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After my 1st time with psychadelics - now what?

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So me and 3 friends went to amsterdam this wednesday until today. It was an amazing trip, mostly due to due trying some strains I have wanted to try for a long time (namely white widow and amnesia, which btw both disappointed me; my highlight of the trip was bubblegum, I LOVE THAT STUFF).
Anyway, thursday we got some truffles (atlantis) and decided to go for it (none of us have ever had any psychedelics; I've had weed and e, one of my friends had tried nothing but weed, and 2 of my friends had done some coke, speed, e and weed, as well as a one time disappointing salvia experience). Anyway, we took it at around 5:30, and I finished my 7.5g within the next hour. The trip was very intense and not something I want to or even could explain.
But now that it's over, I have decided that psychedelics aren't my world, and am not interested in trying anything else (I did have a SMALL interest in trying LSD, but I am now too terrified to try that!)

My problem is that since the trip (now ~48 hours ago), I still feel extremely confused, a bit paranoid and fairly down. One of the thoughts that persists in my mind is that my trip still hasn't ended, that this is an illusion and that I will wake up on that night just having simulated what I am living right now. I am aware that this is not the case, yet I still can't shake this fear.

Is there anything that will calm me down? Or will I just start to get over this experience with time (and if so, how long does it take to stop thinking about it)?

Thanks, sorry if my noobness (?) annoys any of you, but I figured that this is the best place to discuss my feelings!

PS: one of the things that really scares me atm is one of my friends who was the last to come out of his trip (and it was quite scary). He poured water over himself several times, didn't believe us when we told him it was us, etc.. I think this is the part that shocked me the most. Am I just in shock? :/
 
7.5 grams of mushrooms, no matter what the strain, is a ridiculous amount to take for a first time. I've known psychonauts to have bad trips on ~2g of some good mushrooms, much less a first timer

When taking psychedelics, there tends to be an intense afterglow 2-3 days after the trip, trying to piece together and make sense of it all. Some trips make you look objectively at yourself, your life, and the world around you, and that can be quite scary and depressing at the same time. I've also had bad experiences when taking a lot of psychedelics and thinking reality had no meaning and life was purely absurd.

These feelings can linger for weeks to months after the trip, and certain outlooks can stay with you forever, but I think you are just experiencing the aftershock of the experience along with a lack of seratonin in your brain

You should feel a lot better in a few days, and learn to appreciate the experience
 
sorry, these were some sort of truffles. the pack came with 15g and she said that 7.5 each would be an acceptable but strong amount for beginners. I have no idea about the actual scale but I would definitely assume that they are a lot weaker than normal shrooms if 2g are a normal shroom dose!

but thanks for the details about the afterglow/comedown! makes me feel a bit more safe about it.. psychedelics, it's a scary scary world and I salute and respect whoever makes it through those trips comfortably! :) again, thanks for the reply
 
I have almost no experience with psychedelics, but one of the first times I smoked weed I had a severe panic attack that was so traumatic to me that I could never smoke it since without inducing a similar panic attack. I came out of it with some bad/weird mental things going on, thank goodness all of it was temporary. That was about 5 years ago and I've done a lot of research into it since then, and I came to the conclusion that depersonalization was the most notable thing that I had.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization
Bad news is that it's really shitty for a while. Good news is that it only lasts from days to weeks depending on how much mental trauma you had.
 
cheers for that haptic, and that does cheer me up quite a bit; if that is what I am experiencing, I'm glad it won't last forever.

I'm just new to this world and hope I didn't go in too carelessly and f*** up my life for good in some way:O
 
You did take a lot for your first time, about 2 or 3 times too much, if you ask me.

My problem is that since the trip (now ~48 hours ago), I still feel extremely confused, a bit paranoid and fairly down. One of the thoughts that persists in my mind is that my trip still hasn't ended, that this is an illusion and that I will wake up on that night just having simulated what I am living right now. I am aware that this is not the case, yet I still can't shake this fear.

Is there anything that will calm me down? Or will I just start to get over this experience with time (and if so, how long does it take to stop thinking about it)?

Thanks, sorry if my noobness (?) annoys any of you, but I figured that this is the best place to discuss my feelings!

PS: one of the things that really scares me atm is one of my friends who was the last to come out of his trip (and it was quite scary). He poured water over himself several times, didn't believe us when we told him it was us, etc.. I think this is the part that shocked me the most. Am I just in shock? :/
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This is normal, you took a lot of mushrooms. You'll be fine.
 
Truffles!=fresh mushrooms. Truffles are less potent but also less moist than mushrooms; hence, fresh truffles are more potent than fresh mushrooms, dry truffles are less potent than dry mushrooms. In any case, what OP took is not equipotent to 7.5g of dry shrooms, it's much less. I'm pretty sure that the truffles they sell in 'dam are fresh. There's a 2:3-3:4 ratio of dry truffle:dry mushrooms potency according to posts on another board. I haven't taken truffles in a long time but I remember 10g being less potent than a 1g dry mushroom trip.
 
Were the "truffles" wet or dry? if they were wet, this is a common, but strong first time dose. if they were dry, that is a LOTTT for first timer. I've beein in A-town a few times, and usually they try and steer beginners towards lower doses. I'm surprised she suggested such a high dose for a first timer-seems unprofessional.

If you ever buy shrooms again,(and trust me, if you do the right dose in the right setting, they can be great FOR MOST people), you'll probably end up with dry shrooms. Eat about half an eighth, or 1.75g. Re-asses how you feel about them after that experience. Acid is a completely different beast, but for now, I'd get another shroom trip under your belt before even CONSIDERING acid. Another great psychadelic which may or may not be illegal where you're from is 2cE. This is my favorite for visuals.

Don't worry, the afterglow you speak of is totally normal, you WILL snap out of it very soon, you're not going to end up in a loony bin. Just take deep breaths and remind yourself that everything is going to be OK.
 
thanks GettinMyFeetWet and NeighborhoodThreat:)
calming words do a lot more good for me than you might think!
as for the truffles, they were fairly wet if I remember correctly. I remember them having a consistency very close to walnuts, but not much else :(
I am really still considering whether I want to experience more of this psychedelic world.. it just seemed too much for me to handle! and as for 2cE, i'll take a look but I would suppose that it isn't legal in the UK?
 
^Thank you Yerg :)

Since your question has basically answered and we can't ID the substance you took, I'm going to close this. The topic is more appropriate for Psychedelic Drugs anyway...

OP, PM me if you have any other questions.
 
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