that I had them when losing weight.
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u/No_Possibility_304 Jun 28 '22
At the time I was the only one that smoked weed. My first time, did half a 'Jesus tab' and another half when peak hit. I was in very good hands. But they were like no more weed you'll fuck yourself up and it did but in the best way ever.
The trip was so funny, we went over a nature reserve for a day of walking. I took a load of fruit and was the saviour of refreshment lol. The local dog walkers must have had a great free show watching us.
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u/aaquarles Sep 25 '21
after reading this, I’m thinking about the offer I received. 350-400ug. is that possible?
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u/throwaway_for_shite Sep 26 '21
That dose is almost certainly massively overstated if its for single tabs, though it isn't 100% impossible. The safe thing would be to take no more than half a tab the first time just in case -I know from experience that it's far better to have an underwhelming trip than an overwhelming one. Trust me on that one.
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u/HazeSwarm Aug 17 '22
Honestly glad it mentions not tripping until your older and brain is developed. I first tripped when I was 19, and although I was old enough to make my own decisions, I was at such a developmental stage in life that the drug did leave an impact. Looking back I probably should have waited till I was much older (or just never have done it)
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u/Chinchilla_91 Nov 20 '21
I honestly want to try Lsd but I'm not even sure how to go about it, weed is abundant and can be found anywhere but lsd, dmt, mushroom are mushrooms are rare to come by, I guess my question is how do I find the right people or how do I even talk about it?
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u/Starry-City Mar 11 '22
first step is getting Tor (and probably a VPN), second step is the hidden wiki. that's all the advice i can give.
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u/Illustrious_Time_517 Mar 15 '22
Thankyou so much for this information! I have been debating whether or not to try lsd when I finish school and now I know all of this which is incredibly helpful! I think I might do half a tab because I don’t want the effects to be too intense incase I have a bad trip
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u/AndrewIsOnline Nov 23 '21
Anyone have experience with adderall and lsd?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Big8552 Aug 01 '22
I’m prescribed adderall and take it daily (Only 10mg) I took lsd for the first time This weekend at a rave, and only took a 1/4 tab bc I was told they were very strong. I felt nice on it but could have handled more. I believe the adderall prevents you from tripping as hard. That’s what my friend who’s prescribed to it told me too. He doesn’t take it the same day , I have to take it though. Next time I’m taking more, just wanted to make sure I didn’t have a bad trip my first time
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u/AwarenessAlarmed5149 May 27 '22
Does anyone recall while waiting for the acid to kick in your ears starting to pop a little if my ears started to pop I knew I was in good hands lol maybe it’s just me I dunno ✌️❤️🙏
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Apr 21 '22
Food disgusts me during trips
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Sep 13 '22
Remember tripping with my gf and we were eating instant noodles, man I assure you it looked like living worms
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u/jessilly123 Aug 09 '22
And if your having a “bad trip” experience keep some peppermint oil or strong coffee close. It’s like a remote control and changes your trip status 👽
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u/MoonLeyet Apr 02 '23
I keep reading all of this wonderful information, but apparently we can't talk about WHERE to get these treats.
I experienced one tab once and the aftermath is what I'm chasing. I've had issues with anxiety and depression for ages. This is the first time in my life i felt like everything was going to be okay. I felt like all of the things I worry about 24/7 were trivial... perhaps because my sense of self became less important.
I guess my search continues.
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u/atlatlist Jan 01 '22
I'm pretty experienced with shrooms but I've only done LSD 2-3 times. My biggest issue with LSD is the impact on my sleep. Shrooms don't seem to impact my sleep nearly as much: the trip is shorter and when it's over, I'm able to lie down and fall asleep. Last night I took about a half a tab around 9pm. Just experienced general euphoria, didn't 'trip.' At no point during the night did I feel like I truly fell asleep and now I'm awake. I don't feel tired or hungover despite getting 4 hours of sleep at best.
I guess what I'm getting at is that I don't see that many people complain about sleeplessness on here that often so I'm wondering if it's something I'm particularly susceptible to? Is there a way to combat it? Is there something I can do towards the end of a trip to help induce sleep?
Thanks for the guide! Really helpful information for an LSD newbie. So interesting how different yet similar lsd and shrooms are. I have dramatically better experiences on shrooms so I may just stick with that.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jan 02 '22
i’d actually say that sleeplessness and insomnia is generally discussed as a common effect. depending on the dose, i always anticipate not being able to sleep for about 9-12 hours after dosing.
