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Weird feelings in the brain after LSD trip...

Again I appreciate you taking the time to answer this. Once again however I'm addressing the feeling in my head... It gets to the point where I think it's going to explode. Along with small visual changes did your head feel weird/painful after? (i dont mind the visuals)BTW I am/have been seeking medical attention. I went to the hospital twice/a sleep specialist and my primary care physician. I'm am in the process is seeing a psychiatrist. Thanks.
 
OP, It doesn't sound like you have a medical problem to me or a psychiatric one, but I am not a doctor. I do have a lot of knowledge and experience involving various things in the world of psychoactive plants/substances though. Personally, I have had a somewhat similar experience. Many people on bluelight probably also have. Why have you not slept? Is it because you cannot sleep or have you been having difficulty staying asleep after the experience? You should really try to get good sleep. If you get substantial sleep, the symptoms you describe may be lessened. This is often the case, because the neurotransmitters replace during sleep. The particular type of head pain that you have described is something I also experience. I personally believe it is related to pressure in the pineal gland (third eye), which naturally releases DMT. Psychedelics activate this gland. It is not only not a bad thing, but it is actually something that can lead to a lot of personal growth. This is likely what is causing the feeling in the head, as myself and many other people who've done psychedelics experience this. It can also happen with people that didn't do psychedelics. If doctors are coming up empty on the head thing, that's probably what it is.

So, yeah get plenty of sleep. The head thing isn't anything dangerous unless the doctors seem concerned about it. If they don't, I can basically guarantee that it's third eye related and not anything dangerous. Personally, unless you are unable to function in the world or are experiencing issues with your physical health, I wouldn't continue to seek medical attention. The sleep thing could also be normal if you feel well rested and you are functioning well. Psychedelics change the way your psyche operates, and this may manifest in not needing as much sleep for some people. This could be a normal effect. However, if you are able to sleep more, you really should do so. Also, consider not drinking or smoking pot, at least for the time being. It may be preventing your brain from adjusting and you from feeling more normal.
 
Thank you BlueMerlin. Sleep has gotten better since the first day 1 month ago. I used to smoke pot all day so never had hard time sleeping. I now take natural melatonin and some warm milk, except for waking up two to three times a night and extremely vivid dreams. I can easily get 6-8 hours asleep now. So staying asleep is the problem now but I think that could just be from not smoking. ****When you say you get the same fealing in your head do you mean you continue to use psychedelics and you feel this after? And then it goes away? Or you have since stoped phychedelics because you get this fealing in your head and have had it for a long period of time?**** I agree I have change alot since my (how you say 3rd eye and phyche have changed) I have looked at the world differently mainly for the better. But now I would like to take this experience into my life THE WAY IT USED TO BE. I have looked into the 5-HT2C and I agree this is the most probable cause.
Again, want to get better, I'll never smoke like I used to and I won't be switching my addiction to alcohol but I would like to actually have a drink or two in situations involving family, or like in a celabritory manner (weddings for example, like a glass of champagne)
Also I want to not smoke because it's my choice, not because it gives me crazy head pain/wierd feelings
Once again BlueMerlin thank you so much for your time and effort into looking into this for me! THANK YOU. ( if you could please respond to the question in enclosed in **** **** marks
Thank you.
 
Well, I used to smoke a lot of cannabis, at least 25 grams a week, every day, from morning till evening, on every single location and in every single situation, I was definitely addicted to it, then I had to stop growing and I decided to stop smoking as well, after that I also started to sleep differently.

My dreams became less vivid, I often had lucid dreams but I stopped having those after smoking weed.

The last past years I had periods that I woke up after 4 hours of sleep and was completely awake, couldn't sleep anymore no matter what, that went away again, but it comes back in periods, this can go on for months on end, it's a very frustrated feeling, you become tired real early, you fall asleep very easily, only to be wide awake after 4 hours, exactly 4 hours usually.

I now smoke weed again to deal with stress, but not that often, and definitely not like I used to, only a few tokes get me in the perfect mindset, and only indicas with particular medicinal effects, I avoid sativas because I think too many sativas definitely messed up my dopamine centre, and contributed to my anxiety levels being so high.

I often smoke DMT and the next day I feel kinda drained, so I believe 5-HT2C receptor activation is probably the root of my problem as well, but it can also be from being overtrained, since I workout 5 times a week, and my central nervous system can't always handle the heavy workload without proper recovery, so I'm not sure what the cause is in my case.


I do think it's a good idea to consult a doctor before taking those supplements though.
 
This is definitely a bummer for me man, I liked my life before and I feel like I'll be in the same boat as you. Wish this would go away and I could go back to "normal" it was one more time that I was going to do "that" .atleast that was my plan. "it" was the last little bit that I had... I was getting a new car the next day and was deciding to sleep or do "it" to pass the time because I was anxious. I apparently made the wrong choice that night =\ .It will be the biggest regret of my life. That being said ive been waiting for this to go away. Now I guess I can figure out how to deal with it the best I can and make better decisions in my life. I will post again if anything changes but I don't believe it will.
I can't say enough how much I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my post. Thank you so much.
 
