How many shrooms to do first time?

[Nanosage]

Me and my friend are doing shrooms on the 4th. I have done them before, but he has not. I have no idea what to tell him how many to do.. I took 2 grams my first time, and I tripped hard.. So I am pretty sure that is too much? Too little? I don't know.. Lol Just how much should he do?

 

[peach]

That's impossible to answer with any solid number.

It depends entirely on his experience with other drugs and his attitude. And the setting you'll be taking them in.

To be on the safe side, he should start with 1g and work up. But maybe he's one of those people who could eat a quarter the first time and be fine with it.

You're the best person to answer that, since you've tripped before and know him.

If he doesn't wear bright clothing, have a pink floyd poster and go on about wanting to trip or different drugs, it's probably better to aim lower. If you're going to be out in public or around friends who don't like the idea, wandering around and hearing loud bangs from fireworks, it could scare him.

The first time, people don't usually need very much outside stimulation to experience some things that'll shock them quite a lot; hopefully in a very pleasant way. If there's a ton of things happening around them, it can get upsetting as they try to deal with it all.

Best bet, you and him alone, lying down, watching fireworks.

Have a sheet of baking foil handy to distract him if he starts getting bothered by the faces.

 

[DaZeD]

I guess it's best to start with a small mushroom to go "into it", once the effects start (30 minutes) he'll feel a little uncomfortable, but then it's time to take more, after a good hour he'll be tripping, and then it's just up to him how far he wants to go, but if you go slow, and slowly build up to a desired state not much can go wrong.

Actually, the most uncomfortable is the beginning, i have noticed that when you take too little psilocybin it will keep you pretty disconnected for a good wile, and when you take a stronger dose it will take you to the next level much faster.

Building up slow is a good idea imo, after that i can't say, it depends on his sensitivity to it, and how much he ate etc.
If he's experienced with other psychedelics he can handle a good dose, if he's not he better take it easy, you don't wanna spook him ofcourse.

I guess a gram of dried strong mushrooms is more then enough for his first experience, if he likes it, he can dive a little deeper.