In regards to allergy testing:
via a previous blue light source: (
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/379397-HARM-REDUCTION-AND-RC-s)
test a very small dose, by this I mean 1/10 of the reported active dose. look for sensitivity and other adverse effects. if there are nothing of concern then wait for any tolerance to disappear 2-3 days minimum.
then take a small dose, if there are doses reported then take the lower doses reported. during the initial trials do not combine with other drugs including alcohol. if you want to take two doses or a dose and a booster weigh the material and label it before you take the first dose. (weighing stuff whilst intoxicated is probably the most common fuck up). If possible keep notes of the effects of this low dose, if there are any signs of toxicity, low blood pressure, high blood pressure, rapid pulse, high temperature low temperature, difficulty urinating, head aches shaking, tremors, the aura feeling prior to fitting, etc etc take note.
get an accurate balance 1-10mg accuracy or better, they are not expensive, a good balance will cost less than 1g of RC.
if the substance shows serious adverse effects at this low dose, throw it away. period. no ifs, no buts, throw it away and move on.
whether it is positive or negative post your report online, put it in the Trip Reports, you can do this anonymously.[/I]
I'm not crazy about the source of this info, but after reading it, it seems to be pretty on point: (
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showwiki.php?title=Safer_Research_Chemical_Users_Guide)
"Many people have drug allergies and it is not unreasonable to assume that you may have an allergy for a compound that has not coexisted with humanity for any evolutionarily appreciable period of time. The trick is how do you find out if you have an allergy or other idiosyncratic reaction to a new compound without being exposed to it? Well unless you are an professional allergist or have a very trusted friend who is one, the odds are you will have to take the compound and see. There certainly are safer ways to do this. This treatise will outline one for water soluble compounds.
Measure out approximately 5 mg. of your material (this does not have to be overly exact as long as it is fairly close to 5 mg., really anywhere from 2-10 mg. is fine). Dissolve your 5 mg. in 1 liter of distilled water and allow to go into solution. Your solution should now have a concentration of approximately 5 µg. / ml. Measure out 1 ml of water and hold it in your mouth for 5-10 minutes to see if any reaction occurs. If not swallow and wait 1 hour to see if any reaction occurs. If no reaction has occurred, repeat the same operation with 2 ml of water. At the end of that hour repeat with 5 ml of water. This can continue along until you reach a level where you are satisfied that you will not have an extreme anaphylactic reaction. Ideally you probably would want to go up to about 1/10th of an active dose or so. The amount required to do this will of course depend on the compound in question and its presumed active dose."