so yeah, doing acid for the first time

[Ultima]

thanks alot guys, i really wasnt sure what to expect on lsd. the only thing i really dont like with mushrooms is the whole mind clusterfuck, where i feel semi clinically insain. iv experienced dmt many times, and can handle almost anything that comes my way (if i am clear headed). i meditate, and reassure myself that life does exist, just not in the world im in. unlike mushrooms..

but thanks agian for the info. cant wait to pick it up. (i have a better source, but its gunna take a few more days)

 

[st.bot.32]

Damn, I miss the rockies. Hope you have a great time there and a great "trip."

Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)

 

[grassisgreener]

haha, forgot to post back

overall, i was a bit disappointed with the experience, although it's entirely likely (and even probable) that the quality of the blotter wasn't on par. i only took 1 tab, is that usually enough for a moderate trip?

all i experienced was essentially a really clear headed stoning. i had no visuals, closed or open eyed. not much introspection either surprisingly, and none of the insight into personal issues i had expected

i did however smile and laugh unprovoked for hours and couldn't say why when asked

and, today i am attending Gathering of the Vibes, so this presents another opportunity to experiment and hopefully have a more immersive and rewarding experience

 

[GOD]

Sounds like you got ripped off bad to me . Everything you describe could have come from expectancy / placebo . Or about 40 mics of LSD if you were lucky .

 

[st.bot.32]

yup. man there is so much shit acid going around these days it is sad. some of it is probably just really old and degraded too.

i know a lot of people who rate acid by how many hits they have taken and this is entirely the wrong way to do it. it depends how many mics are on the tab, not how many tabs you have taken. i've taken half a tab of good blotter and seen crystal entities coming through my living room walls. I've taken 2 tabs of shitty blotter and had a very light buzz like what you described. it just depends on the tabs (age, quality, etc)

next time double probably even triple the dose?

 

[grassisgreener]

i didn't even think to ask what the dose of 1 tab was

and i'm going to a big jazz rock/jam festival today (www.gatheringofthevibes.com), so hopefully the quality is much better

also, whats the average price for a tab? the one i took last week was $15

and 1 more question, when is it most advisable to smoke ganja during an acid trip? i've heard that smoking before hand helps with the come up but also at the tail end will bring you back up (i can do both haha)

Peace, Love and Empathy

 

[Forkbender]

I pay around 3$ or 2€ for 1 tab. And those are good tabs that actually have LSD on them (tested around 150 mics). But it all depends on the connections you have...

I think smoking on acid can be ok, but I don't really like it that much, it conflicts in a certain way with the acid. Better to just up the dose.

 

[GOD]

"I think smoking on acid can be ok, but I don't really like it that much, it conflicts in a certain way with the acid. Better to just up the dose."

+1 . On a trip i find it hard , disgusting , silly and futile trying to smoke . Up the dose of acid is a better alternative i think .

 

[st.bot.32]

there's pretty much no way to tell how much is on a tab unless you send it away to a chemist to test it. $15 does seem a bit steep. Last time i got quality hits they were going for $10 (even that seems a bit steep, but at least they were GOOD hits)

as for smoking ganga, this is entirely dependent on personal preference and experience but i agree with fork and god.. smoking weed during an acid trip, it does have interesting synergistic effects if you want to explore them, it might enhance some sensory aspects of the trip, but it really, really muddies up the trip.

i would only smoke during comedown if I actually want to go from LSD space to THC space. Because the THC will overpower the acid completely. When people talk about extending the trip, I think it is just because the THC hits you so much harder on comedown, and makes you more aware of the remaining effects of the acid. Aside from that, I actually generally really like comedown by itself (it has grown on me), coming back to reality with still that trace of the thought patterns of the trip, and generally i want to kind of bask in that for a while

 

[grassisgreener]

1 more thing haha

do the contents of your stomach affect the absorption of LSD? (i guess doesn't really matter if taken sublingually)

 

[Meduzz]

do the contents of your stomach affect the absorption of LSD? (i guess doesn't really matter if taken sublingually)

I don't know but I think it's better to fast some hours before any trip. You can still eat some fruit after the peak if you're hungry

 

[Forkbender]

Just be comfortable. If you keep the tab in your mouth for quite some time it shouldn't really matter if you've got an empty stomach or not. Not eating for 3 hours should definately be enough in preparation, but it is not good to enter a trip while hungry. Fasting is a controversial topic, but if you are used to fasting before a trip, go ahead. Just make sure you aren't hungry.

 

[GOD]

Not eating for 4 hors before a trip is not fasting . Fasting is going without food , not not being a pig between meals . If a person cant not eat for 4 hours before a trip they are a real decadent gready wimp .

 

[Forkbender]

^True.

 

[ophiuchus]

do the contents of your stomach affect the absorption of LSD? (i guess doesn't really matter if taken sublingually)

I don't know but I think it's better to fast some hours before any trip. You can still eat some fruit after the peak if you're hungry

i've never heard of actually swallowing the tab right off that bat.. in fact, i've been told to not swallow the tab until at least 10-20 minutes after having it on your tongue, and also to avoid spitting/swallowing spit, until your finished mouthing the tab. this could be myth or superstition, but idk, if im paying 10 a hit, i'd rather not try to find out if it matters :lol:

 

[ophiuchus]

oh, i forgot to mention, i have heard from several people, that eating any fruit with vitamin C in it is the best way to go if your hungry, also drinking OJ. for some reason the vit. C is supposed to enhance any psychadelic trip. i personally have only done this with mushrooms, and i believe it did work, but i also could still have been peaking around that time, that + placebo effect maybe swayed my mind? idk some things to consider though

 

[Meduzz]

Suck on it till it gets pulpy... I also heared you may not smoke anything when the blotter is still in your mouth. I don't know if it's right, but it's a small effort.

 

[Meduzz]

vit. C is supposed to enhance any psychadelic trip.

More acid is better :lol:

 

[GOD]

Vitamin C doesnt do anything .

 

[druglessdouglas]

vitamin C acidifies the urine. this stops/slows the reabsorbtion of drugs through the bladder and speeds up the excretion of them. so it really makes you come down a bit quicker. making the urine more alkaline eg by drinking bicarbonate has the opposite effect