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LSA (HBWR) - First time - Take caution, don't go overboard..

Blowmonkey

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HBWR (LSA) - First time - Take caution, don't go overboard..

This all is very hard to write down and i don't really know where to begin. a while ago i had ordered, together with a friend (F), a lot of hbwr seeds, we planned on taking them in the near future. an other friend of mine (J), had also ordered hbwr, from another company, he reported no noticable effects, only thing was that he got a little bit stoneder as usual, this was from a high dose, don't really know how much, but it was 25 seeds approximately. the seeds came in at my friends house and he and another friend (A) decided to take them without me, i had no problems with this, as i was curious about the quality of the seeds. they both took fairly high doses, but reported not much, at least not much from what i've heard.. J who ordered the hbwr from the other company explained to me (he was there when they decided to take the seeds the first time) that they were just incredibly stoned, because he felt exactly the same thing, little did he know that this batch was high quality and that they tripped their asses off after he left. i didn't know this either and believed everything that J had said to me.


here's where it begins.. i didn't have any plans for this evening and spoke to F on the internet, he invited me to come over and watch a movie, i thought it was a good idea, so i inclined. after a long bike trip to my uncle to provide our asses with weed, i went over to meet up with F and another friend (M) of his who i don't really know all too well. we were waiting on A to finish his job and a joint and 45 minutes later, A came out of the building and we went over to F's place to spend the evening.


after browsing on bluelight and some joints later, F reminded me of the acquired substances, the peganum harmala and the hbwr seeds. i was fairly happy, but expected the seeds to be larger and thought that this could never be that many, it looked like nothing. i laid 22 seeds on the table and started chewing on one, just to see how bad the taste was. hard seeds, first it was just fine, but after chewing a little longer, the bitter, filthy taste increased.


the idea was to watch lotr 2, but after 5 minutes we switched to 1. F started asking too many questions, it was his first time seeing a part of the trilogy and he didn't understand what was happening in the second part. i was still sitting behind the pc, staring at the seeds and suggesting we should roll another joint, a big joint. in the meantime i was chewing the remaining seeds, aiming for 15, but ended up eating 17. made my decision based upon the experiences of my friends. thought it was a quality vs. quantity deal, many weak seeds for almost nothing. yeah.. sure.. :\


so i've finished my seeds, still rolling that big joint, waiting for something to happen.. after a while i finally finished the joint, so naturally we smoked it. i took place in a chair to watch the movie and really thought, aw fuck it, this isn't going to work, so i ate the other 5. after an hour or an hour and a half after eating the first 17, i started to feel something, but it was mild, just stoneder as usual. pretty neat, but it wasn't what i was hoping for. so, another joint (yes, i know it looks like much, but i was rolling most of the time, the other guys were holding back or something, saving their weed for later, so it was up to me :)) was in order. the trip was still building, but with subtle changes, getting weird body vibrations, sudden shocks, almost electric, but pleasant.


2 hours into the trip and the movie, i started to get really sedated, heavily, but also pleasant, i was more quiet and was totally getting into the movie. F rolled another joint and thought he was going to smoke it on his own, but i insisted on smoking it together, since i still had the need to strengthen my trip. getting these strange body rushes again, only this time much stronger, it was overwhelming but still nice, i once experienced the same thing on a high dose of mushrooms, so i wasn't alarmed, but amused.


now it was getting strange, the trip was coming on strong. the movie was almost finished ( 2 1/2 hours) and the atmosphere was getting me down, it was the sad part in the end where one of the guys died (was it isildur..?), i didn't follow it, couldn't process the images fast enough, just thinking, thinking what and why everyone was so sad, i was getting sad too, not because of the movie, but solely because of the atmosphere. just to try and get my mind of off things i started to roll a joint, i started seeking everywhere, but it was hard to recollect where i had put my stuff. took me 5 minutes to gather everything and to make an attempt to roll something, it took me a long time again. i was distracted by everyone around me, they were making sniffing noises and were being really quiet, it freaked me out.