Don't even mention it, I'm glad to help.

But I do think you should talk to a doctor about this, I'm just guessing here.
I had my blood tested and my hormone values were all normal, eat healthy and workout, so I'm pretty sure that's the case for me.

Give it time, everything will eventually go back to normal, I noticed when I go through moments of severe stress that I can't sleep well again, thats only natural, when I train too hard for too long in a row, like yesterday I woke up at 02:00 am and slept in short cycles which included a lot of dreaming and laying awake again, and I'm pretty sure it's because I've put too much stress on my CNS again by training too hard.

Best you can do is to try and have as less stress as you possibly can.

Learn to meditate, it's the best you can do for yourself, and try Mindfulness, it will definitely help you to de-stress.
If you like to read "Dale Carnegie - How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" helped me a lot to deal with worrying.

You're probably not in the same boat as me, I used way too much drugs in the past, that took a toll, I think you'll restore pretty fast, don't worry too much.
 
Itsmrabc123 said:
Thank you BlueMerlin. I thought this thread was never going to be read again. The thing is Ive takin it plenty of times before ( maybe 10 times)(NEVER AGAIN!) And I know what you mean by seeing things differently atleast for a bit. But this is not that... I do understand the glowing in the face and such and i am tired but i think ITS not alowing me to sleep i have obly gotten 2-6 hours of sleep since.I still feel as if I'm coming down from it. The main thing is my head is kinda warm and I have pressure behind my eyes and tension in the front of my head. It's like a combination between standing up too fast and the feeling you get when focusing on a very small object (like working on something very small in your hands) I would not mind the small visuals but it really feels as if I'm on a low dose.. All the time, three weeks now like the first post said. It comes and goes but never goes away completely. Smoking herb makes it worse along with drinking. I see atleast two people know exactly what I'm talking about but their poster were 6 years ago. I would really just like for somebody to say they had it and it went away I can't live like this it's torture. Side note I will never do drugs again! It is indeed a fun experience for 90% of people but they way I feel now I have to advise everybody to stay away... This is not worth it!
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I have the same feeling in my head only when I smoke so it's pretty normal for me. Its mostly a massage and a glow in the front of my head. It's been 2 weeks since my first trip too.

When you tripped did you feel your body and soul separate?
 
I get the same feeling in my head after my first trip but it's mostly a massage and glow in front of my brain/head. Happens only when I smoke weed though. I feel you on not wanting to do drugs after you experienced this because that happened to me but remember weed is natural so you really don't have to worry. Nature at its best
 
please help me I just want to know if this feelings has ever left your head it's happening to me now as we speak and been going on for a good 3 months?
 
Has this ever left your head yet because it is happening to me too ever since I took lsd please help
 
Has this ever went away for anybody please help me I have the same feelings in my head
 
Hello -- I have noticed something similar after dosing LSD and DMT. However the feeling only occurs when marijuana is smoked on top of it.
Perhaps it is not the same thing you are experiencing. I have not found a single description on the internet that matches the sensation that I will be suggesting.
It begins with moderate tingling in the head, particularly around/behind the eyes. These feel like bugs no bigger than the size of a flea. The sensations are seemingly microscopic but difficult to ignore. Another way of describing it would be tiny popping/tearing of tissue in the head -- not severely painful, but enough to make you lay down and cringe. The only way it could wear off for me, was falling asleep as soon as possible. The feelings are very uncomfortable and almost terrifying.

IT IS PHYSICAL, to those of you who suggest that it's purely psychological. You cannot attribute this to anxiety and "stop worrying" the thing away. My best guess is that it is some kind of rare psychosomatic disorder. As someone else on this thread had stated "We don't fully know half of it." To this day I still get these sensations and avoid smoking marijuana because it will intensify it.

I really hope this helps anyone who isn't satisfied with the answers they have received -- to help anyone narrow this thing down -- and to let you know that you are not alone. This is not an answer but rather a means of helping anyone identify what this condition might be.

[edit]; I do not believe that this is brain zaps or cluster headaches etc. The original post is the only thing I have seen on here that comes close to matching whatever the thing is.

Good luck, fellow travelers.
 
Geebird said:
Hello -- I have noticed something similar after dosing LSD and DMT. However the feeling only occurs when marijuana is smoked on top of it.
Perhaps it is not the same thing you are experiencing. I have not found a single description on the internet that matches the sensation that I will be suggesting.
It begins with moderate tingling in the head, particularly around/behind the eyes. These feel like bugs no bigger than the size of a flea. The sensations are seemingly microscopic but difficult to ignore. Another way of describing it would be tiny popping/tearing of tissue in the head -- not severely painful, but enough to make you lay down and cringe. The only way it could wear off for me, was falling asleep as soon as possible. The feelings are very uncomfortable and almost terrifying.

IT IS PHYSICAL, to those of you who suggest that it's purely psychological. You cannot attribute this to anxiety and "stop worrying" the thing away. My best guess is that it is some kind of rare psychosomatic disorder. As someone else on this thread had stated "We don't fully know half of it." To this day I still get these sensations and avoid smoking marijuana because it will intensify it.

