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2C-I - First time - Wanted to die

vikvon

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So after some research on the internet and positive input from some of my friends I decided I wanted to try a research chemical. I called my friend (reliable & close) to get me some, and he did. 2 pills. 10mg/each. He told me and another friend to open them and snort it but we decided to swallow them instead.

At approx 1am we took the pills and began watching a movie. Around 2:30 I started to feel "something". The faces in the movie were creepily distorting. My friend by that time hadn't felt a thing. I started feeling really weird and I wanted to be around people, so at that time we left to a small afterparty that was happening at my friends house. The drive there was fucked, passing street lights, cars, nothing looked right. I didn't feel safe. I was laughing uncontrollably at things that wouldn't normally have me in stitches. The first feelings of discomfort were setting in.

When I arrived at my friends house they were all having a great time coming off of GHB and chatting. Peoples eyes started to scare me again. I couldn't look at anyone as they talked. I tried to keep my cool, and remember to enjoy the experience. I made my friend turn on some music and tried dancing (something that always makes me feel better). And I was feeling a little bit better until feelings of uncertainty, regret, anxiety and hate started to swarm over me. I was in a good enviroment with people that I like, I don't understand what went wrong here... WHATEVER-- I couldn't deal with it anymore. I needed to go home. Now.

By this time on the way home I kept asking my friend, "Are you feeling anything yet?" and he kept responding, "No." He was very quiet. Said he was tired, couldn't wait to get into bed. By the time I got home it was probably around 4:00, I was straight flipping the fuck out. I felt like I was being noisy, I felt one of my family members was sure to find me in this state and I wouldn't be able to deal with the situation. I felt like the way I felt was never going to end. I kept reminding myself that it would. I decided I would lay in bed in complete darkness with tons of blankets surrounding me as "protection" (from what? I'm not sure). So I layed there. Terrible feelings still there. I can't even discribe the discomfort they were. They were everything I never wanted a drug to be. I got a text message from my friend that I dropped with, it said "Holy fuck." He was feeling the same thing that I was feeling. Telling him to calm down helped me calm down. The lack of stimulation from being in my room alone in the dark was not good for my state. I couldn't stop thinking about how horrible I felt (though I never felt physically bad).

At this point I shed some blankets, they were discomforting me along with everything. I needed something happy, something wholesome. It was 5:00am, I thought cartoons must be on. I was flipping through channels, news was on - I couldn't believe some of the sick and twisted violent shit the news had on at that time of day. All I wanted was fucking cartoons. Finally I found some. I layed there. Listening not watching. I felt like I wanted to die. I contemplated calling an ambulance a few times (but what would they do, put me to sleep? I figured this nightmare would be over soon enough.) So I waited, minutes felt like hours. I occupied myself by thinking of how much I hated this experience until 7:00am when I finally fell asleep. I woke up around 9:00, I finally felt almost normal again and as the day progressed I was back to my old self. But what a nightmare.

The next day my friend reported the same feelings. In hindsight I probably shouldn't have been left alone, that probably would have made the experience much more tolerable.

Maybe in that entire experience I enjoyed myself 2% of the time.

This drug is definitely not for me.
 
Would you ever consider doing it again at a lower dosage? Curious, I want to get a better idea of the drug, and after effects.

vikvon said:
I decided I would lay in bed in complete darkness with tons of blankets surrounding me as "protection" (from what? I'm not sure).

I do that sober sometimes when I get scared, can't imagine how it would be on something like 2C-I.

I enjoyed reading the trip report, well written, medium length, thanks for posting it =)
 
Astavats said:
Would you ever consider doing it again at a lower dosage?


No, I wouldn't.

Try it if you're curious, but I wouldn't personally recommend it to anyone. After effects are almost non-existant. By the afternoon the next day I felt 100% normal.
 
The words "Set and Setting" are not thrown about for no reason.

Watching a movie while waiting for the onset. Going to a random houseparty when you began to feel anxiety?

That was not the best thing to do. I would not say that the 2c-i was the cause of the bad trip. Id say it was you.
 
^^^that sounds a little harsh.
It sounds like some negative feelings just surfaced in this person's consciousness and no one was in a fit state to help them out with it or they weren't prepared to deal with it and just got stuck in a bad place.

Sorry you had such a bad time vikvon, something similar happened to me on Methylone once and it had nothing to do with set and setting (which were perfectly fine I was in my home with my girlfriend and other trusted tripping partners). I think the chemical just didn't agree with me. Both times I took it I felt very anxious and full of self-loathing. I mean, sure, everyone has reasons to hate themself at one time or another but I don't find that a bad trip where your emotions spiral out of control and all you get are negative thought loops to be at all productive.

I'll sit there thinking "duh, I know what I should change about myself and now I took a wierd drug that will make me fixate on it until it wears off."
 
