I've taken lsd many, many times, but it's always just "Here's a blotter" or "here's some candy" and I've never been given a dosage with it, so I have no idea at what levels which effects happen. I can definitely tell how strong a dose is comparatively after taking it, but I can only guess as to the doses. So for those of you lucky enough to get this beautiful molecule with dosage information, what are the thresholds? I know it varies from person to person, but I'm just curious. For example, at about what doses do these landmarks occur? The easiest and most objective way I can think of classifying it is with visuals during the peak:
- Threshold is 20-30 mics that's an easy one to find. I assume that this is where there is a little bit of the trip energy and brightening of colors
- First level visuals- the vague sense that things are shifting or warping
- Second level visuals - ie patterns, faces, etc. I find on lower doses I may get these kind of visuals, but they don't move or crawl like 3rd level visuals do.
- Third level visuals - full fractals and patterns moving across real objects
- Fourth level visuals - distortion of reality- significant warping/bending of objects that exist, not just background. I'm putting these as pretty much the highest level of visuals that a non-super-heroic dose can achieve, so these include other crazy visual that don't quite belong to the other categories, but were part of intense psychedelic experiences.
I found a shroomery thread about it (we can't link offsite here, right?) but the descriptions were pretty vague and often compared to mushroom dosages which can vary in potency.
hey, hey! I found a shroomery page with trip levels remarkably similar to what I just wrote up:
- Threshold is 20-30 mics that's an easy one to find. I assume that this is where there is a little bit of the trip energy and brightening of colors
- First level visuals- the vague sense that things are shifting or warping
- Second level visuals - ie patterns, faces, etc. I find on lower doses I may get these kind of visuals, but they don't move or crawl like 3rd level visuals do.
- Third level visuals - full fractals and patterns moving across real objects
- Fourth level visuals - distortion of reality- significant warping/bending of objects that exist, not just background. I'm putting these as pretty much the highest level of visuals that a non-super-heroic dose can achieve, so these include other crazy visual that don't quite belong to the other categories, but were part of intense psychedelic experiences.
I found a shroomery thread about it (we can't link offsite here, right?) but the descriptions were pretty vague and often compared to mushroom dosages which can vary in potency.
hey, hey! I found a shroomery page with trip levels remarkably similar to what I just wrote up:
Shroomery said:Level 1
This level produces a mild "stoning" effect, with some visual enhancement (i.e. brighter colours, etc). Some short term memory anomalies. Left/right brain communication changes causing music to sound "wider".
Level 2
Bright colors, and visuals (i.e. things start to move and breathe), some 2 dimensional patterns become apparent upon shutting eyes. Confused or reminiscent thoughts. Change of short term memory leads to continual distractive thought patterns. Vast increase in creativity becomes apparent as the natural brain filter is bypassed.
Level 3
Very obvious visuals, everything looking curved and/or warped patterns and kaleidoscopes seen on walls, faces etc. Some mild hallucinations such as rivers flowing in wood grained or "mother of pearl" surfaces. Closed eye hallucinations become 3 dimensional. There is some confusion of the senses (i.e. seeing sounds as colors, etcetera). Time distortions and "moments of eternity".
Level 4
Strong hallucinations, i.e. objects morphing into other objects. Destruction or multiple splitting of the ego. (Things start talking toyou, or you find that you are feeling contradictory things simultaneously). Some loss of reality. Time becomes meaningless. Out ofbody experiences and e.s.p. type phenomena. Blending of the senses.
Level 5
Total loss of visual connection with reality. The senses cease to function in the normal way. Total loss of ego. Merging with space, other objects, or the universe. The loss of reality becomes so severe that it defies explanation. The earlier levels are relatively easy to explain in terms of measureable changes in perception and thought patterns. This level is different in that the actual universe within which things are normally perceived, ceases to exist! Satorienlightenment (and other such labels).
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