this where i't starts to get intense (~3 hours), i quickly folded the paper and licked the half rolled joint to finish it. the movie was finally over, i was delighted, it made me a bit happy again, but i was so sedated that it didn't feel right, not anymore, only confusion. i lit the joint, took one drag and put it out again. no need anymore to smoke anything, tripping hardcore right now. then, in a sudden flash, everything went wrong, my brain was being overloaded, it hurt, my body felt weak and i felt cold and hot at once. i stood up, rapidly, trying to get out the words, everyone thought it was hilarious (i'm quite the joker, but this time it was serious) and they where laughing. i shouted random words; "NOT.. GOOD.. TOO MUCH.. TOO MUCH.." that was everything that would come out.


i was trying to tell them that it wasn't good, that i've consumed too much of these seeds and was od'ing on the cyanide glucosides, at least that's what i thought and it surely felt like it. it actually felt like i was dying and was convinced i was going to die if i didn't do something about it. i considered to tell them to call 112 (same thing as 911) and get me to a hospital, but i felt like that wasn't the best idea and didn't want to explain this to anyone. i stumbled downstairs and mumbled that someone should come with me if it went out of hand. A came along and i walked around just to keep myself busy, i went outside and started walking in circles, couldn't feel my body anymore, but only my head and it was hurting. laid down on the cold ground and asked A if he could keep talking, it was soothing. it pretty much worked and i got my mind a bit of off the intoxication again. F came down and said that i should come inside because the neighbors are not the nicest people and i was behaving a bit strange, was talking too loud (can't remember actually) etc.


it started to come over me again and i have totally no recollection of some things that happened, amnesia was great, it felt like i was near an ego death, but if i had accepted this ego death, i was convinced of it that i would actually die, my body could no longer handle this sensation. my thoughts where out of this world, if i was asked something, i said something back that didn't make sense. i wanted to, but had no control over it, just replied with total nonsense. i found myself outside, don't know how long had passed, but F and M where asking me if i would come along to walk the dogs, i kindly said no and went upstairs together with A (~4 hours). i laid down upon a matras and wished it all went away, i felt like a little child wanting his mother to come and help him, i needed help and didn't want to die. i was so scared that this was it, that i had finally done it to myself.. i felt like gonzo from fear and loathing, in the bath tub, acting like an idiot. both driven insane by the intensity from a trip.


boy what was i lucky i remained somewhat calm and didn't freak out completely. it was a bit under control now, but still not gone, no fun, but a sinister, dark, dream like state. you could say it was a nightmare.. the whole evening long i didn't have any visuals, just the ones you get from weed, only a bit more pronounced, my vision was a bit swaying, not morphing, but very mild moving of objects, a bit shocking movements, but only if i focused on the stuff i noticed the visuals. maybe i had insane visuals, but didn't pay attention to them since i was more concerned of my well being. i don't think that lsa is a very visual experience at all, but more of a brain movie state (what a nice way to put it :)), projecting random images on your brain sort of the same as (day)dreaming. but i don't really care if i had visuals or not, i'm glad i survived it.


sleeping was very hard, my breathing was very shallow and it felt like my heart was beating irregular, i thought that if i would go to sleep that i would stop breathing. paranoia was controlling my mind again, but this subsided after an hour or so, i was able to sleep at 4 in the morning. i woke up still tripping, 2 1/2 hours or so later, all my clothes still on. i struggled to get them out and tried to go back to sleep, i wondered where i had put all my stuff, but just collapsed out of exhaustion.


