UPDATE - The dosages in this report are inaccurate, as of 15/11/2010 it has become clear that the scale used for measuring the dose was inaccurate. The actual dose may be anywhere from 20mg-30mg (15mg most likely being the initial amount taken)
I have never written a trip report before, but the experiences of last night simply need to be recorded for the sake of safety. By no means was this the wisest idea I have ever had, and in retrospect it was
EXTREMELY stupid of me to take 3 different research chemicals within a 48 hour period. Learn from my example, and do not repeat it. This report includes details of both the trip, and the trip to the
hospital, the last part of which is probably the most significant, if anything skip to T+8:00. The actual details of the trip are not all that detailed, it was enlightening to me but overall somewhat boring
and not worth noting.
Having not written a trip report before, this may not be of the best quality, but I will try my best.
Background: I have a small amount of experience with psychedelics before this, tripping on mushrooms and 2c-e in the past. Most of my previous experience is with MDMA and cannabis. I also have tried DXM,
ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSA with no adverse effects (puking aside). In the previous weeks I have found myself using mephedrone and methylone more and more frequently, which ultimately
led me to ask a friend to take them away, as my usage of these chemicals was becoming
uncontrollable and impulsive. This occured 48 hours prior to the experience, and the decision to trip in this case was partly to work my way through what was clearly becoming the beginnings of an addiction
(although I wouldn't have called it that before this particular experience). Myself, like many users of mephedrone have found the days following use to have many disconcerting physical effects, most notably
chest discomfort.
User Info: 19 years old, male, no medical history, out of shape but otherwise healthy. Currently on spironolactone (potassium sparing diuretic), estrogen, and progesterone.
T-48 hours - Finish an unplanned 10 hour binge on methylone and mephedrone. This has left me very drained on previous occasions, and this was likely a big contributer to the adverse reaction.
T-0:10- Weighed out 20mg of 2c-i (my scale is accurate, but slightly insensitive) and dissolved this in 16mL of tap water measured using a syringe. Dosed out 4mL (5mg) into a glass of water, put the rest in
a slightly less than full bottle. The column of water in the bottle is fairly consistently cylindrical, so further dosing was done using a ruler held to the side of the bottle.
T-0:00 - Consumed the first 5mg of 2c-i in a glass of water. Previous experience with 2c-e led me to spread out the first 10mg out over the first hour to prevent a nasty bodyload. After drinking the 2c-i
solution I go back to working on some coding to wait for the effects to kick in before adding more to the dose.
T+1:00 - Feeling the effects coming on slowly, consumed another 5mg of 2c-i using a ruler and the bottle. Put away my coding assignment and started browsing the internet.
T+1:15 - Effects coming on quite strongly, despite efforts to reduce the body load I am feeling quite sick. At this point I'm beginning to wonder what crap I've gotten myself into, the experience is
beginning to turn sour very fast, I realize that I have not prepared properly for the experience.
T+1:30 - Put on some music to try and improve the general bad atmosphere that seems to be settling in on the trip. This does not work, and the trip just continues to worsen. Fractals are beginning to appear
on the carpet when I focus on it. I IM some friends to try and get myself back into a good headspace, and their lack of replies (both AFK) serves to send me off into what seems like a near panic.
T+2:45 - I have come to the conclusion at this point that I'm completely alone and I have to work my way through this experience myself. After coming to accept this I finally just let the effects of the drug
take over, and begin to think my way through what could be causing the negativity. Finally accepting the fact that I can't have somebody there to hold my hand during the whole experience suddenly made the
trip move in a positive direction, the rough patch was over.
T+2:45-4:00 - The experience seems to be at its peak, colorful patterns are forming all over the floor, the bad vibes appear to be gone, and I spend the next while enjoying the sensory distortion.
T+4:00 - Tripping at a very comfortable, but somewhat boring level. I know I can handle a stronger trip than this and could benefit from one, and foolishly at this point I decided to consume an additional
5mg. This was a very bad decision, as the additional 5mg did not really serve to intensify or even extend the experience, but may have contributed to the adverse reaction experienced later.
T+4:30 - Adding the 5mg brought back the body load, and I immediately become frustrated with myself for getting greedy and ultimately "tainting" what had up until that point been a good experience. Lots of
serious thought at this point and beating myself up.
T+6:00 - The body load is gone again, but the visuals have faded to very subtle, and the experience appears to be at its tail end despite the added dose.
T+8:00 - I feel like the primary mental effects of the drug have worn off. I am still definitely under the influence, but by now the effects are quite easy to ignore and I start browsing the internet waiting
until I can fall asleep.
T+8:10 - Very suddenly, I begin feeling a pain on the left side of my chest, right beside the collarbone, and spreading down my left arm. I try to ignore it at first, but it quickly begins to intensify to a
very strong crushing and throbbing pain which I can no longer ignore, also spreading down my arm.
