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Feeling drained after doing LSD for the first time

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MJane420

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Hey everyone.

I did LSD for the first time on Wednesday at 10:30 am. I had my sister there as a sober-sitter. I took 2 tabs which is apparently an insane amount. The who trip was very scary. The first part was fun even though it was scary and I felt nauseous. That night I couldnt sleep at all and I was by myself. My thoughts were racing and I had to keep telling myself that i was just tripping and it will be over eventually. I finally went to sleep on friday night at 7:00pm and got a full nights sleep. Now it is saturday 12:00 noon and I am still feeling a little nausea and very tired and drained. Also I keep getting these waves of anxiety/sadness. When I was tripping I was getting really anxious, and it just seems like this anxiety is still lingering. My question is, how long will it take for me to feel normal again? Do I just need another good nights sleep? Also, is this common to feel emotionally, mentally, and even physically drained after a huge trip?

On a side note, I drink coffee every morning and smoke pot every evening. I thought a little pot would help with the anxiety but I think it just made it worse. Also, it didnt take very much and I got more stoned than usual.
 
I'm not really too experienced myself but I'd say to just wait it out. Just make sure to have a good meal and have a good rest and you'll be feeling better.
 
What's up MJane,

The last time I tripped I took two hits and after I came down I was feeling pretty much how you're describing it. It lasts awhile, but just wait it out. You'll be back to yourself in a week or so. I know how you're feeling, just try and breath and keep a level head.

-djstrip
 
The anxiety feeling goes away after a week or two. After big trip you might want to eat & sleep for like a day or 2 & wake up feeling refreshed. Smoking weed & the coffee will do the opposite of what you want. It prolongs the anxiety. Youll be fine, just take care of yourself
 
although i wasnt anxious, i felt small effects from my first acid trip for a couple days after. i remember thinking that i would be changed forever lol (though not in a bad/worried way like you are), but ya after a couple days youll start to feel normal again, and after a week id say youll be completely fine.
 
The best things are to eat well and get restful sleep. I agree with the others that you shoudl be feeling fine again within a few more days...
 
Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm about to get some Chinese food then I think Ill try going to sleep early. Hopefully Ill feel like myself in a few days.
 
youre good man if I had written something about the first time I took 2 hits of lsd it would have sounded exactly like your post. Just ride it out youll be feeling fine in a week or two and try your best not to smoke weed cause it will definetly take a lot longer to drop the anxiety
 
Ok I have been avoiding the pot and I think the anxiety is wearing off. But then I saw that new movie "Black Swan" with my sister and it was very trippy and scary, so I was starting to feel the anxiety again. Just kept telling myself that it was just a movie and I need to chill and keep a level head. I think Ill be OK. Usually I would just smoke a bowl right now to cheer myself up and go to bed, but everyone was saying avoid the pot. It will be nice to be able to smoke again in a few days.
 
Good luck with the anxiety, should wear off soon. First time on acid should have been a lot smaller dose, it's a drug you need to develop a relationship with before you appreciate it. After a few trips the anxiety disappears and you just love everything about it.

It does have a long duration tho - annoying that even if you take it early morning you're still awake all night. Nothings perfect.
 
maybe I'm just weird... I started out with high doses (2 + tabs) and have consistently never felt any kind of anxiety on acid, during or after use. it consistently produces an almost mdma like euphoria for me... (but of course not as powerful.)

shrooms on the other hand... killer. i've cried during the peak multiple times from sheer anxiety.
 
In another day or a few days I think, but noticeable after effects may be felt for weeks or months. Though don't worry in most of the cases you are used to it by then, right now you need to adjust a little to such an intense experience.
Try not to get wound up about it but relax yourself completely, your body and mind. You do know that everything is alright, just perhaps next time do it a little differently. You may want to take a little lower dose (or not), I'd start earlier in the day, see if you can get something to help you sleep after the trip is over for the most (important) part.

How long did the trip last??
 
