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2C-I - First time - Wanted to die

OP, if it makes you feel any better, there is a fairly high occurrence of unpleasant experiences with 2C-I. I believe it is generally one of the more toxic of these new psychedelics.

I can empathize with the feelings of discomfort and having to wait it out.

I do not believe it's entirely psychosomatic either, there is a physical component to the side effects of this compound. I read something about it being potentially liver and thyroid toxic, being a halogenated something-or-other (I forget this chemical word).
 
Strangely, I used to feel very uncomfortable on 2C-I, but now that I've tripped on many substances and especially many 2Cs and other phenethylamines, it feels perfectly euphoric and gentle and gorgeous to me. I no longer experience any discomfort... it's one of the most comfortable and outright euphoric psychedelics I've used, even during the come-up.

However, I used to get bad anxiety and uncomfortable physical stimulation from it, especially on the come-up.
 
I feel kind of guilty wanting to try it again mainly because so many people I know are still having 'so much fun' on it. Maybe along side MDMA I would have a better experience.
 
Shulgin said "I had to get used to the language of the chemical", or something simmilar, in regards to 2C-I. It just feels a bit different on the come up than most chemicals. Not bad, not good, just different. That's how I see it :)
 
spacefacethebassace said:
OP, if it makes you feel any better, there is a fairly high occurrence of unpleasant experiences with 2C-I. I believe it is generally one of the more toxic of these new psychedelics.

I can empathize with the feelings of discomfort and having to wait it out.

I do not believe it's entirely psychosomatic either, there is a physical component to the side effects of this compound. I read something about it being potentially liver and thyroid toxic, being a halogenated something-or-other (I forget this chemical word).[/QUOTE]


Could you post a link please, this seems intresting to me.
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Other than 2c-t-4, 2c-i is the least pleasant phenethylamine I have tried. After about 25mg, the stimulation becomes exponentially stronger than the coinciding increase in mental effects, eventually getting very bad at about 31-32mg. I wont ever go any higher than that, and actually, I stopped all research with 2c-i entirely.

The mental effects increase linearly, but the stimulation increases exponentially.
 
Personally I love 2C-I, but it's only moderately psychedelic for me. It was the first "RC" I tried, and at the time I liked its effects but found the comeup absolutely torturous. Now that I'm no longer very prone to psychedelic anxiety, I find it entirely pleasant but less profound. Nowadays I occasionally use it for a night of communication, introspection, music enhancement and euphoria. I always end up writing a very long trip report filled mostly with personal psilosophy and random thoughts on it, which is very cathartic for me. I've never taken it above 25mg, but even at that level I found it very comfortable. It's definitely a little stimulating for me, but many compounds are moreso in my experience. I can actually sleep on it at hour 6 or 7 usually.

I don't use it often, though, because as others have mentioned it seems to linger on in you for quite a while.

Also, I don't seem to get any appreciable visuals from it anymore, although a year or so ago I definitely did.
 
2C-I is the only psychedelic I don't like. Poor bodyhigh, poor effects all round. 2c-b is a lot better.
 
Ismene said:
2C-I is the only psychedelic I don't like. Poor bodyhigh, poor effects all round. 2c-b is a lot better.
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I have not tried 2c-b, but I know 2c-e sure blows it out of the fucking water.
 
coming from someone whos done it twice (positive sources) id have to say i have no idea what went wrong with your expereince.

personally i love the drug. the feeling it gives me is indescribable except for a mix between lsd and MDMA. although ive only done MDMA and never done lsd, i can imagine so.

but then again just like every drug out there everything varies from person to person.

your experience sounds a whole lot like my last new years. i took a roll, and felt pretty mmuch like you. maybe not as bad, but the whole night was filled with nothing but anxiety and paranoia, and alchohol made it bearable to speak to other people. although thats wasnt my first time rolling, its seriously made me doubt myself if i can roll again like i used too anytime soon.
 
I love the stuff, but I'm biased. Set & Setting are key. So is dosage. 5mg tablets are the norm. 2-3 is fine, 4 isn't...
 
vikvon said:
I feel kind of guilty wanting to try it again mainly because so many people I know are still having 'so much fun' on it. Maybe along side MDMA I would have a better experience.
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No personal experience with 2C-i but if you try it again I'd suggest trying it on it's own still so that you know what it's doing. Mixing can complicate things further. Have something relaxing on hand for the end of the trip, I'd pick an opiate, loads of people here seem to prefer xanax.

Do it somewhere you feel safe, like at home when you know nobody's going to disturb you, have a friend over to keep you feeling okay and don't make any split second decisions like suddenly going to a party. If you fancy doing mushrooms then the same advice applies. They might be a better idea than trying 2C-i again since it'll be much easier to know what the dosage is.
 
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