T+8:15 - I have never experienced a pain as strong and persistent as this on any substance, and it shows no signs of letting up anytime soon, in fact it seems to be intensifying. I've ingested a substance
with stimulant effects, and I'm experiencing intense chest pain, the only thing I can think is "THIS IS SERIOUS, I NEED TO GET TO A HOSPITAL, NOW!". I grab my coat, and clutching my chest from the pain I
make my way to the front entrance of my residence and dial 911.
T+8:30 - Paramedics arrive and assess the situation. I'm still experiencing intense pain in the chest, but it is more manageable at this point. They run some quick tests and find that I'm not having a heart
attack, but still take me over to emergency. I'm not quite as sober as I thought (most likely the stress just has me panicked), but I'm definitely able to communicate.
T+8:40 - Checked in at emergency, plenty of time to sit and wait to see somebody. Chest pain has reduced to a dull throbbing ache.
T+9:15 - An electrocardiogram and my blood pressure is taken. It appears to be normal, I listen in on the conversation later between the nurse and doctor after taking the ECG, in which the doctor says,
"looks normal, all of these must be artifacts". I'm no medical professional, but that suggested to me that something was up with the muscles in my chest, I'm pretty sure it wasn't just a muscle cramp though.
T+9:30 - I return to the waiting room. Over the next while the pain seems to be subsiding, and I begin to consider checking out before being seen. Waiting to see a nurse and inform them that I'm checking out
however, the pain returns, at a level strong enough to make me go sit down again.
T+10:00 - I'm told I'll be able to see a doctor. Over the next while I continue to make the slow return to total sobriety (I've still been somewhat "out of it" for the past little while). Chest pain comes
and goes. I'm given a dose of ibuprofen by the nurse.
T+10:30 - A blood sample is taken to see if everything is normal, the hospital staff seem fairly sure there's nothing wrong with me.
T+11:30 - Everything checks out, I'm completely healthy somehow, even though my chest still hurts. I'm told that I'm good to go and I leave the hospital to walk home.
It's been about 19 hours since ingesting the first dose, and I still get little twinges of pain in the same area from time to time. I have no idea what caused the pain, but it was enough to make me pretty
sure that I was having a heart attack. I'm under the impression that there could be some amount of interaction between metabolites of mephedrone and/or methylone and 2c-i.
Needless to say, this first experience is likely to be my last with 2c-i, I'm simply not willing to risk having such an adverse reaction to something. This was the wakeup call I needed that research
chemicals can be quite dangerous when not properly respected. A lesson hard learned, now I just have to wait for the medical bill to arrive...
In the meantime, I believe I've finally scared myself enough to remain sober for a good long time. This is likely the best outcome, the irresponsibility and outright stupidity that resulted in this experience is a sign
that I need a good long break from psychoactives.
I have never written a trip report before, but the experiences of last night simply need to be recorded for the sake of safety. By no means was this the wisest idea I have ever had, and in retrospect it was
EXTREMELY stupid of me to take 3 different research chemicals within a 48 hour period. Learn from my example, and do not repeat it. This report includes details of both the trip, and the trip to the
hospital, the last part of which is probably the most significant, if anything skip to T+8:00. The actual details of the trip are not all that detailed, it was enlightening to me but overall somewhat boring
and not worth noting.
Having not written a trip report before, this may not be of the best quality, but I will try my best.
Background: I have a small amount of experience with psychedelics before this, tripping on mushrooms and 2c-e in the past. Most of my previous experience is with MDMA and cannabis. I also have tried DXM,
ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSA with no adverse effects (puking aside). In the previous weeks I have found myself using mephedrone and methylone more and more frequently, which ultimately
led me to ask a friend to take them away, as my usage of these chemicals was becoming
uncontrollable and impulsive. This occured 48 hours prior to the experience, and the decision to trip in this case was partly to work my way through what was clearly becoming the beginnings of an addiction
(although I wouldn't have called it that before this particular experience). Myself, like many users of mephedrone have found the days following use to have many disconcerting physical effects, most notably
chest discomfort.
User Info: 19 years old, male, no medical history, out of shape but otherwise healthy. Currently on spironolactone (potassium sparing diuretic), estrogen, and progesterone.
T-48 hours - Finish an unplanned 10 hour binge on methylone and mephedrone. This has left me very drained on previous occasions, and this was likely a big contributer to the adverse reaction.
T-0:10- Weighed out 20mg of 2c-i (my scale is accurate, but slightly insensitive) and dissolved this in 16mL of tap water measured using a syringe. Dosed out 4mL (5mg) into a glass of water, put the rest in
a slightly less than full bottle. The column of water in the bottle is fairly consistently cylindrical, so further dosing was done using a ruler held to the side of the bottle.
T-0:00 - Consumed the first 5mg of 2c-i in a glass of water. Previous experience with 2c-e led me to spread out the first 10mg out over the first hour to prevent a nasty bodyload. After drinking the 2c-i
solution I go back to working on some coding to wait for the effects to kick in before adding more to the dose.
T+1:00 - Feeling the effects coming on slowly, consumed another 5mg of 2c-i using a ruler and the bottle. Put away my coding assignment and started browsing the internet.
