Phenibut is more safe regarding overdosing although going over appropriate doses can be very uncomfortable in an unexplainable way. You would have to learn how to use it responsibly and dose correctly just like with other things, many of which don't have a foolproof therapeutic index (margin of safety).
Like G, phenibut is not something that necessarily dulls the trip as hard as it cushions.
Benzo's are excellent cushions but they do tend to dull trips. I would definitely take a few with me if I were to trip at a large social gathering or event! But to avoid blacking out and getting a bout of drug-induced psychosis (I have had one of those from LSD + Xanax), please select a benzo that is not hypnotic like alprazolam (Xanax), flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), etizolam, or phenazepam (I'd avoid that one either way). And check the right doses for you before employing benzo's this way, by doing trial runs with them at a random moment prior.
Be careful, very careful, with alcohol. It can be way disinhibiting, confusing, sensitive to inappropriate behavior and blackouts and other messed up shit. These things can be true for alcohol alone if you drink enough, but with mushrooms or acid the combo is more unpredictable and I would never do this without a lot of general tripping experience under your belt before doing it at a big event.
We don't even know if the reason is to cushion - it might just be for getting a bit extra high in a comfortable way. I'm interested in the TS's elaboration on that. For those purposes I think two pretty low dosed codeine pills are a bit of a random combo. Not quite sure I follow that rationale.
Like G, phenibut is not something that necessarily dulls the trip as hard as it cushions.
Benzo's are excellent cushions but they do tend to dull trips. I would definitely take a few with me if I were to trip at a large social gathering or event! But to avoid blacking out and getting a bout of drug-induced psychosis (I have had one of those from LSD + Xanax), please select a benzo that is not hypnotic like alprazolam (Xanax), flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), etizolam, or phenazepam (I'd avoid that one either way). And check the right doses for you before employing benzo's this way, by doing trial runs with them at a random moment prior.
Be careful, very careful, with alcohol. It can be way disinhibiting, confusing, sensitive to inappropriate behavior and blackouts and other messed up shit. These things can be true for alcohol alone if you drink enough, but with mushrooms or acid the combo is more unpredictable and I would never do this without a lot of general tripping experience under your belt before doing it at a big event.
We don't even know if the reason is to cushion - it might just be for getting a bit extra high in a comfortable way. I'm interested in the TS's elaboration on that. For those purposes I think two pretty low dosed codeine pills are a bit of a random combo. Not quite sure I follow that rationale.