woke up again at 11 am, needed to take a piss and was extremely dehydrated. eyes were bloodshot, sore muscles, looking very pale and overall very weak. i was cold and got dressed, switched matrasses, one near the heating system. still feeling the after effects of last night, very worn out and fell asleep again till everyone woke up 2 hours later. still tired, not able to have conversations without having to think hard before i said something, speech slurred and a headache that's still around even now (3 days later). took an aspirin (apap) with 20 mg codeine, it helped a little bit, but still a weird push on my head, a pressing feeling. went home at 3 and when i came home i rolled the joint i had saved earlier, just in case and thankfully it was still around when i needed it the most. passed out and slept till 8, woke up again a couple of times, but felt refreshed after my sleep. still having that headache, but i don't care, it's not that bad.


this trip was a little bit on the rough side. i expected this to be a nice evening, not expecting a NDE, it surely felt like one. never again will i make such a mistake, i always was cautious with what i do to myself, but this wasn't expected. the rule that every person reacts differently to a drug is now imprinted in my memory, i will never make a judgement based upon other people's doses, never again. start low and don't ever redose the first time trying a new substance, i got sloppy and did anyway, never had such a rough trip, bad at the time, but consider it a positive one now. i've learned from this one, learned A LOT..

edit: spelling corrected.. it's because i'm stoned..

and thanks for reading this long ass report people !! :)
 
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Good report, but its shitty to hear you had such a rough experience dude. Thanks for posting it though, its a good lesson for everyone.
 
LSA can be a rough experience, even at "normal" doses.

Your friend who ate 25 seeds and got mild stoning effects got fake seeds. I have also had these fake seeds, commonly sold by ethnobotanical vendors, and eaten almost two dozen of them with little effects. The dishonesty of these vendors is responsible for your bad trip.

However real HBWR seeds can be very potent. I will never go above 8, and if I eat that many I will be prepared for a possibly rough time. The muscle cramping and stomach pain can be nearly unbearable for some people, including myself. Sublingual absorbtion (chewed and absorbed in the mouth for 20 minutes without swallowing, use 50% more seeds than normal) eliminates stomach pain and reduces cramping significantly.

Either way, I don't think these seeds are good for a hard trip. 8 or 9 sublingual seeds plus some herb is great on a nice warm summer night though.

merry christmas =D
 
I have the same seeds as blowmonkey and I at 26/27 seeds in 3 hours I think. I had a really nice experience. In the beginning I just had a stoned feeling with a lucid mind. But after I meditate I had a great experience. I was lying on my bed and had beautiful visions. After a while I had a beautiful and meaningful dream.
I'm going to make a more accurate report (it's coming soon)

merry christmas
 
Originally posted by bluedolphin
Your friend who ate 25 seeds and got mild stoning effects got fake seeds. I have also had these fake seeds, commonly sold by ethnobotanical vendors, and eaten almost two dozen of them with little effects. The dishonesty of these vendors is responsible for your bad trip.

i know and this really worries me. i mean, some people could be getting bunk seeds and base their findings upon that, next time they try it and get real seeds, it could become a problem, starting with eating 40 because the other seeds didn't work at 30. that's why i felt the need to write this up, even though it's been a bad experience, i've learned from it and other people should too. never underestimate a substance or a batch, you don't know how potent it is untill you tried it. and start low, don't redose your first time trying something new. and probably the most important.. every individual reacts differently to every chemical. i've learned my lesson..

i think i'm definitely going to try, either the water extraction or the sublingual method next time, but i guess i'm going with the extraction.. don't like holding those seeds in my mouth for 30 mintes, yuck !! :D

thanks for the replies and merry christmas people !! :)
 
I can't post anything because blowmonkey already said this. It is a really wise advise, Thanks for that.

Edit: where are you going through when you eat lsa seeds (this is a question for everyone)? Doe you experience visuals, visions? Yes, what kind of visuals? etc etc
 
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Weird thing is though, I`ve ordered salvia etc. off this site as well, and it was all good quality stuff, I ordered for friends, and it was good quality stuff. I buy +-50 HBWR seeds, eat half, feel nothing but a bit stoned. So I gave a wrong recommendation based on a personal experience, I wish it had happened at my house, I have enough stuff to knock you out cold in case of a bad trip, or at least to calm your mind enough to be able to think slightly normal again.