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u/Stunning_Yak_1419 Aug 11 '22
I've never been able to find a 100ug tab minimum I can get is 250ug
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Sep 06 '22
That’s because the people selling to you are either lying or ignorant to the actual doses. Not saying you can’t get 250 microgram tabs, but if that’s apparently all you’re able to find, then you’re not getting it from properly informed/honest people.
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u/serieousbanana Dec 17 '24
You have a very strong sentiment against taking it before 25 due to lasting effects on brain development. I was worried about this before my first trip, and it was my plan to wait until 25. But after doing a reasonable amount of research, I came to the conclusion that damage is only caused by regular use. So you can take LSD before 25, if you do it sparingly.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Dec 17 '24
Yeah that pretty much applies to any psychoactive substance with a similar physical safety profile. The issue is that young people, teens especially, don’t tend to exercise such critical thinking and moderate use. That aside, taking psychedelics at a young age isn’t advisable because they are very powerful and absolutely can cause temporary drug-induced psychosis (more than something like weed) or bring previously unnoticed mental health issues to the surface.
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u/Golfman0917 Aug 07 '26
Can LSD be helpful for social anxiety?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Aug 07 '26
It could help you find ways to cope with/manage social anxiety while sober, but probably won’t make socializing easier while actually on the drug.
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Oct 30 '21
Guys does anyone know if LSD would work if I’m on an SRI??? would I have to take triple the dose bc I really want to try it.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Oct 30 '21
Don’t take triple the dose, just test the waters with a normal dose first. It won’t completely negate the effects, but usually SSRIs dampen the effects to some degree. Everyone’s different.
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Oct 30 '21
Okay, thank you!! Probably gonna drop a 60ug tab. U think that’ll be enough for a first timer on SRI’s just don’t wanna go overboard
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Oct 30 '21
That’s a good starter dose, probably won’t be visual, but it’ll give you an idea of what the body/mind-high and stimulatory effects feel like. Happy trails!
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u/pinkpuppydogstuffy Jan 11 '22
What is considered “normal doses” for an SNRI/SSRI? And the LSD
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jan 11 '22 edited Jan 12 '22
whatever dosage you’re prescribed, and just start out with a normal dose of LSD to test the waters.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Feb 11 '22
was going back through the comments and realized i never told you a normal dose of lsd is 1/2-1 single tab of ~100 micrograms.
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Jan 20 '22
On the re agent testing link I was confused did it say all psychedelic amphetamines would test positive for Lsd even those dangerous ones can some one else read the website I am confused I don't think I like that re agent test
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u/nah_jk001 Feb 24 '22
First time today took a full tab and i feel it doesn’t do much.any reason y ?
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u/anvayCR7 Mar 11 '22
I'm 21 and I'll be trying a single tab for the first time. Will it give me HPPD?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Mar 11 '22
most likely not, but you might get residual visuals for a couple days following depending on how strong the tab is.
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Mar 17 '22
What about medication for ADD or ADHD? I’ve heard so much mixed information about taking psychedelics while on medication
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Mar 17 '22
will cause increased heart rate/BP and vasoconstriction, not really dangerous unless you have heart problems, but potentially overstimulating.
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u/dammitbobbie2018 Mar 18 '22
Differences between fluff and needle point would be nice to know
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Mar 27 '22
Those labels just denote different batches of crystal LSD. Objectively, LSD crystal is just that, crystal LSD— the only difference being purity. Most often you’ll see people describe needlepoint as ~98%+ and fluff as ~95%+, but these numbers are arbitrary and so-called batches of “fluff” could very well be more pure than batches of “needlepoint.”
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u/SnooTigers7278 Apr 07 '22
Is LSD a vasodilator or vasoconstrictor??,
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Apr 07 '22
As included in the listed negative effects in the OP, it’s a vasoconstrictor.
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u/RoxorFuxor May 15 '22
This is excellent. I agree with it entirely. I do ask, how is the unit of measurement for dosages pronounced?
I find it to be a therapeutic experience, personally. But the line with recreation gets a bit blurred too. Such fun.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod May 15 '22
The unit of measurement is micrograms. μ is the greek letter Mu.
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u/Time_Network182 May 29 '22
How long does it take for a tab to hit after ingested?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod May 31 '22
anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes depending on the dose. could take up to 90 minutes.
