doing shrooms to "condition" me for LSD?

[citizen cained]

ok so i am not new to drugs, done most stims (MDMA speed etc) and weed but i have never tried anything like LSD etc

so i am asking as shrooms are apparently similar to acid but last less and are not as intense do you recommend taking shrooms to prepare me for acid?
Btw i mean apart i.e 3-4 months apart, not together.

 

[Roger&Me]

I don't know where you're getting that shrooms are less intense than LSD, I've always found the opposite to be true. LSD is very friendly and fun, whereas shrooms are much more intense (like DMT but longer and freakier). YMMV, of course.

 

[SPDemon420]

they're similar in alot of ways, but there are alot of people that would say shrooms can be alot more intense than LSD, especially on an emotional and mindfuck level - and then other people feel the opposite, so its hard to give you a definite answer, it tends to depend person to person.

 

[Solipsis]

Agreed I really find mushrooms significantly more intense qualitatively. Definitely not just a quantitative thing.

 

[RobotRipping]

I don't think you need to prepare yourself for an acid trip like that, it's not as intense as people lead on, sure it's psychedelic but at a reasonable dose it's not going to destroy you (high doses are different story). With that said, mushrooms can be very strong and intense, every bit as much as LSD. If you are looking to prepare yourself, just try a lower dose at first and work your way up, that's the best way to prepare yourself. A low dose of mushrooms will work for your purposes, as will a low dose of most other psychedelics. If you go into the trip without preconceptions of how it's going to be you'll have a lot more success.

 

[SPDemon420]

If you go into the trip without preconceptions of how it's going to be you'll have a lot more success.

I couldnt agree more, dont expect something specific or base what you think you're suppose to feel of what you've read or friends have told you, just go with the flow - the first time I did mushrooms I had too many expectations, and was sitting around waiting for them to start working (another no-no IMO) and it ended up leading to a very rough trip because I was caught completely off-guard.

 

[Happy Trails]

I, personally, had always thought of LSD as the pinnacle of the psychedelic experience, and thus waited to get more experience under my belt (boomers, MDMA, ect) before venturing into the LSD realm. Through a good amount of experience with both mushies and L, I have came to the conclusion that LSD is basically easier to get along with, by comparison. I find LSD to be much more fun, energizing, and clear headed. Mushies definitely have a dark side to them, that at some points seems recklessly out of control. Now please don't misunderstand me, as I have personally gained much more from my mushy experiences than any other psychedelic. I just think that by comparison, LSD provides a more manageable experience, especially for someone new to this arena.

 

[Mr.Toad]

I have always thought that it was a weird asumption that you have do drugs in a certain order. Shrooms is just as powerful as LSD and vice versa. In my opion dose and set & settings is much more important than which drug you choose. No matter what you're in for a deep psychedelic experience.

 

[Darksidesam]

i always hear different things too. People saying shrooms are high body load but less intense . Lsd is crazy . loads of stuff.


But people forget , that with these different opinions and stories, are different doses of LSD, different doses of Mushrooms and there also different types of mushrooms too.

 

[SPDemon420]

i always hear different things too. People saying shrooms are high body load but less intense . Lsd is crazy . loads of stuff.


But people forget , that with these different opinions and stories, are different doses of LSD, different doses of Mushrooms and there also different types of mushrooms too.

this is very true, however I tend to agree with "set and setting" making the most difference - of course dose and strength has something to do with it, but in the "wrong" setting, a 2 gram mushroom trip can be just as mind-fucking and intense as a 3.5-4 gram trip in a more comfortable setting.

 

[Darksidesam]

this is very true, however I tend to agree with "set and setting" making the most difference - of course dose and strength has something to do with it, but in the "wrong" setting, a 2 gram mushroom trip can be just as mind-fucking and intense as a 3.5-4 gram trip in a more comfortable setting.

Oh damn i forgot to add that too, setting affects any drug.

ive not tried lsd or shrooms yet.
Im not ready in a sense that, Im going through a bit of a bad spot in my life still and i think that tripping will only amplify my emotions

 

[killermunchies]

Shrooms can be a lot more intense than LSD. They would be more likely to scare you away from trying acid than to condition you for it. Shrooms can be great, but an acid trip is less likely to turn into a bad trip IMO.

 

[Flickering]

Don't worry about taking mushrooms to prepare for LSD. If anything, take LSD to prepare for mushrooms.

The best thing you can do it start with a real small dose of LSD, and gradually increase. It'll get you a feel for the whole tripping thing and you can slide into it smoothly. Mushrooms have a tendency to toss you around like a rag doll when you're least expecting it. I had an absolutely nightmarish experience on two grams, then a couple of months later took a tab of acid, it was a beautiful clean trip.

 

[Darksidesam]

Don't worry about taking mushrooms to prepare for LSD. If anything, take LSD to prepare for mushrooms.

The best thing you can do it start with a real small dose of LSD, and gradually increase. It'll get you a feel for the whole tripping thing and you can slide into it smoothly. Mushrooms have a tendency to toss you around like a rag doll when you're least expecting it. I had an absolutely nightmarish experience on two grams, then a couple of months later took a tab of acid, it was a beautiful clean trip.

Although ive been told a few times to at least take a decent ish dose of lsd, if not you can get anxiety and constantly question am i tripping or not

 

[Flickering]

Wasn't so for me - I loved it at a half tab. There's also the low dose appreciation thread. But yes, some people don't like it, that's worth considering.

 

[Darksidesam]

well as they say it,s special acid-very potent, he has avatars too but says it,s not worth the money as he has to take half a strip or two hits to get the same effects he gets from half a hit from the ganeshas-

so does this mean that potency varies so much from batch to batch???

You have to remember too, when splitting tabs in half, that the content of lsd may not be evenly distributed, so you may only be taking say 40% on one side, and there is 60% left on the other you know?

 

[artic]

I'd recommend doing acid to mentally prepare yourself for mushrooms, personally.

I often used to take acid to put myself in the right mindset for a strong mushroom experience. I'd usually drop a couple tabs and take a couple grams of mush on top of that after a couple hours. The only way that acid is more intense than mushrooms is in duration of effects.

 

[RobotRipping]

You have to remember too, when splitting tabs in half, that the content of lsd may not be evenly distributed, so you may only be taking say 40% on one side, and there is 60% left on the other you know?

the hits on a sheet may vary in potency as well, and vary in potency from other sheets, in other words, the potency of a hit of acid can vary quite a bit.

 

[Help?!?!]

I don't know where you're getting that shrooms are less intense than LSD, I've always found the opposite to be true. LSD is very friendly and fun, whereas shrooms are much more intense (like DMT but longer and freakier). YMMV, of course.

This so much so! LSD is so friendly and introspective whereas for me and people i've known mushrooms were a more violent introspective ride(in the manner that your wacked in the head with a strong trip within 45 mins and its a fucking roller coaster ride for 4 or so hours after that). I find that certain psychedelics meld better with certain people than others but you don't need to condition yourself for one psyche over the other....unless you want to blast of with say 100 mgs of DMT for the first time.

 

[TangerinO]

any one here ever heard of taking 1/4 th of a tab and having an experience-my dealer who is a pro says he has these special ganesha,s and for the first timers 1/4th of a tiny tab will be good-and he being an experienced tripper usually does half a tab or hit and has profound 12 hour experiences.

If they're anything like the special 300ug Ganesh's on an undisclosed vending website, then yes a quarter of a tab will probably give you an experience similar to your average tab, maybe a little less or more. The full thing is likely to blow the back of your head open if you aren't familiar with the psychedelic experience.