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LSD + Lithium

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JasperTheReckless

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I've heard from a few different places, that being on Lithium and taking acid is a no; can anybody educate me on this?
 
It is a no, for many reasons.

If you're taking lithium, I would guess it is for a psychiatric problem. In which case, you shouldn't be messing around with mind altering, psychedelic substances.
Let your medicine work and don't take the chance of causing yourself more harm. (I'm not trying to be condescending at all).

There's a few reasons there are warnings with LSD + Lithium
Seizures being top of the list.

It may reduce your trip significantlly, making it impossible to have any form of experience.
It may make you trip, but in a more dissociative way, which would be foul.

All in all, just don't mix them. This is just a very limited bit of information why you shouldn't, I'm sure others will add more.

A simple google search will show you, it just isn't a good idea.
 
Sometimes, hearing it from a person directly makes more sense than peeling textbook pages off the web.

My script for Lithium is almost up, and I have no way of filling it. Ironically, I can afford the medication, but not the doctor visit to get it written.

And, i've been waiting so, so long to try acid; i've only done herculean amounts of LSA before.

I'm not too concerned about the head effects, I'm planning to scope around until I can find a reliable source, and stick to lower doses.

I've had some bad times on Psy's, but anyone on BL who reads alot of my threads, knows I dig bad trips.
 
Agree with previous sentiments that its overall not a good idea, _especially_ if you have ever had a seizure.

Having said that, I have tried the combination many times, years ago, without ill effect, and without any largely noted difference between those non on lithium.

Possibly taper down and stop the lithium before your experience, and if you must mix them, start with a very small dose.
 
It's kind of frustrating, regarding the Lith, I am running out in a week or two, and though I can afford to refill the script, I can't afford the doctor visit (no job at the moment)
 
All psychedelics lower the seizure threshold, making it more likely for you to suffer a seizure. So it's a bad idea to take them if you already have to be on anti-seizure meds.
 
I did this combo once years ago, I wasn't aware of the interaction at the time. It was by far the strongest and most confusing trip of my life and I have tripped hundreds of times since then. My emotions oscillated between horror and bliss every couple minutes, I couldn't see my hands in front of me from all of the visual distortions. Ended up wandering in a public park in the middle of the day babbling and pissing my pants. I experienced some seizures, uncontrollable shaking with a feeling of being electrocuted. This was just from two hits of acid that my friends said wasn't even very strong. So in short, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS! I was lucky and didn't end up hurting myself or anyone else, but I sure could have. Also I would wait at least a month after you stop the lithium because I think lithium stays in your system for a while.

I am so curious as to why these two chemicals interact though. I have taken many ridiculous combinations of psychedelics and dissociatives and nothing has compared to this "dissociative fugue state" produced by this combination. You would think the lithium would block the action of the LSD but it amplifies it tenfold! Although I guess we don't really understand how LSD works in the first place so I guess this question will have to wait! I asked shulgin at a Q&A and he had no idea.
 
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