I think I already know the answers but...

[Treatz]

I just wanna be on the safe side, you know?
I want to try acid for the first time this weekend, but my friend told me that
1. if you take one hit it stays in your system forever
2. if you drop more than 5 times, the probability of having an abnormal baby rises to 75% more than average people.
Before you flame me for not doing research and asking stupid newbie questions, I *did* go to erowid.org and I looked it up; and yes, it said that the "acid stays in your system forever" thing is a myth. But it also talks about flashbacks happening months after... could you please explain to me why this happens if it doesn't have anything to do with LSD left in your body?
And about the abnormal baby one: there wasn't anything I could find about it, though there was an article saying that LSD doesn't cause chromosome damage. Is this basically saying the same thing?
Oh yea and a couple more questions. I know that I should give myself a month or a couple of weeks at least of rest between two rolls; is there some sort of "rest period" I should have between acid and e as well? I'm planning to fry this weekend and roll or possibly candyflip the next, but was wondering if it's a bad idea.
And lastly (I promise!), does anyone have any tips or rules I should follow in order to ensure I have a good trip? I'm so curious about acid but I'm kinda worried about bad trips at the same time. And does good-trippin vs bad-trippin have anything to do with the quality of the LSD?
Thank you so much for your help!! =) peace,
treatz.

 

[Roches]

okay
99% of what people tell you about drugs is wrong.
both of those statements are wrong.
i'm not even going to waste the time to prove it.
what you saw on erowid is correct.
no drugs stay in your system 'forever'
and LSD is not chromoclastic (does not make chromosomes break). there is no way a drug could affect the risks of birth defects unless the person takes it while they're pregnant.

 

[Ketamike]

To ensure a good trip... go into your experience with excitement. Make sure you're in an atmosphere that you'd be completely comfortable in while sober. Try to have someone there that is experienced with acid.
But I can't stress more that you need to be excited about it. If you're scared, you probably shouldn't take it. Acid is totally what you make of it. Go into your experience expecting to learn something about yourself and you shouldn't be disappointed.
and it's not bad to have some benzos around in case you have trouble sleeping afterwards.
about all those things you've heard about acid... there are so many myths... you hear about the hippy who took acid and stared at the sun and went blind! I think they told me that one in DARE class. OR Acid laced tattoos on Halloween.. but you're probably thinking about acid being stored in your spinal cord and I'm suire people claim to you that they can have a flashback if they crack their neck... it's amazing what a placebo and some misinformation can do to the mind.

 

[michael]

Flashbacks are a psychological experience, caused by your brain, not leftover drugs.
Did you ever get a memory based on a taste or a smell? It's the same on a bigger scale.

 

[BlazinTos]

I think that's ridiculous to think flashbacks are a psycological thing even though the drug is not there it *has* effected you in some way. i mean i *have* expeirienced a flashback or 2. but seriously no thought has ever triggered them it has just happened and it will leave with the quickness it came.
Note: 1 of the 2 times it happened was after a 3 mile distance run with track.