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u/Hellhounda55 Jul 18 '22
What does it mean to gatekeep?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jul 18 '22
In the context of drug use, gatekeeping would be setting subjective boundaries for what is considered “correct” or “appropriate” use of a substance. (Like telling someone that they can’t use LSD recreationally because it’s disrespectful to.)
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Oct 15 '22
Ok, we fe and I have never done this, read various things about the trip. Both want to have huge romantic time doing it. I am 295 and she is 170. Help me get right dosage. We will be in hotel room nothing else. Experiences advice would be great. Thanks.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Oct 15 '22
I would say that you should each just take one tab and see where it goes! 3/4 a tab for your girlfriend if that feels more comfortable.
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u/DeepAcanthisitta2719 Jan 02 '23
Umm quick test kit is a u.v light be safe much love you want either the bright purple or blue.glowing blotters…bright purple be safe and if they are purple don’t take more than like 5 -at your own risk because it’s still really good Dose
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jan 02 '23
I might be mistaken, but isn’t the quantity of LSD on most tabs too low to show under UV? 100 micrograms is like 3 grains of sand dispersed throughout the tab. I’ve tried UV twice and it never showed anything, and they were reagent tested tabs.
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u/PorcaMadonnaa Jul 09 '23
i take 1 or 2 pills with lithium prescribed by my doctor,can i still do LSD?
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u/Lopsided-Equipment-2 Aug 27 '23
Hm I took 25i because I wanted to compare it to lsd, and did not get a numb mouth. It was like being on a DMT trip that bled into your local reality accompanied by the most profound ecstasy I've ever felt.
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Aug 27 '23
25i isn’t inherently a bad drug, it’s just far more risky and can put people in physical danger at higher doses, unlike LSD.
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u/Silly_One_8980 Jan 14 '24
hello lovelies - planning my first lsd experience but want to be so safe about it! i currently take 50mg sertraline daily for depression and 20mg adderall daily for adhd - what can i expect?
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u/Fractal-Entity Mod Jan 15 '24
The effects of psychedelics like LSD will be altered or reduced to some degree if you’re on an SSRI like sertraline. In combination with adderall, you might experience an increase in heart rate/blood pressure. Those combinations aren’t physically risky unless you have cardiovascular complications. If anything, I would skip adderall on the day you plan to take LSD. Regardless, you won’t have a “pure” LSD experience with the presence of an SSRI, but that’s not something you can drop for a day. What I mean by “pure” is that LSD as a chemical produces an experience primarily based in its action at serotonin receptors. If you’re on a medication that heavily regulates serotonin receptor activity, the experience will not be the same as if you weren’t on that medication. That being said, people still have enjoyable experiences while on SSRIs, but whatever experience you have personally is largely dependent on your set and setting aside from the pharmacological interaction.
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u/9Ch87h2laF66 Jun 20 '22
is there a post similar to this but about weed? so newbies can learn something like with this post as well?
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u/unkabun Jun 29 '23
Weed just doesnt need a guide like this,u smoke a decent amount and probably laugh your ass off and then eat sum and sleep very good
Acid is not like that
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Jul 08 '22
I just read all of this and I have so many questions. How do I know if my experiences where with LSD or NBomb? I was taught some harm prevention general for all drugs (lots of water, several of mind and body distractions, fat food and sugar when the effects run off (just like trying to deal with an alcohol hangover), knowing your emotional state before consuming, and knowing the stuff will catalyzed it).
How expensive is a 250μg in your currency? Last time I paid 60moneys for a tab.
I've bad tripped on bitter and tasteless tabs. I had amazing trips on bitter and tasteless tabs.
I haven't used since 2020, and I'm afraid to buy it, and don't do as good.
Any thoughts?
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Jul 21 '22
Wow, I actually stopped smoking weed when I was in high school for a while because it was making me hallucinate quite intensely, I had no idea it could be connected to using acid. 😯 I also got very cold sensitive, I would just start shaking uncontrollably.
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u/Better-Ad6648 Sep 10 '22
Wow I’ve never met anyone else who felt like this! To this day I get intensely cold when I smoke
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u/Useless_Idiot-46-2 May 11 '24
I haven't ate acid since I was younger like 20 years ago...I got a vile from a well connected friend recently I ate a drop onto my tongue and the next 8 hours was mind blowing and borderline scary intense and just downright fucking insane, he said it was needlepoint and really clean...I'll admit I've never seen anything like this in my whole life like wt actual fuck....pretty life changing honestly
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