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First time for shrooms, advice needed
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Asking direct 'how much / what should I take?' questions is kinda iffy here, but I am happy to refer you to our First Time Mushrooms Thread, and the Dosage subthread where basically these questions are answered anyway, even if it is sometimes indirectly. You could have found these using the Beginners FAQ - link is below in my signature - which is especially meant for those like you with this kind of question. It may save you time in the future! 
It is not that we don't want you to be helped with your question, but that it is much better for you to check our archive on this question, which is quite perennial. That gives you a lot of responses you can use to make an educated decision, probably better than any few PDers can do in a few posts here.
Also there is a dosage calculator on the shroomery website, but I would recommend that you check the First Time mushroom thread instead for the very reasons I just gave: read about it and think for yourself, much much better than asking others to do it for you.
Do you have any other questions I can help with?
It is not that we don't want you to be helped with your question, but that it is much better for you to check our archive on this question, which is quite perennial. That gives you a lot of responses you can use to make an educated decision, probably better than any few PDers can do in a few posts here.
Also there is a dosage calculator on the shroomery website, but I would recommend that you check the First Time mushroom thread instead for the very reasons I just gave: read about it and think for yourself, much much better than asking others to do it for you.
Do you have any other questions I can help with?
mrflowers00
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it's impossible to tell a good starting dose w/o knowing what mushroom it is because they vary widely in potency
Unless you are being told otherwise, chances are you have Psilocybe Cubensis mushrooms. Unfortunately we don't allow IDing here, you'd have to take that to The Shroomery, but the more potent species are rather petite looking when dried. Just round up some pictures of dried Cubensis and judge the size and thickness of the stems as well as the properties of the caps.
Considering the bigger potency and cultivation challenges of other types, it is unlikely that you will get them for a regular prices just sold as random 'shrooms, but he has a point - if you do happen to get others it is certainly best to find out first.
That said, all mushrooms - even within the same subspecies or strain, can vary significantly in potency because of growing parameters and general genetic variency. In fact, this is true for mostly all natural products, and it can be a disadvantage to synthetic products unless you homogenize your batch by pulverizing and mixing thoroughly.
Considering the bigger potency and cultivation challenges of other types, it is unlikely that you will get them for a regular prices just sold as random 'shrooms, but he has a point - if you do happen to get others it is certainly best to find out first.
That said, all mushrooms - even within the same subspecies or strain, can vary significantly in potency because of growing parameters and general genetic variency. In fact, this is true for mostly all natural products, and it can be a disadvantage to synthetic products unless you homogenize your batch by pulverizing and mixing thoroughly.
A key thing I'm telling you now, so that hopefully you won't find out the hard way:
You can always take more mushrooms but you can NEVER take less mushrooms than you took.
Generic mushroom advice: Of the dose you intended, take half on an empty stomach, then if you want to get HIGHER take the other half 1:30h later. If its enough and you instead want to PROLONG it, take that second dose at 3 hours after dropping.
You can always take more mushrooms but you can NEVER take less mushrooms than you took.
Generic mushroom advice: Of the dose you intended, take half on an empty stomach, then if you want to get HIGHER take the other half 1:30h later. If its enough and you instead want to PROLONG it, take that second dose at 3 hours after dropping.
smokemctoke420
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i was scared to shroom for my first time so the first time i only took a little over 2 grams cuz i was told it would feel like a really intense body high. so the first time i did it i ate like 2-2.5 grams of shrooms, little alcohol, and ended up sitting in my boys car and we smoked 5 grams of top shelf weed in like 4 hours. it was a awesome time lol
the second time i did it i drank a little (was nervous) and ate an 8th and kayed on my my dad car staring at the sky laughing so hard lol and i remember sprinting to a certain road in my neighborhood that is dark and has alot of trees and just tripping.
i liked it so much i tripped twice in one week lol if your nervous calm your nerves with a few shots of liquor. you cant really feel it when your shroomed out if your drinking during your trip you will feel it aftterwards tho lol
the second time i did it i drank a little (was nervous) and ate an 8th and kayed on my my dad car staring at the sky laughing so hard lol and i remember sprinting to a certain road in my neighborhood that is dark and has alot of trees and just tripping.
i liked it so much i tripped twice in one week lol if your nervous calm your nerves with a few shots of liquor. you cant really feel it when your shroomed out if your drinking during your trip you will feel it aftterwards tho lol
Alright thanks a lot everyone, and yes I had done research and figured out there are very many different strains with varying potency, but in general people told me between .5 to 2.5 grams depending on what kind it is. Ill figure it out on shroomery.
FYI - as you will probably read in their strain thread, potency of different strains of Cubensis varies a lot as well (even for strains that should be the same) and should be taken with a grain of salt, this is because after a few generations of cultivating and selecting, either by natural processes or isolation, genetics can change and even adapt to local conditions via natural selection - doesn't matter anyway because it is impossible to identify the strain of Cubensis by looking at it. As they say there 'A cube is a cube, apart from PE (Penis Envy)'.
I guess you meant to say species, not strain - let's assume that. Good luck on your endeavors! And feel free to post questions or answers or stories in existing threads or new threads.
Plus, you can always contact staff if you really need help. Take care.
I guess you meant to say species, not strain - let's assume that. Good luck on your endeavors! And feel free to post questions or answers or stories in existing threads or new threads.
Plus, you can always contact staff if you really need help. Take care.
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