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about to take 1st trip, wish me luck

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having researched this now for several weeks, and with my matrix blotters finally arriving, I am about to drop LSD for the first time.

I am hopeful for a nice time, but I think its better not to have too many expectations and see what happens. I don't have the luxury of a sitter. but i'm all prepared. no work for the next 4 days. I have read aldous huxley's doors of perception, parts of mckennas food of the gods, have read nearly all of the entries at erowid, have read nearly any bit of info I can find online. (including this inspiring article : http://www.themorningnews.org/article/the-heretic via www.aldaily.com)
I stopped my long term (several years) SSRIs (social phobia/anxiety) completely >2 weeks ago after a slow taper and feel slightly more myself, if a bit irritable at times

You might say i'm taking it too seriously, but I won't be bummed if nothing happens, or its not what i was expecting ( I get the impression that no amount of reading other people's experiences can give you any realistic expectations about psychedelic experiences)

Why bother writing this boring entry? because i've found similar personal experience reports very useful
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I'll let you know how it goes. hopefully not from the local police station tomorrow, but in the comfort of my own home.

(apologies if this is in the wrong forum - feel free to delete/move/whatever)
 
I don't think you're taking this too seriously at all. Sounds like you've done plenty of research, prepared yourself well, and are treating LSD with respect.

Have a relaxing day, put on some music, and enjoy your new world! ;)

EDIT: You haven't stated your dose, but if it's in the 100-200 ug range (one or two tabs) you should be fine. Starting out small is best for safety.
 
So here I am at t: +10 hrs

i'm certain now that I have not fully weaned off my SSRIs (have been on them for ~4 years)

for the first ~four hours of the trip, and I will still give it that sobriquet, I really had not much more than an intoxicated sensation. No alteration of visual perception besides mayBE some slightly intenser colours.
So you're wondering - did this idiot just drop a bit of cardboard.

definitely not - +++ positive feedback LSD stated to be: 250ug per blotter
I took a second one at 4 hours.
and then at 5 hours I took 5 x ~75-125ug blotters (-snip- No source discussion ~Jesusgreen)
And I know the difference between sober and drug affected - and this was definitely an effect - just not the usual psychedelic experience described.

*end of strangely defensive rant*

so this has been a very positive experience nonetheless - and I have to wonder if this isn't the sort of effect similar to microdosing that has been experimented with. I haven't had any spectacular insights apart from maybe just realising that nothing deserves to be taken that seriously ; actually if I could boil it down to any pre-post experience changes I guess my slogan now would be "refuse to take life seriously"

i laughed more than I think i've laughed in ages at some stuff that is genuinely funny (colbert report) and also at some stuff that maybe won't be that funny when I sober up ( Hey snoop why do carry an umbrella? snoop: fo drizzle).
I've written down a few thoughts in a notebook
I did some drawing and colouring
I played some strangely frustrating games of fifa 2013 on xbox
I listened to lots of music which has definitely seemed more enjoyable than usual (and ridiculously expensive hifi systems are sold on a sniff of the premise, so I fully accept the possibility of placebo affect)



plus - my firewire started working in my hackintosh which has been an issue for months now- so thanks LSR, for err. magically fixing my computer.

I shall definitely trip again - and hopefully actually - TRIP. I just realise I need probably at least another month for my brain chemistry to return to pre-SSRI state. no rush. i still have 3x250ug blotters (i'm sure some of you are thinking OMG what a waste of so much acid)

i'll post on my second trip too, if you think the forum can handle the wasted 1s and 0s

have to say - if this IS microdosing - then sign me up for whatever days i'm not working (I did find it quite hard to concentrate on one thing at a time at times - which would make my regular day job pretty impossible)
 
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shit sorry - thanks for the timely edit. I don't think there could possibly be any imcriminating info, but then, i'm pretty naive about that stuff so thanks
 
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oh yeah - one other "insight" - don't try manipulating screenshots of your operating system or its commonly used programs while high - you'll go insane with trying to figure out which buttons are real and which are screenshots of working buttons
 
now i dont know much about SSRI's and their interaction with drugs, but i am on a 10mg dose of celexa and even though it does making tripping a little different and weaker, it still works for me. if i take double my dose im usually good. i find that if i dont take it that day or the day before i have normal trip as if i was not on SSRI's. for me, the trip is not quite as visually intricate but visuals are still there. geometric patterns have less complexity than before i was on them. sometimes i can even roll too.

the source you mentioned can be very good or a total ripoff. personally i dont use it nor do i need to, but as always, know where you are getting your doses and know how they have effected people that have taken them. it seems that a large amount of blotter is actually 25i these days. i could imagine someone not feeling the tell tale signs of an LSD trip and taking more, a very dangerous situation. now we know that even 10 hits of 25i can be lethal. be careful, know your source, and happy trails!
 
I guess its the only source I have

i'm pretty happy that the particular stuff I had was what it purported to be (and even if it wasn't - no harm done)
i'm not the only person to describe the interaction of SSRIs and LSD either - cross tolerance is a very well described phenomenon in pharmacokinetics - and this particular interaction has been described multiple times before by people other than myself on erowid

I can test my own theory by taking the rest of my blotter (not all at once, and in retrospect, what I did this time wasn't the smartest) in a month or so
 
Protip- your body builds up a tolerance to LSD in a matter of hours, so taking more of it 4 or 5 hours after the initial dose will have VERY LITTLE effect, even if you take 4 or 5 times the initial dose. I have experienced this personally.

I'm no expert on SSRI's but yeah, sounds like you might have to go off of them for a longer period before taking your next dose. Maybe try a month instead of 2 weeks.

Lastly, 250 per blotter is rather higher than the norm... it's POSSIBLE that the potency of your tabs has been misrepresented. Can't be sure though, it's also possible that those are strong blotters and it's just your meds keeping you down.
 
hey guys, thanks for the replies

having now done a bit more research - it is certainly possible the dosage and even the substance may have been misrepresented - even so - I think residual SSRI effects played a part. I know I am still suffering residual effects ( find myself flying into a rage over the smallest mishap - its horrible)
 
The first trip that was the main subject of this thread has now passed so this thread is closed...

if there are any follow-ups like questions about any interactions or help with clearing up parts of the experience or effects... please find the right subthread using the Psychedelic Index and/or FAQ (check my links below in my signature), or the search engine. ;)

I'm sorry about the residual effects you feel... hope you get better.

You can always quote posts from this thread into other ones, about whatever you wish to continue discussing.

Thanks.
 
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