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Psychedelic first aid kit

yucatanboy2

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If you have one or would make one, what would you put in a psychedelic "first aid" or "emergency" kit. This kit would be for helping people having a bad/hard trip if you were their trip sitter, or for helping people who were tripping for their first time (no, this is not a kit of different psychedelics, but rather helpful and useful things).

(I was inspired by a erowid "teatime" post: http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/

Here's some things I thought of:

Metromint water (very cooling and soothing)

Peppermint or ginger tea (for nausea)

Water-washable markers for drawing on stuff

A blanket

Music (what kind would you put in?)

A pipe and lighter and some cannabis (often helps)

Glowsticks (ravers will be ravers)

LED flashlight (trippers lose stuff in the dark)

Maybe something like a benzo or a codiene pill, for those really bad situations where someone really needs to calm down/go to sleep. Not that I condone adding more drugs on top of other drugs, but downers can help reduce a trips intensity. You can never fully "abort" a trip though in my experience.

Come on people, help me out here!
 
is this kit for just emergencies? alike to a real first aid kit or is it more of a goodie bag for trippers?
if an emergency kit then:
- definitely a benzo,
-ambient music yet not too trippy(so as to not freak the tripper out even more) like tierra azul by virbrasphere. Or any song that the tripper knows well and likes. Could work kinda of like a musical rope back to reality.
-cannabis but only if they are a smoker
-cigarettes but again only if they are a smoker
-Comfy blanket
-water
-big bright sign saying "You Are On A Drug That Will Wear Of. Don't Worry You'll Be Fine :)"
 
well i would use the benzo (or whatever aborter) only as a last resort if nothing else has worked. Even though typically out of my experience, time and and some sort of distraction can really help ease the mind when it starts to freak out on psyches.
 
My psychedelic first-aid kit consists of:
* anti-nausea meds (ondansetron, Stemetil, and moclobomide)
* antacids (Mylanta syrup, Gaviscon chewables)
* Buscopan
* Panadol and Nurofen/Advil
(Note: as much as I love codeine, I wouldn't recommend anyone who is tripping to have codeine purely because it makes you nauseous and/or causes stomach pain. For this reason also Nurofen can be contraindicated)

At bush doofs (psytrance parties) people have come to know that I always have all these meds so they come and ask me for whatever they need :)


I have never ever required nor been asked if I have any benzos or anti-psychotics etc.

Know your tolerance, know your limitations, be sensible and you should never require any psychiatric-medication intervention when tripping. And if you can't handle the comedown, don't take the drugs.

Just my humble opinion of course...

YellowNikes said:
-big bright sign saying "You Are On A Drug That Will Wear Of. Don't Worry You'll Be Fine :)"
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Haha I love this :)
 
Well, in my "tripper goodie bag" I have:
* a notebook
* glitter pens and a collection of cute/psychedelic stickers (for when I'm feeling arty/crafty)
* facepaint pens (for the same reason as above)
* these 2 glowing orbs that change colour
* a squishy blue thing that flashes (note: flashing isn't good for psychedelics, I have found. Better for amphetamines)
* insect repellent (because all our psytrance parties are out in the bush)
* cigarettes and a lighter (I don't smoke but occasionally I feel like one)
* lip gloss
* chewing gum
* mittens (because it always gets cold at night in the bush, even in summer)

All packed up neatly in my My Little Pony backpack =D
 
Valium - even if it's not much, if your having a bad trip and you take it placebo can make you feel a shit tonne better.
Music.
That's all! Music is optional. My trips vary a lot so I don't try to rely on items too much in the off-chance I don't have them.
 
I totally agree with the banana comment vibrancy!! I usually take a banana or two when we go to psytrance parties.

Tinned fruit is also good because it goes down smooth :)
 
I'd put down substance, amount, date and time along with the ROA on a slip of paper before every trip and put it in a pocket. Can be pretty useful at times. Either to find out when all this is gonna stop (if you're able to read the watch), or something you can give the ER staff when you're showing up at their doorstep skew eyed and frothing from the mouth all wobbly and incoherent. :)

Have a nice pile of those scraps, trip souvenirs if you will. ;)
 
NeighborhoodThreat said:
a benzo would be a the top or at least near the top of my list, along with cannabis
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Weed would be the absolute worst thing for me if I was having a rough trip. If the person knows weed and psychedelics is a good mix for them then its ok but if they're inexperienced with the combo I definately wouldnt be giving them weed.

A small to moderate amount of alcohol would be much better.
 
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