I really hope this helps anyone who isn't satisfied with the answers they have received -- to help anyone narrow this thing down -- and to let you know that you are not alone. This is not an answer but rather a means of helping anyone identify what this condition might be.

[edit]; I do not believe that this is brain zaps or cluster headaches etc. The original post is the only thing I have seen on here that comes close to matching whatever the thing is.

Good luck, fellow travelers.
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To me, it sounds like some activity at your 3rd eye.
 
Hey guys, So I took LSD with some friends in February and it was my first time ever using any drug other than weed. We had smoked a couple blunts in rotation prior to taking a tab. The tab I took was low dosage and I did not smoke again or drink that same night after taking the tab of LSD. During my "trip" I recall being lost in my thoughts, and constantly questioning things. I was with about 7 of my friends and we were all watching a movie together. The apartment that we were in was pretty hot and about 2 hours into my trip I felt this tingly sensation in the back of my head. It was weird to me at first but I assumed it was all a part of the trip. About 4 hours into my trip I came down on a pretty bad headache and all I wanted to do was sleep, However the apartment was super hot at this time which made that difficult. I managed to sleep on the couch of the apartment and when I woke up the tingly sensation was still in the back of my head. I was a bit concerned but I just told myself that I need to get more rest and sleep it off. So I went home and slept for another 5-8 hours and when I woke up these sensations were still very present. At this point I was very concerned and I sort of panicked and asked my friends if they felt the same way, which none of them did. I went to these forums and looked for people who had or were experiencing these sensations and almost everyone referred to it as being an "afterglow" affect of LSD, and that it would subside if I abstained from stimulants such as alcohol and weed. Also the typical time span of this afterglow was said to be from 3 weeks to 6 months which kinda bummed me out. I ended up going on vacation in march and I did end up consuming both alcohol and marijuana throughout spring and summer, and every time I did it enhanced the odd sensations. However I stopped smoking and drinking in July and as of September 10th I can say that these sensations are very minimal, and almost unnoticeable. Just listen to what people on the forums say and abstain from the stimulants and you should be back to normal if you don't stress out about it. Just wanted to share my experience so if anyone in the future goes through the same thing, they will know it'll be alright haha. Btw I haven't dosed on LSD since February and I don't intend to, probably ever again.
 
Just to chime and maybe give the OP and others some more perspective from others who have had similar experiences. My bad trip involved many months of odd "physical" feelings in the head...ticking, floating head, pressure, odd noises, etc. With time, they have dissipated, but I do remember them being strong and noticeable that I thought I was losing my mind. I would also get extremely painful, sharp headaches, which would almost immediately be followed by a traumatic memory and a lot of crying. Eventually when I would have a sharp headache, I knew a traumatic memory was surfacing and eventually I leaned in and accepted it. I am no doctor, but I believe the "noises" and "physical sensations" have to do with the central nervous system and cortisol trying to compensate for the trauma that resulted from your body having experienced the drug.
 
I like doing zazen or vipassana & samatha meditation; these activities often create a tingling sensation at the point of attention (usually in front of my face which includes the nose tip) or where my thumb and finger touch if I hold my hand that way.

I doubt that any significant physical changes take place except possibly increased blood flow, and as soon as my concentration fades, the tingling begins to fade as well....

what I am saying is that I believe it is 100% normal to experience a tingle at top or back of head when your attention rests there for a half a minute or more, and these tingling feelings should not be medicated off....

do not take supplements or drugs to suppress serotonin receptors or anything like that, just carry on with your life, and if you can fit it in, add some sitting meditation to your life which can make direct use of your ability to create a sensation at some "chakra" or arbitrary point of your body.
 
I AM FINE NOW. YOU WILL BE TOO.
I always meant to check in on this thread, so nobody ever felt alone or as scared as I did. Time passed and no one new had posted. I feel for those of you that have posted since then. I hope this message can help people in the future. Check my earlier posts from 2016.
After about 2 months on 420 I told my self I could smoke and over came it. After that I just knew taking care of my body and mind was key. At this time I still felt a little "off" but after 3 months I found myself questioning "do I still feel weird?" Trying to figure out if I even felt it at all. Eventually I thought about it less and less. I still think of it from time to time, and refer to it as an "awakening" or simply " when I was sick" Itll be different for everyone. The experience opened my eyes and I won't see the world differently but as far as feeling "off" so to speak.

IT WENT AWAY COMPLETELY.

I racked up medical bills trying to find an answer I got passed around to so many departments but maybe 10 weeks after day 1 finally had an MRI on my brain and they found evidence of prior sever swelling that was pushing on a vascular anomaly. So there could be a medical reason but probably not, and stressing about medical bills just made my situation worse. Trust yourself and trust your mind.
YOU WILL FEEL "Normal' AGAIN.

I do have slight sensitivity to light and glare in particular now, and no I have not and will not do these types of "things" again, it was fun when I could do them but that part of my life is over, just not worth it to maybe go through it again.
Ill try to check in on this thread again soon. Remember
You are ok, you will be okay. And surround yourself with people who love you.
 
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