T+1:15 - Effects coming on quite strongly, despite efforts to reduce the body load I am feeling quite sick. At this point I'm beginning to wonder what crap I've gotten myself into, the experience is
beginning to turn sour very fast, I realize that I have not prepared properly for the experience.
T+1:30 - Put on some music to try and improve the general bad atmosphere that seems to be settling in on the trip. This does not work, and the trip just continues to worsen. Fractals are beginning to appear
on the carpet when I focus on it. I IM some friends to try and get myself back into a good headspace, and their lack of replies (both AFK) serves to send me off into what seems like a near panic.
T+2:45 - I have come to the conclusion at this point that I'm completely alone and I have to work my way through this experience myself. After coming to accept this I finally just let the effects of the drug
take over, and begin to think my way through what could be causing the negativity. Finally accepting the fact that I can't have somebody there to hold my hand during the whole experience suddenly made the
trip move in a positive direction, the rough patch was over.
T+2:45-4:00 - The experience seems to be at its peak, colorful patterns are forming all over the floor, the bad vibes appear to be gone, and I spend the next while enjoying the sensory distortion.
T+4:00 - Tripping at a very comfortable, but somewhat boring level. I know I can handle a stronger trip than this and could benefit from one, and foolishly at this point I decided to consume an additional
5mg. This was a very bad decision, as the additional 5mg did not really serve to intensify or even extend the experience, but may have contributed to the adverse reaction experienced later.
T+4:30 - Adding the 5mg brought back the body load, and I immediately become frustrated with myself for getting greedy and ultimately "tainting" what had up until that point been a good experience. Lots of
serious thought at this point and beating myself up.
T+6:00 - The body load is gone again, but the visuals have faded to very subtle, and the experience appears to be at its tail end despite the added dose.
T+8:00 - I feel like the primary mental effects of the drug have worn off. I am still definitely under the influence, but by now the effects are quite easy to ignore and I start browsing the internet waiting
until I can fall asleep.
T+8:10 - Very suddenly, I begin feeling a pain on the left side of my chest, right beside the collarbone, and spreading down my left arm. I try to ignore it at first, but it quickly begins to intensify to a
very strong crushing and throbbing pain which I can no longer ignore, also spreading down my arm.
T+8:15 - I have never experienced a pain as strong and persistent as this on any substance, and it shows no signs of letting up anytime soon, in fact it seems to be intensifying. I've ingested a substance
with stimulant effects, and I'm experiencing intense chest pain, the only thing I can think is "THIS IS SERIOUS, I NEED TO GET TO A HOSPITAL, NOW!". I grab my coat, and clutching my chest from the pain I
make my way to the front entrance of my residence and dial 911.
T+8:30 - Paramedics arrive and assess the situation. I'm still experiencing intense pain in the chest, but it is more manageable at this point. They run some quick tests and find that I'm not having a heart
attack, but still take me over to emergency. I'm not quite as sober as I thought (most likely the stress just has me panicked), but I'm definitely able to communicate.
T+8:40 - Checked in at emergency, plenty of time to sit and wait to see somebody. Chest pain has reduced to a dull throbbing ache.
T+9:15 - An electrocardiogram and my blood pressure is taken. It appears to be normal, I listen in on the conversation later between the nurse and doctor after taking the ECG, in which the doctor says,
"looks normal, all of these must be artifacts". I'm no medical professional, but that suggested to me that something was up with the muscles in my chest, I'm pretty sure it wasn't just a muscle cramp though.
T+9:30 - I return to the waiting room. Over the next while the pain seems to be subsiding, and I begin to consider checking out before being seen. Waiting to see a nurse and inform them that I'm checking out
however, the pain returns, at a level strong enough to make me go sit down again.
T+10:00 - I'm told I'll be able to see a doctor. Over the next while I continue to make the slow return to total sobriety (I've still been somewhat "out of it" for the past little while). Chest pain comes
and goes. I'm given a dose of ibuprofen by the nurse.
T+10:30 - A blood sample is taken to see if everything is normal, the hospital staff seem fairly sure there's nothing wrong with me.
T+11:30 - Everything checks out, I'm completely healthy somehow, even though my chest still hurts. I'm told that I'm good to go and I leave the hospital to walk home.
It's been about 19 hours since ingesting the first dose, and I still get little twinges of pain in the same area from time to time. I have no idea what caused the pain, but it was enough to make me pretty
sure that I was having a heart attack. I'm under the impression that there could be some amount of interaction between metabolites of mephedrone and/or methylone and 2c-i.
Needless to say, this first experience is likely to be my last with 2c-i, I'm simply not willing to risk having such an adverse reaction to something. This was the wakeup call I needed that research
chemicals can be quite dangerous when not properly respected. A lesson hard learned, now I just have to wait for the medical bill to arrive...
In the meantime, I believe I've finally scared myself enough to remain sober for a good long time. This is likely the best outcome, the irresponsibility and outright stupidity that resulted in this experience is a sign
that I need a good long break from psychoactives.
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