LSD saturation point

[Flickering]

Some say that once you've taken enough LSD, taking more won't do anything else for you, except maybe draw out the length of the trip. If it appears more intense, that's purely psychological, a matter of expectation. So is this a myth? And if not, where's the cutoff point? 600 micrograms? 5mg? I've never heard a straight answer on this or seen evidence for it either way. All I can say is, I can't even imagine the intensity of a trip on several milligrams of the stuff.

I am writing a book that features an extreme dose of LSD as a central plot point, though I've never taken more than two tabs myself. So I'm wondering if the time dilation, ego distortion, visual disconnection with reality, sheer mindfuck, etc. has a limit... because let's just say this character trips harder than you'd tend to think possible.

Well, there's one way to find out of course. But for now, no, I'm not game to eat half a sheet of acid, like some people claim to have done.

 

[Darkstorn]

I'd say it's a myth. After 100+ tries it has not diminished one bit. Maybe even the opposite: I get significantly more out of small doses. Before 500 micrograms was mind blowing. Now 50 micrograms can do the same.

Now, i can't say for heroic doses, but i have done a few +1 mg ones and still i'm fully convinced this is a myth.

/E: I'd like to add that it's possible to "get used to LSD" in a way. But it's unpredictable so, you might get 10 trips that are almost identical and then suddenly the eleventh one would be extremely different. It's more to do with frequency of use rather than dosage itself.

 

[cannabliss1620]

I think he's asking how big of a dose you would need to take to fully saturate your receptors, for example, if 2mg fully saturated them, taking 3 mg wouldn't have an increase in effects because the extra LSD wouldn't have anything to bind to. Basically you can only get so high, the rest would be a waste. I don't have an answer for you but I'm also pretty interested in this

 

[sekio]

500 micrograms is a pretty good 'line' to draw between "heroic" trips and "non-heroic".

Realistically once you get into the milligram ranges of LSD doseing, vasoconstriction and stuff starts to set in

 

[Flickering]

I'd say it's a myth. After 100+ tries it has not diminished one bit. Maybe even the opposite: I get significantly more out of small doses. Before 500 micrograms was mind blowing. Now 50 micrograms can do the same.

Interesting. My most recent acid trip was on a single tab, in the city, which is a fairly intense setting. Yet I was surprised to find that five hours in, I wasn't exactly tripping, more just experiencing mild visual, emotional and intellectual enhancement. The first time I took one tab, it was enough to knock me on my ass for the first two hours. Of course it could be that this batch was lighter, but I actually think I've simply grown psychologically resistant to the effects, and it takes a higher dose to get me to the same place now. (Physical tolerance is unlikely to be a factor, as I trip less than once a month.)

The other thing about duration is, I will continue to trip mildly until I get to sleep. So I've had acid trips last for 20+ hours. How mildly depends on how little I've taken.

Cannabliss yes, that is actually what I was asking. Sekio, vasoconstriction will be something to keep in mind for this story, thanks.

 

[bluedolphin]

I've had a few dozen LSD trips in the 500ug+ range... 800ug+ probably 8-10 times... 1 milligram a few times... and 1200ug once.

And some of my most intense LSD experiences were at around 100ug, 150ug, 600ug, and that time at 1200ug.

What I'm saying is at least for me, the dose corresponds fairly well with the amount of visuals I might have, but does not directly correspond with the mind=blown factor. I've experienced ego loss on 100ug before, and taken 1000ug and remained fairly lucid throughout.

This really says nothing about the supposed "saturation point" but it's a related subject.