Just get some rest and eat well like everyone else pointed out. Adding a vitamin B-complex to your diet always helps alot. Vitamin B and Folic acid. Drink plent of fluids, and stay away from the weed for awhile.
 
Before this trip I had NEVER taken any kind of hallucinogenic before. All I ever do is smoke pot, drink coffee, and sometimes I like to drink (though its rare).

I took 2 tabs because my sister told me too, but I had other friends tell me I should start with one, so I think that was the biggest mistake. I took them at 10:30 am and I think it lasted for like 20 hours. I didnt know that I wouldnt be able to eat or sleep while I was on it, so I think that was the worse part.

I know that they say that there are no permanent effects on the brain per se after doing acid. To be honest, Im a student who wants to be a mathematician and doing really well in school has always been my biggest priority. Most people, besides my good friends, dont know I smoke pot and I think its because of this whole straight-A nerdy thing I got going on. Anyway, I think Im worried because I am afraid of permanently altering my mind and if LSD did change the way I think then its too late to do anything about it.

I usually tend to think about things mathematically and logically but when I was on acid my thoughts were racing illogically and that was kind of scary. I kept telling myself not to trust the things that I was thinking because I knew I was tripping but then it worried me that I cant trust my own mind because it felt so REAL. It felt so real that it felt like everything in this acid world was hyper real. But also everything felt empty, like everything was just a container for other things, and everything could be infinitely divided into its parts until there is nothing left. I was trying to wrap my head around ideas that you are not supposed to be able to visualize, like when something is 4 dimensional, 5 dimensional, or n x n x n ... x n dimensions.

I guess I just always trusted my mind to be logical, but now I am afraid that Ill always have to take what I think with a grain of salt knowing that maybe my mistake (trying too much acid when I wasn't ready even though I thought I would be ready by now) will change my mind forever. I know that for a lot of people acid trips are inspirational and helps them come up with great music or art, but for me as a mathematician, I dont want to consider any of the ideas I came up with when I was tripping because they are useless.
 
Did you give yourself anything to do, any music to listen to or even a couch to play under?

Also, is this common to feel emotionally, mentally, and even physically drained after a huge trip?
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Yeah that is quite normal for me

I guess I just always trusted my mind to be logical, but now I am afraid that Ill always have to take what I think with a grain of salt knowing that maybe my mistake (trying too much acid when I wasn't ready even though I thought I would be ready by now) will change my mind forever.
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Personally acid can only change the way that you think if you want to take that on-board, stop beating yourself up over something that happened in the past, its over now; lesson learned.

Acid is not some sort of toy (but it can be fun) Just think the next time (if you ever do) take acid, take a much lower dose, and remember the 3 S's Set Setting and Source. If you feel uncomfortable with any one of the 3 then don't drop.

Make a plan, set out some things to do. Watering the garden can be hours of fun getting lost playing with water and just taking in nature. Have a bath or even a shower (i love water) watch the sun set, just dont get locked up in the house doing nothing unless another introspective trip is what you want.

Anyway thats my two bob.
 
Don't smoke pot, it'll seriously delay the recovery. In very low doses and very infrequently, if you care about yourself just a bit. Then again weed has a few extra 'secrets' not released to those who haven't had certain experiences.
 
I would definitely avoid the coffeee. I can barely drink the stuff these days, maybe drink a coke instead. I would really try and limit the pot to as little as possible also.
 
Tunnelfission said:
You slept 17 hours, I would feel shite if I did that too... when I do that I feel shite! lol
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I didnt sleep 17 hours. I dont know where you got that from LOL.

I didnt have any coffee or pot at all today. I had to go to work at 4pm and I was feeling shitty from caffeine withdrawls (or whatever you want to call it when youre tired, have a headache, and am cranky) so I had a coke and I was fine. I dont remember the last time I drank a soda... Anyways, Im feeling fine.

On a side note: Life is awfully boring when your a student on winter vacation and you're NOT smokin :/ Sort of why I planned the acid trip in the first place. How ironic...
 
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