Mescaline alone can cause GI issues for many people. Spreading out the consumption of the mescaline over time seems to help a lot. I hypothesis that mucilage in cacti, which binds much of the mescaline, actually slows the rate of mescaline absorption a lot. Therefore, well-prepared teas might actually cause less nausea than pure mescaline in some circumstances.
What makes a tea well-prepared? I always try to ensure that there are no solid particles or oils, and I reduce the tea to a reasonable portion, usually no more than 1 cup per dose. I've consumed teas from three different cacti. One was light on mucilage, and the other two were mucilage heavy. I've taken such preparations several times at a variety of doses, and none have caused me to throw up. Only the one that was light on mucilage has given me any nausea at all, and even then, I only felt uncomfortable on one trip. That trip was my first strong mescaline experience, and I only felt particularly bad for an hour or so. Ever since then, I experience little to no nausea even with quite big doses. Note that I typically split up my doses over a 20 minute period. Everyone is different though. Some people are very prone to nausea from mescaline in any form.
BTW, the motivation for my hypothesis about mucilage is that the trip time course was very different for me using the cacti with heavy mucilage versus the one without. The cactus without mucilage gave a "fast" trip. GI effects kick in hard and peak within an hour. Body effects kick in hard and peak within two hours. Mental introspection kicks in hard and peaks by 3 hours, and the experience is fully developed with peak visuals by 4 hours. I call the mucilage heavy cacti I've tried "slow" trips. They take up to twice as long to go through these different coming-up stages. Overall, the "fast" experience feels more aggressive, stimulating, euphoric, "drug-like" and comes with more potential for nausea and stronger body energy. Overall, the "slow" experience feels more gentle, less stimulating (and sometimes even a bit sedating), more "medicinal", and feels easier on the body and GI system. The "slow" experience also seems to last a bit longer, but not by much. The "fast" experience seems to lead to more fatigue in the days after.
As can be seen, there are pros and cons to both kinds of trips. I think I'm a bit partial to the "fast" style trip, partly because my earlier strong experiences were all "fast" trips. Another reason is that the "slow" cacti, while less prone to giving me a headache afterwards, seem to leave my guts in worse condition for longer. Perhaps those cacti had more naturally occurring antibiotics, and so it took longer for my gut bacteria to recover. I'm just guessing though.
I'm actually hoping to experiment with a lot of different cacti as time goes on, and my opinions are certain to develop and change. I'll definitely try an A/B extraction on a "slow" cactus to see if the extract gives a "fast" trip instead like I think it will. Good luck to you all whatever you try.
What makes a tea well-prepared? I always try to ensure that there are no solid particles or oils, and I reduce the tea to a reasonable portion, usually no more than 1 cup per dose. I've consumed teas from three different cacti. One was light on mucilage, and the other two were mucilage heavy. I've taken such preparations several times at a variety of doses, and none have caused me to throw up. Only the one that was light on mucilage has given me any nausea at all, and even then, I only felt uncomfortable on one trip. That trip was my first strong mescaline experience, and I only felt particularly bad for an hour or so. Ever since then, I experience little to no nausea even with quite big doses. Note that I typically split up my doses over a 20 minute period. Everyone is different though. Some people are very prone to nausea from mescaline in any form.
BTW, the motivation for my hypothesis about mucilage is that the trip time course was very different for me using the cacti with heavy mucilage versus the one without. The cactus without mucilage gave a "fast" trip. GI effects kick in hard and peak within an hour. Body effects kick in hard and peak within two hours. Mental introspection kicks in hard and peaks by 3 hours, and the experience is fully developed with peak visuals by 4 hours. I call the mucilage heavy cacti I've tried "slow" trips. They take up to twice as long to go through these different coming-up stages. Overall, the "fast" experience feels more aggressive, stimulating, euphoric, "drug-like" and comes with more potential for nausea and stronger body energy. Overall, the "slow" experience feels more gentle, less stimulating (and sometimes even a bit sedating), more "medicinal", and feels easier on the body and GI system. The "slow" experience also seems to last a bit longer, but not by much. The "fast" experience seems to lead to more fatigue in the days after.
As can be seen, there are pros and cons to both kinds of trips. I think I'm a bit partial to the "fast" style trip, partly because my earlier strong experiences were all "fast" trips. Another reason is that the "slow" cacti, while less prone to giving me a headache afterwards, seem to leave my guts in worse condition for longer. Perhaps those cacti had more naturally occurring antibiotics, and so it took longer for my gut bacteria to recover. I'm just guessing though.
I'm actually hoping to experiment with a lot of different cacti as time goes on, and my opinions are certain to develop and change. I'll definitely try an A/B extraction on a "slow" cactus to see if the extract gives a "fast" trip instead like I think it will. Good luck to you all whatever you try.