*idea, should I mail this particular site about their low quality seeds, or should I tell them that none of them sprouted and want a refund? I definitely want something for my money, but nothing containing LSA, it`s not my thing. I tried MGS twice with ok results, but the trip wasn`t really what i`m looking for.
 
Damn, I didn't think the headache would stay for that long dude, still glad I was able to aid you in your experience.

With my and Libibo's experience. We started out with 8 seeds, then after ~1.5 hours another 4, then after another hour 4 more. (Libido toke about 2/3 more then me every time, bastard :o ) Anyway, for me with meditating and little smoking, I had a verry positive experience, with verry good ''brain-movies'' and revelations about the center of all. Though for me the open-eye visuals with LSA never really get extreme. More as if the world has changed. but nothing is morphing or anything, it just IS.

Further more I really think LSA is good for meditating, not really an active trip (hey, it''s sedating remember ;)) and sleep is often wonderfull afterwards. (Libido actually fell asleep unnoticed during his trip and only rememberd after I woke him up).

Happy holidays and a trippy new year !

Archaic Revival
 
Hey,
Sorry to hear the trip went like that dude. Bit of advice; don't smoke pot when your first trying new stuff. Judging by all your descriptions of how you were feeling it sounds like a classic marijauna ruined my trip story. Many people don't even realise that it was the pot that ruined the trip. my advice if you want paranoi free tripping; Don't smoke pot.

Also, for the record, if you feel as though you've eaten to much, jsut remember i and other i know have often consumed 30+ seeds to no ill effect other than the first half hour of sickness. Im quite suprised you didn't mention getting crook during the first hour in your report actually, makes me think that maybe your method of ingestion wasn't very sufficient. I normally powder them good then soak them in vodka for an hour or so then drink that. I'd say that you probably only got half the alkaloid content going by when your trip started to kick and all your descriptions, which makes me even more believe that it was the MJ that killed your buzz.
 
^^ Thanks for the thoughts. :)

I've already taken in consideration that the weed played a big role in this, but surely it couldn't have potentiated the LSA that much to be the main cause. I'm a big smoker and smoke on any trip, haven't had any problems with weed before, but you may be right and the weed wasn't such a great idea. I don't know, I'm defenitely not going to repeat this to see if it was..

I'm also surprised I didn't have any trouble with the nausea/sickness, but blame that on the medicinal abilities from the pot, it's a life saver when it comes to ending nausea and probably did so with me. The trip was starting chewing the last 5, was getting higher and higher till I got strange body effects (electric surging sensations) and from there on the trip really started to get a hold of me while I wasn't totally aware of it.

The confusion that followed wasn't because of the pot, I'm sure, it was because of the overwhelming feeling in my head, call it sensory overload if you must, my brain was thinking at it's survival mode.. Now pot may have triggered the paranoid thoughts (oh no I'm OD'ing on the cyanide, look out for gangreen, gotta take vitamins), but couldn't have set this off, this was only because of the fact that I simply did too much of those seeds, it wasn't a pleasant feeling, at all.
 
Blowmonkey said:
I've already taken in consideration that the weed played a big role in this, but surely it couldn't have potentiated the LSA that much to be the main cause. I'm a big smoker and smoke on any trip, haven't had any problems with weed before, but you may be right and the weed wasn't such a great idea. I don't know, I'm defenitely not going to repeat this to see if it was..

I am not going to tell you what you did feel, thought and experience that night. I am just making a hypothesi.
Why couldn't played the marijuana a significant role in this trip? It is well known that LSA, besides the fact that this substance is psychedelic in the biggest sens of the word, has also narcotic properties. And what I experienced and understood is that marijuana raises the effects of a narcotic. Besides this, I have manifest myself a couple of times to the magical powers of LSA. And I, plus other people, lived in a narcotic state on LSA after smoking some cannabis. So my opinion is that the pot played a big role in this trip.
 
