Frequent LSD and DMT use.... Potentially harmful?

[RidetheWavesofLife]

The first time I took LSD was towards the end of September. Now, only a month and a half later, I have tripped on LSD 4 times, and done DMT probably about 4 times, breaking through twice, since this time period. I smoke pot every day, and really don't enjoy drinking a lot, but would like to do something different on the weekends. I feel like it makes me dumb and out of control, unless I drink a small amount, in which I just don't enjoy alcohol as a beverage. I am a musician and I feel like taking LSD has really inspired and motivated me with my music making. This, and I feel like each time is not only one of the best days of my life, but that I learn a little bit about myself and other around me each time. As the weekend approaches I debate tripping on LSD again. Last time I did it was on Halloween and I broke through on DMT two nights ago. I have frequent access to it, but I feel like I may be overdoing it. I'm wondering if tripping on different substances sometimes more than once a week is going to affect my overall mentality long term. A part of me really thinks that LSD is the greatest drug and does so much for me.... I just want to take it and make music all day and try and be wowed by everything I see and hear, but a part of me also thinks that I am just tripping a lot and need to cool it, even though its really hard for me to put it down. It is just such an incredible feeling that I enjoy so much that I want to take it more and more.

What do you guys think? Sorry for the lengthy and personal post but I am really in a rut on my drug use and how I should be handling it.

 

[RidetheWavesofLife]

I have also tripped on mushrooms several times in my life... Psychedelics are not a new experience to me, just lsd and dmt, and the frequency of which I have been taking them. I feel like every time I trip, especially with people less experienced than me, I take it in so differently than my friends. I start to trip and think "oh boy, heres that familiar feeling again, its about to be a long and fun night" and I feel like I am much more controlling of myself and experienced with these types of drugs than others I see taking them with or around me, and it also makes me feel like I can control my shit so much more than others that I CAN do it so often and be completely fine and functioning, a realization which almost scares me with how functional I can be when ingesting so many psychedelics.

 

[Elephants Gerald]

I've always found dmt to be a self regulating kind of drug... if you start smoking a bit too much it will make it very clear that you need to treat this stuff with a bit more caution. The godly euphoria and pleasure is beyond any other drug and most other experiences there are really, but if you start using it regularly for pleasure it will show you who's boss

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

I have frequent access to it, but I feel like I may be overdoing it.

If you feel like you're overdoing it, you probably are. That's not to say your current usage will be harmful, and you won't just become more judicious in your usage when the novelty starts to where off.

How about you find a day or weekend or whatever that you would normally trip on, and engage in some other kind of creative/enriching activity that day, maybe follow it up with a nice relaxing evening of mild introspection, artistic appreciation, or other sensual indulgence.

 

[Gratuitous Grace]

To me, it's pretty simple. So long as I were feeling like this ---v

I am a musician and I feel like taking LSD has really inspired and motivated me with my music making. This, and I feel like each time is not only one of the best days of my life, but that I learn a little bit about myself and other around me each time.

then I would continue. When (or if) that feeling were to change for the worse, then I would stop.

I like the concept of "self-regulation" introduced above. Your mind knows what it wants, what it can handle, what it can't handle. I think it will be self-obvious. One day it will just dawn on you that you haven't done LSD in a few months. I don't believe you need to over-think this.

 

[Wandering Girl]

Mostly I would say what has been said here so far.... The only thing I would really add is that tolerance will develop if you continue to do it so often. More so to the LSD than the DMT, which doesn't gain a whole heck of a lot of tolerance, at least not very easily. A week or a little less is enough time between full trips when you're new to LSD, but eventually it will make it become less and less intense and you'll wish you had waited a little longer between each one. But then you'll just have to take a decent break again to get it back, and keep it a little more managed beyond that. Harmful though?... Nah, not really. As long as your trips don't start becoming really negative but you keep doing it anyway, and even then what it really comes down to is just how you handle it all when you come out of it.

 

[Ismene]

It's not going to harm you physically - but obviously you can't trip all the time so think about why you're tripping and whether you could wait another week or two in between trips. If you need to trip hard for a few months it's not going to harm you.

 

[RidetheWavesofLife]

To me, it's pretty simple. So long as I were feeling like this ---v


then I would continue. When (or if) that feeling were to change for the worse, then I would stop.

I like the concept of "self-regulation" introduced above. Your mind knows what it wants, what it can handle, what it can't handle. I think it will be self-obvious. One day it will just dawn on you that you haven't done LSD in a few months. I don't believe you need to over-think this.

This was the reply that hit me hardest, I think you're right man I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and until it turns into a bad thing it seems to be working out for now

 

[Clocktower]

Even LSD will get boring if you take it too often.

 

[hypnagogic]

Be careful if you choose to keep doing it til it turns into a bad thing. That was my approach when I got started on taking psychedelics regularly years ago and ended up in a completely delusional state for a few weeks. It just crept up on me and I didn't realize it had become a bad thing until it was too late.

I'd say once a week for a while isn't bad, but I wouldn't do this for too long simply because you'll likely find yourself bored with the experience. Definitely take some two or three week breaks from time to time at least and don't begin using LSD more than once a week.

 

[Zalo]

I find that most psychedelics are harmless to your brain and body, but it can be harmful to your "mind". I'm sure most psychedelic users understand what I mean.

If you feel uncomfortable with your usage then you're doing too much. This applies to all drugs. LSD is amazing, I personally find that it has a small psychological addicting aspect to it, so I understand how you feel. If you keep doing it though it'll either eventually lose its lustre or you'll learn to give it respect.