Bad Experience with Weed, Will LSD be different and How much should I take?

[moonscape]

Sorry if I am not doing this right: this is my first time on here!

In the past I've had weird experiences with weed- Once I had a panic attack that lasted for hours. During, I felt like I was dying, could see faint faces across the room (no one was there) and kept fading in and out of control of my body every 5 minutes. I think my fear stemmed from the fact that I thought this wasn't supposed to happen on weed, so I had no idea what was going on.

I may be trying acid soon. I have done my homework, I am doing it with someone I love (and is familiar with lots of drugs- I've only smoked weed) and in a pretty decent setting (the woods, outside, and then inside at night listening to some awesome music), also I am prepared with different herbal supplements like passion flower to kind of combat bad feelings if they come about (or maybe that will at least have a placebo effect).

Now here are the questions: I am confused whether or not I should take half a tab, do one half and then maybe the other one if I feel I need it, or just go for one? I want visuals because I don't want to be frustrated that nothings happening, but I don't want to be running around screaming and naked if you get my drift. (NOTE: I am very small, 5ft and 120 pounds) And if I take half, and then another half say 3 hours later, will be trip last the same amount of time of my boyfriend who just takes one from the get-go?
Also, I can get kind of nervous, and have a hard time letting go, but I DO want to let go, so how can I mentally prepare?

Thanks a ton!

 

[Recklesslg]

Id suggest reading trip reports on erowid. The psychedelic experience is highly variable and highly subjective. It's also completely different than smoking weed. Were it me, I'd start with half a tab and take the rest an hour later if I was comfortable with how I felt.

 

[RobertDuPont]

lol

 

[bluedolphin]

Take a full tab. Most tabs of LSD aren't really that strong. Some are fairly strong and if it is you'll be lucky. A full tab is no scarier than a half tab anyway (neither one is scary at all in a decent setting).

You can always eat a half tab but 99% chance you'll just end up wishing you ate it all. If you do split it in half you should try to eat the 2nd half within an hour of the first. After that amount of time it starts to lose effect if you eat more (unless you eat a bunch more).

I'm the kind of person who gets anxiety from weed sometimes but never got much in the way of anxiety on LSD and I've taken lots of LSD.

LSD will probably be a lot less intense than you expect in the ways you expect to be scary, and more intense than you expect in the ways you didn't even know to expect which aren't scary.

 

[The Little Prince]

Kudos for coming up with a plan. I agree –– just take one and instead of worrying about the come-up, do something during it: watch a movie, talk with your friend, make sculptures out of plant material when you're in the woods. One tab is usually just light and fun, unless it's REALLY INTENSE acid and even then, since you're with someone EXPERIENCED (most important!) and trusted, you'll be okay. Enjoy the wonders of altering your mindspace...

 

[Mr. Meowfish]

First off...........when you first eat your dose, whether you take a half a tab or whole one, I would NOT recommend being outside for your first time. You may want to adventure outside later on after you get more accustomed to how you feel, but even myself as an experienced tripper......I've eaten doses at least 100 times in my life...........I do NOT like to be outside when I am coming up on my dose. I always want to be somewhere that I am in complete control of my surroundings and what I might run into until I know just how fucked up I'm going to be. Take your dose inside, stay occupied while you are coming up......and it may take a while. The first time I took a dose, I ate one tab, and it took literally 2 HOURS for me to feel the full effects. After that first time though I was always able to notice the effects much sooner.....within 45 minutes to an hour at most. BE PATIENT. RELAX. You have to realize that with LSD........you are NOT the one in control. Look at it as getting on a rollercoaster.......once you are strapped in, you have to be willing to go where IT decides to take you. You can mildly direct it, once you have done it a few times by listening to different music that brings back happy memories or watching a favorite movie, or making some art or something like that..........but for the most part with any psychedelic, you HAVE to be willing to just go along with it and let go of your ego and your expectations. Just go for the ride. Odds are you will laugh your ass off, learn some new things about yourself, and see some cool shit. I will say, if you get anxious from weed and have had panic attacks from it before.......do not even CONSIDER smoking while you are tripping. It can most definitely make things WAY more intense and turn a fun trip into a scary one.
My biggest recommendation out of anything though...................HAVE A BENZODIAZEPINE ON HAND TO HELP YOU COPE WITH ANXIETY IF THE TRIP BECOMES TOO INTENSE. They can be a life saver if you happen to get some really strong tabs. Valium, Klonopin, Xanex, Etizolam.............whatever. They can make the difference between you regaining control of the trip........or feeling like you are losing your mind. Benzo's are a true LIFE SAVER when it comes to taking psychedelics of any variety. They are like a safety net if things get to be too much. Just don't take too much or can kill the trip entirely and leave you bored while all of your friends are having fun. Just have a good time, be in a a safe place with a person you truly trust and are comfortable around, and be willing to just be goofy and let go of yourself. If you can do that.......you will have an AMAZING time and learn a lot about life and the nature of being a human being in this crazy world. Best wishes............Mr. MeowFish