Ive had some good times with 2ci but my most recent time was similar to this. Freaky ass facial distoritions, had to drive and i was sure my car was flying and that i couldent control it. Was slightly afraid that the intensity of it would snap me into insanity. Its not like I havent done my fair share of strong psychedalics either. I woke up the next morning simply thirrled to be alive and uninjured. Did an hour search for my car which i had abandoned in fear, leaving me an hour walk home at 2am while tripping beyond balls. (the streets kept rearranging to trap me in a maze) I took segeline, along with 25mg 2ci and kratom and weed. Id advice you to have plenty of bud if/when you try 2ci again, and for the first time id mix it with some mdma as the combo is simply brillant. And as always, but especialy with mixing with 2ci make sure you have good clean pills. tweak and 2ci seems like a combo for a panic attack/ horrible experience.
 
Yeah, I got tweaked and freaked for about an hour in the middle of a 3-day 2ci/mdma binge at a music festival (demf, for those who know). I didn't take that much at any one time but I kept dropping tabs and pills whenever I felt like I was coming down.

But to only get a bit paranoid during such a long period of staying awake on drugs without eating...well, I'd say that was ok!
The paranoia sort of went away on its own after a little while of chilling away from the music and staring at a pretty river, eating some fruit.
 
jude101 said:
The words "Set and Setting" are not thrown about for no reason.

Watching a movie while waiting for the onset. Going to a random houseparty when you began to feel anxiety?

That was not the best thing to do. I would not say that the 2c-i was the cause of the bad trip. Id say it was you.

champ said:
^^^that sounds a little harsh.

It was more like a statement of truth, which couldn't help but sound a little harsh. I mean, honestly, going to a house party on any psychedelic is a really bad idea, let alone doing so after you begin to feel anxiety. That's just irreponsible. So is doing it with your parents home... that's almost a surefire way to get anxiety.

Set and setting really are tremendous influences on a trip. I wonder how it would have gone if you had stayed home, and had picked a time or place where there would be no parents around?

Good report, anyway. I changed the format of the title slightly to adhere to standards.
 
I totally agree it was a true statement but it's kind of mean to blame the OP for having a bad trip.
I am sure that many people have had a bad trip in even the most careful of settings and likewise many people have had fun at a houseparty on psychedelics. It doesn't sound right to me to dismiss the notion that a given chemical could at least be partially responsible for inducing a bad trip in a certain individual.
Most of us have drugs that we won't rush to do because they cause us distress, either mental or physical. For me, it's methylone.
 
I totally agree it was a true statement but it's kind of mean to blame the OP for having a bad trip.

The most likely reason why he had a terrible time is because he took this drug without any idea what he was in for, and without any regard to set and setting. If he didn't have to interact with parents, and didn't have to pretend to be sober, it most likely would have been a much more enjoyable experience.

I have never understood why people take psychedelics when they have to interact with others. If you have to trip in a house with those who are not so understanding, wait until they go to sleep. THese drugs are serious business, and this report shows they are not to be taken lightly. ANd most people consider 2C-I a fairly light psychedelic.
 
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champ said:
I totally agree it was a true statement but it's kind of mean to blame the OP for having a bad trip.
I am sure that many people have had a bad trip in even the most careful of settings and likewise many people have had fun at a houseparty on psychedelics. It doesn't sound right to me to dismiss the notion that a given chemical could at least be partially responsible for inducing a bad trip in a certain individual.
Most of us have drugs that we won't rush to do because they cause us distress, either mental or physical. For me, it's methylone.

Well, sure, the drug was probably partially responsible, and I really don't mean to rag on the OP at all. I'm just saying that had he been more responsible with it, he would have had a much easier time, even if it wasn't a good trip.

I just felt the need to mention set and setting, since this is a harm reduction board.
 
hey, it's all good. Vikvon was obviously not in the best situation to take a psychedelic. Especially with being around family members, etc--that is gonna cause problems.
I just wanted to ensure that the OP was aware that in some cases a specific drug can not go so well with a person's brain chemistry or personality.
 
vikvon said:
No, I wouldn't.

Try it if you're curious, but I wouldn't personally recommend it to anyone. After effects are almost non-existant. By the afternoon the next day I felt 100% normal.

Thanks for the reply
 
You guys are totally right it was absolutely a combination of setting and the drug that caused a bad experience. Totally reasonable. Although the anxiety and bad feelings didn't set in until I started tripping balls.

Just not for me!
I'll stick with my E, G and K!
 
I'm also curious to try these things but they are illegal where I live (Britain). These reports also show how people have to be tred carefully. These substances are probably illegal for a reason.
 
Mona Lisa said:
I'm also curious to try these things but they are illegal where I live (Britain). These reports also show how people have to be tred carefully. These substances are probably illegal for a reason.

2C-I illegal in the UK??

Whoops8( 8( is all I can say if that's true!;)

Pretty sure that it is only covered by some unenforced EU member state law though.
 
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