This is the first time I have tried any of Shulgin's PiHKAL chemicals, done 90% out of curiosity. Since this is kind of relatively untested in the psychedelic world, here's my trip report for those who are interested..! divided up by the different effects the substance had.
I took approximately 12-14mg of 2C-I from a 100mg pile by dividing it into 8 equal parts (visual guesstimate, I wouldn't try this with a larger pile, too difficult to judge)
Physiological effects during the comeup, mild nausea, stomach cramps, slight headache. I felt cold and got the jitters a lot. Laying down and relaxing seemed to alleviate the physical effects. Also to note, I felt quite tired. I was tired that day, but during the trip, overwhelmingly exhausted at several points, although unable to sleep until the trip was over. Not the most physically comfortable psychedelic I've ever tried.
Visuals: Very similar to some LSD visual effects. After an hour and a half, tracers, strong and complex fractals and rippling/sweeping motions on all surfaces, intensifying for another hour or so. Tracers remained strong throughout the trip, enough that with a white wall, I could wave my hands in the air and trace patterns that lingered on the wall then morphed into fractal patterns. Also, long, delayed afterimages.
Visuals unique to 2C-I: i noticed often that 2C-I produced glowing color artifacts all over the place. Closed eye visuals were predominantly pure fractals, no organic shapes like what I get off of acid or shooms.
Psychedelic effects: there, but significantly less than acid or shrooms. 2C-I seems to come and go in waves. It can become intense if you let it, then fade for a few minutes. I really didn't notice the psychedelic edge until I laid down and closed my eyes, and the psychedelic feeling was quite hypnogogic, not quite as pronounced as acid.. a few times I felt I had stumbled upon some deep and profound revelation only to inexplicably forget it seconds later.
Music wasn't really enhanced until I closed my eyes.. at times it seemed to open up and envelop me. I felt like i could trace the contours of the audio quite easily, the textures and timbres.
I was able to sleep after 6 hours (and the effects were still there).. and this morning feel slightly tired but overall alright.
Afterthoughts:
The trip was quite interesting... This substance has the reputation of being "like acid" but with less of a mental trip. This is true, but frankly, i really found myself missing the mental trip I get on acid. without the strong mental trip, the visuals never became hallucinations, and stayed completely in the realm of fractal and tracer effects.
I can't say I got any personal insights or meanings out of it, perhaps a repeat experiment with a more prepared mindset, a better rested body and a slightly higher dose (up to 20mg) would allow me to get more out of it. I have difficulty seeing this being used as a party drug, the drain on the body was too strong for me. It is a good psychedelic for a lazy sunday afternoon when you have zero obligations and just want to lay down. When you don't have to move, when you can trance out, then it becomes quite psychedelic and enjoyable.
I took approximately 12-14mg of 2C-I from a 100mg pile by dividing it into 8 equal parts (visual guesstimate, I wouldn't try this with a larger pile, too difficult to judge)
Physiological effects during the comeup, mild nausea, stomach cramps, slight headache. I felt cold and got the jitters a lot. Laying down and relaxing seemed to alleviate the physical effects. Also to note, I felt quite tired. I was tired that day, but during the trip, overwhelmingly exhausted at several points, although unable to sleep until the trip was over. Not the most physically comfortable psychedelic I've ever tried.
Visuals: Very similar to some LSD visual effects. After an hour and a half, tracers, strong and complex fractals and rippling/sweeping motions on all surfaces, intensifying for another hour or so. Tracers remained strong throughout the trip, enough that with a white wall, I could wave my hands in the air and trace patterns that lingered on the wall then morphed into fractal patterns. Also, long, delayed afterimages.
Visuals unique to 2C-I: i noticed often that 2C-I produced glowing color artifacts all over the place. Closed eye visuals were predominantly pure fractals, no organic shapes like what I get off of acid or shooms.
Psychedelic effects: there, but significantly less than acid or shrooms. 2C-I seems to come and go in waves. It can become intense if you let it, then fade for a few minutes. I really didn't notice the psychedelic edge until I laid down and closed my eyes, and the psychedelic feeling was quite hypnogogic, not quite as pronounced as acid.. a few times I felt I had stumbled upon some deep and profound revelation only to inexplicably forget it seconds later.
Music wasn't really enhanced until I closed my eyes.. at times it seemed to open up and envelop me. I felt like i could trace the contours of the audio quite easily, the textures and timbres.
I was able to sleep after 6 hours (and the effects were still there).. and this morning feel slightly tired but overall alright.
Afterthoughts:
The trip was quite interesting... This substance has the reputation of being "like acid" but with less of a mental trip. This is true, but frankly, i really found myself missing the mental trip I get on acid. without the strong mental trip, the visuals never became hallucinations, and stayed completely in the realm of fractal and tracer effects.
I can't say I got any personal insights or meanings out of it, perhaps a repeat experiment with a more prepared mindset, a better rested body and a slightly higher dose (up to 20mg) would allow me to get more out of it. I have difficulty seeing this being used as a party drug, the drain on the body was too strong for me. It is a good psychedelic for a lazy sunday afternoon when you have zero obligations and just want to lay down. When you don't have to move, when you can trance out, then it becomes quite psychedelic and enjoyable.
