I dunno if this is the right place for this... Apologies if its not.
I've done shrooms several times now. One of the first times (I think, the third) I did them, I had a really bad experience. I cant remember the quantity I'd taken but I dont think it would've been much cos it was one of the first times & I always do a lot of looking on the web prior to trying anything new. Unfortunately I can't remember much else about that day like what I'd eaten, drunk, how much sleep I'd had etc... It was several years ago.
Shortly after taking them, I felt really really sick so went to the sink to splash cold water on my face. I started to feel incredibly light headed and my legs went like jelly. As I tried to hold myself up and not collapse my legs started shaking violently like I was having some sort of seizure!! It was horrible. I tried to regain control and walk to the nearest seat but only made it a few steps before blacking out and collapsing. Luckily I didn't hit anything as I went down. I came too several seconds later and was able to stand. I went outside to sit down and get some air. I sweat profusely for about half hour and continued to feel dizzy but eventually they both stopped. For the rest of the night tho I had this tingling sensation all over my body... not a pleasant one tho (almost like a prickling sensation all over but especially my arms and legs. I felt weak and light headed. About 3 hours after I'd collapsed I went home to bed and woke up the next day feeling fine.
Something similar had happened a couple of years before when I'd smoked weed but I was only 17 and wrote it off as a whitey. I hadn't had the shakes that time.
Before this, I'd done shrooms a couple of times in amsterdam and loved them both times... lots of laughing and mild distortions in everything I was seeing. It was great fun.
After collapsing, I didn't touch them for ages (years!), then last autumn my mate had some dried liberty caps and he talked me in to doing some. I did about 2 grams in orange juice on an empty stomach and had a great time again. This restored my faith in shrooms!
Then, earlier this year I went to Thailand and was looking forward to some mushroom shakes! The first night there, I had a shake and the horrible prickly/tingling feeling I'd had after I collapsed returned. It put me totally on edge cos I definitely didn't want a repeat of that night. The feeling stayed all night until I went to bed again but other than that feeling and feeling slightly light headed (to be expected on shrooms!!!!) Nothing else happened. I tried half a shake later in the holiday and had a good time again... in fact I can't remember the last time Ive laughed so hard!! So, I decided to have one last shake on the last night there... That feeling came back!!
I know that some ppl might read this and think its just weird trips but I've also taken LSD a few times and never experienced something like this.
Anyway... the reason I bring this up now is cos Im worried that it might be related to blood pressure. A few times more recently, If I stand up suddenly or if I smoke a cigarette first thing in the morning then I get that same feeling again and a couple of times I've had to go and sit down for fear of fainting again.
I can't even smoke weed anymore cos I feel like I might faint after even a tiny amount!!!
I'd be really interested to hear if any1 else has had similar experiences or atleast has any thoughts?!
Im going to the doctors later for something unrelated but I've decided I'm going to ask him about it cos its not worth taking a gamble with my health.
I've done shrooms several times now. One of the first times (I think, the third) I did them, I had a really bad experience. I cant remember the quantity I'd taken but I dont think it would've been much cos it was one of the first times & I always do a lot of looking on the web prior to trying anything new. Unfortunately I can't remember much else about that day like what I'd eaten, drunk, how much sleep I'd had etc... It was several years ago.
Shortly after taking them, I felt really really sick so went to the sink to splash cold water on my face. I started to feel incredibly light headed and my legs went like jelly. As I tried to hold myself up and not collapse my legs started shaking violently like I was having some sort of seizure!! It was horrible. I tried to regain control and walk to the nearest seat but only made it a few steps before blacking out and collapsing. Luckily I didn't hit anything as I went down. I came too several seconds later and was able to stand. I went outside to sit down and get some air. I sweat profusely for about half hour and continued to feel dizzy but eventually they both stopped. For the rest of the night tho I had this tingling sensation all over my body... not a pleasant one tho (almost like a prickling sensation all over but especially my arms and legs. I felt weak and light headed. About 3 hours after I'd collapsed I went home to bed and woke up the next day feeling fine.
Something similar had happened a couple of years before when I'd smoked weed but I was only 17 and wrote it off as a whitey. I hadn't had the shakes that time.
Before this, I'd done shrooms a couple of times in amsterdam and loved them both times... lots of laughing and mild distortions in everything I was seeing. It was great fun.
After collapsing, I didn't touch them for ages (years!), then last autumn my mate had some dried liberty caps and he talked me in to doing some. I did about 2 grams in orange juice on an empty stomach and had a great time again. This restored my faith in shrooms!
Then, earlier this year I went to Thailand and was looking forward to some mushroom shakes! The first night there, I had a shake and the horrible prickly/tingling feeling I'd had after I collapsed returned. It put me totally on edge cos I definitely didn't want a repeat of that night. The feeling stayed all night until I went to bed again but other than that feeling and feeling slightly light headed (to be expected on shrooms!!!!) Nothing else happened. I tried half a shake later in the holiday and had a good time again... in fact I can't remember the last time Ive laughed so hard!! So, I decided to have one last shake on the last night there... That feeling came back!!
I know that some ppl might read this and think its just weird trips but I've also taken LSD a few times and never experienced something like this.
Anyway... the reason I bring this up now is cos Im worried that it might be related to blood pressure. A few times more recently, If I stand up suddenly or if I smoke a cigarette first thing in the morning then I get that same feeling again and a couple of times I've had to go and sit down for fear of fainting again.
I can't even smoke weed anymore cos I feel like I might faint after even a tiny amount!!!
I'd be really interested to hear if any1 else has had similar experiences or atleast has any thoughts?!
Im going to the doctors later for something unrelated but I've decided I'm going to ask him about it cos its not worth taking a gamble with my health.
