DaveCantDoThat
Greenlighter
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- Apr 18, 2019
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I've noticed an abundance of posts disputing the effects of absinthe. I've only recently (last weekend) tried absinthe, but I have noticed a distinct quality to it separate of the alcoholic effects. While I'm not here to debate whether this is from thujone--as most theorize--or from some other such compound, I and other friends who have tried absinthe have had very similar effects.
Now, while the scientifically-minded may accuse me of having a placebo effect, I think that I actually have some evidence to this end. When I bought the bottle of absinthe, I invited a few friends over to try it. I drank some beforehand, and I noticed a clear-headed-ness that alcohol doesn't usually provide me. I intentionally didn't mention this, and, sure enough, the friend who had had the most absinthe brought this up before long. "I feel drunk, but not impaired. Like-- clear-headed," he commented.
I only bring this up--while drunk on absinthe tonight--because I've seen a lot of people who have had similar effects as I have describe them online, but I've seen even more on this forum try to dispute any effects that absinthe has. I hadn't read any accounts of absinthe drunkenness prior to trying it myself (though I had heard of hallucinations--and have had none myself), so I don't think that this is a placebo.
From my short time with the green fairy, I'd describe the absinthe "high" as being drunk, but with a clarity and lightness of the head akin to a microdose of LSD or a hit of a small but very good THC dab, along with the effects of normal alcohol. Normally, I feel very tired even after a single drink, but with absinthe I feel invigorated and intellectually-stimulated.
Absinthe is ill-studied and uncommon in the USA, so I'd be interested to hear what experiences you guys have had. Have you noticed a difference between absinthe and "standard" alcohol?
Now, while the scientifically-minded may accuse me of having a placebo effect, I think that I actually have some evidence to this end. When I bought the bottle of absinthe, I invited a few friends over to try it. I drank some beforehand, and I noticed a clear-headed-ness that alcohol doesn't usually provide me. I intentionally didn't mention this, and, sure enough, the friend who had had the most absinthe brought this up before long. "I feel drunk, but not impaired. Like-- clear-headed," he commented.
I only bring this up--while drunk on absinthe tonight--because I've seen a lot of people who have had similar effects as I have describe them online, but I've seen even more on this forum try to dispute any effects that absinthe has. I hadn't read any accounts of absinthe drunkenness prior to trying it myself (though I had heard of hallucinations--and have had none myself), so I don't think that this is a placebo.
From my short time with the green fairy, I'd describe the absinthe "high" as being drunk, but with a clarity and lightness of the head akin to a microdose of LSD or a hit of a small but very good THC dab, along with the effects of normal alcohol. Normally, I feel very tired even after a single drink, but with absinthe I feel invigorated and intellectually-stimulated.
Absinthe is ill-studied and uncommon in the USA, so I'd be interested to hear what experiences you guys have had. Have you noticed a difference between absinthe and "standard" alcohol?