^^ True, true, but please take my word for it, I wasn't very stoned when the seeds began to kick in.. I know the seeds potentiated the experience, but not till the point were I freaked out because of it. I'm experienced when it comes to smoking or tripping, I know what my limits are, but just overdid the seeds.

And besides, you already told me you wouldn't tell me what I experienced, I think I know what happened best and don't want to be told otherwise, speculate if you must, I know you don't like it too when people tell you otherwise.. Just look at your own trip report, you and Growth don't agree on what you experienced, now isn't that the perfect example.. :\

And please take the time to do a spellcheck or something next time, I'm getting a bit annoyed by the weird sentences and words, I don't want to decipher a post when there has been replied to a thread I started..
 
I've done now shrooms once, salvia 3 times, and LSA once.

Out of all three this is how I would rank them in order of easiest to hardest experiance:

1. Shrooms (very warm and glowing)
2. Salvia (no scary/creepyness...just wierd)
3. LSA (very scary and "sharp")

LSA seemed to be like a razor blade cutting into psyche, versus shrooms which felt like a mental massage.

I remember the coming up wasn't to bad...I felt really sick though and had to take some tums. I got waves of intense "sences" and thought that was cool for a little whille, then I got introspective and really freaked myself out. I thought I was going insane, and thought that the drug was going to leave me permanently messed up for life.

You've all heard the urban stories about "bad acid" that'll make you "legally insane"? Well even though I didn't belive all that stuff, I actually thought durring the peak of the trip that I had taken to much, or that the chemical itself reacted badly with me and was going to leave me permanently like that forever. The fact that I had another 8 hours to come down and constantly think the same thing over and over the entire time didn't make it any more enjoyable.

Shrooms vs. LSA experiance: The entire LSA trip (even the decent first couple hours) was definatley the same in the way of being a psychadelic, but it was a diffrent "flavor" if you will. Thats the only way to describe it. LSA would be like key lime sherbert and shrooms would be dutch chocolate ice cream.
 
DaDornta, take a look at this thread, pete_johns describes exactly what I (and maybe you too) have experienced, it may explain and clear up some things, it certainly did for me.. :)
 
Ecaep_Dna_Evol said:
Don't smoke pot… …it was the MJ that killed your buzz.

Never talk like that about pot again motherfucker.

Just kidding my friend. It sounds to me like you took to many seeds Blowmonkey and that the weed contributed to the paranoia. Weed might be good for the stomach aspects of HBRW, but not mixing the first time you try something is key. However, the near ego death you described is very reminiscent of an experience I had with way too much salvia. I would just say that you had too many seeds. Its hard to predict what will happen when you take to many seeds, but it normally isn't good.
 
Blowmonkey said:
^^ True, true, but please take my word for it, I wasn't very stoned when the seeds began to kick in.. I know the seeds potentiated the experience, but not till the point were I freaked out because of it. I'm experienced when it comes to smoking or tripping, I know what my limits are, but just overdid the seeds.

And besides, you already told me you wouldn't tell me what I experienced, I think I know what happened best and don't want to be told otherwise, speculate if you must, I know you don't like it too when people tell you otherwise.. Just look at your own trip report, you and Growth don't agree on what you experienced, now isn't that the perfect example.. :\

And please take the time to do a spellcheck or something next time, I'm getting a bit annoyed by the weird sentences and words, I don't want to decipher a post when there has been replied to a thread I started..

your right, thats why I said: it is just a hypothesi, I am not going to tell you what you experienced, because I can't
 
A lot of self destructive behavior here...but I experienced some of these things while on MDMA.
Bottom line...DRUGS KILL...JESUS SAVES
 
mspretty said:
A lot of self destructive behavior here...but I experienced some of these things while on MDMA.

Impossible. This certainly can't happen to you while on MDMA, serotonin syndrom can.

Bottom line...DRUGS KILL...JESUS SAVES

Yes, well, Jesus is a guy in a big book and I don't know him..
 
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