All right, one more update. I took 300 mcg yesterday after a 3 weeks tolerance break. It was at 6 PM. Some other things I took that day were a cup of coffee in the morning, a bit of weed after my morning cardio and magnesium.
This time the conditions weren't too good. I had a misunderstanding with my missus earlier in the day and was emotional about it. I was considering whether I should cancel my trip but decided that the positive emotional state from the drug would be helpful in thinking over the situation.
The first effects from taking 300 mcg dissolved in orange juice appeared at 20 minutes. It wasn't very pleasant, I started shaking and felt very cold. I got a bit anxious but handled it fine. At around 1 hour in the shakes went away and I entered a familiar euphoric and relaxed state. I'd compare this effect to a "veil" placed over the regular perception. Everything felt a bit ethereal and unreal. Colors were blurred and I felt intoxicated. I got trapped on the couch, thinking about the "situation" I got myself into with my careless words. It felt very emotional and warm doing this. We had a chat with my brother who gave me some advice.
Around 2 hours in, I got up and noticed how clear-headed I felt. Were this LSD, I'd be tripping balls at this point, generally unable to function. With 1cp-al-lad, I just got up and for a brief minute I felt absolutely sober. I went to the PC to see if this sobriety meant I could do something complicated, but I could not. However, I could send a message to the girl that I've been thinking through and felt a lot of relief. With that off my mind, I looked around to see if the trip actually good any good. Unfortunately, despite the relatively big dose, there still were absolutely no visuals besides the blur everywhere I mentioned earlier and the colorful (albeit a bit annoying) HPPD noise on my white walls. With closed eyes, there was nothing at all. I tried listening to music and found it lacking. This combined with general state of intoxication making me incapable of doing more interesting things on the PC made me a bit annoyed. I ended up browsing the internet to entertain myself for a few hours.
At around 4-5 hours in the side effects surfaced as the "trip" subsided. I felt a headache, there was a painful sensation in my stomach and I also had some chest pains in the heart region. It was very alarming, but I had a similar case years ago on 2c-b which was caused by straining myself before the trip. Therefore I wasn't too concerned. I smoked what little weed I had left and felt dumber and more tired.. With that, I decided to call it quits, took some melatonin and was knocked out quickly.
To summarize this experience: 1cp-al-lad is not fit for deep space flights. It has surface level effects which I would once again compare with low dose 2c-b or mdma, but without 2c-b's psychedelia or visuals, and lacking mdma's "lovey-dovey" feel. The state is "nice" but that's about it. The peak is short and unsatisfyingly unpsychedelic. That might have to do with my expectations after reading the fancy reports on al-lad earlier, too. I don't think it's worth increasing the dose past 100-200 mcg because the side effects increase noticeably but the quality of the trip doesn't improve at all. I believe it's better to use this substance outdoors in lower dosages and redosing a couple times, to amplify the good feelings you'd get from a hike or a picnic, and not expect a "trip" to happen by itself. I also noticed before how good nature looked on 1cp-al-lad so this will probably come in handy in such setting. Maybe I'll try 300 mcg again later but in a better emotional and a more relaxed physical state.
