I have SAD, GAD, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. I trip frequently without issue, but always in a safe setting. And with bzds.
I’d argue that having anxiety disorders should worry you more about smoking pot than it should about taking LSD.
YMMV.
You sound identical to me, I'm prescribed alprazolam just don't like to take it often even though I love benzodiazepines. I use it as intended for emergency situations.
I have anxiety and social anxiety as long as im tripping in a familiar safe setting im fine. 220 ug the come up can be a bit rough with some anxiety til it smooths out on the peak as the trip is quite strong. I always found anxiety if your in a good setting will disappear by the time you start peaking as long you dont mix cannabis into the acid. I use to get alot of anxiety if i was walking around in daytime while tripping heavy on acid cause i always thought i looked fucked up but no one acutally ever notices and friends always thought i was sober til i told them im on acid.
Yeah I'll avoid cannabis this time around just to test the waters, I did psilocybe subs recently with the ROA being tea and the onset was very surprising and caused some anxiety which I suppose eased off. I've always remembered mushrooms to be very confusing that's why I enjoy DMT you get some kind of a clarify with it.
It's been ages since I've tried LSD, Are your thought processes very confusing or is there a lot of clarity?
From memory most of it was until the peak then it became a bit confusing and as we would say "tripping out".
OP - where is it that you will be tripping? Are you tripping alone? Setting here obviously is fairly important, if you are planning to trip in a social setting then of course the risk of an unpleasant anxiety reaction will be a lot higher.
I have experienced social anxiety also to a greater or lesser degree throughout my life. I generally find that LSD is not an especially anxiety-inducing psychedelic - although I do usually trip alone. I have taken lower doses of LSD in a social setting however and did not experience anxiety, in fact I have even found it to be slightly anxiolytic on at least one occasion, although I would say this was probably very much mindset and setting-related, neither of which we can ever completely control, and was not a typical reaction. But yeah, I would not say it was unwise to consider taking one at all - just make sure to do what you can to control your mindset and the setting in which you will be tripping beforehand.
You have tripped on LSD before? How was your reaction then, and was this at a point in your life that you had less anxiety? The fact that this is not completely new to you, for sure, I think, is a reason to have positive expectations, unless, perhaps, you had an extreme reaction previously.
Thanks this response was very polite and gives me hope which makes me even want to do it more, Just trying to save it for the perfect time, set and setting.
I have tripped multiple times before on psychedelics I'm just not sure how strong the LSD was I know these are definitely above 200ug and laid with aztec lsd crystal. I know they're pure just not sure how intense the visuals and effects are going to be..
I've broken through on DMT so I can imagine the differences wouldn't even be comparable.
I've had psilocybe subs recently and they gave me some anxiety but it kind of wore off but I know psilocybin is a bit more confusing than lsd.
LSD if anything helped me work through my anxieties more than any other substance. As said above, weed seems to trigger anxiety disorders more easily/intensely than LSD.
This is very promising, Cannabis causes anxiety for me at high dose, Low dose it's enjoyable.
I'd argue 220 ug (if that is very precise) might be a bit much for a first trip. L is much more "up-beat" than say mushrooms. Start with half a tab and see how it goes, the peak is much longer than shrooms (especially if you're used to drinking tea) so take that into consideration as well. Hope you enjoy your first trip.
RE anxiety: This totally depends on what type of anxiety you have, I have moderate to severe OCD and have had a very easy time with dosing psychedelics but have a very difficult time with smoking pot. On the other hand, I had a friend with BPD (with some considerable trauma in their past) who had a "bummer" trip first round but a total melt down on the second time. YMMV, personally wouldn't go over 150 ug first time.
I've tripped multiple times before and have really enjoyed the experiences but never without alprazolam since my anxiety started.
I want to do this LSD without any Alprazolam and really enjoy it.
That's one way to phrase it. I personally tell people that mushies make you look inwards and reflect on what composes the 'self' (really bad for my anxiety personally, actually), while LSD makes you look outwards and see the reality around you.
A very interesting way to look at it, I find mushrooms more confusing. Almost like being strapped to the back of a rocket and not being able to control it.
Where as LSD was being strapped to a rocket and being able to control the way it goes a little bit more.