(Poppy seed tea/1 kg of seeds) - Little experience - Successful experiment

[polymath]

So I had an alcohol problem for a few years, but last summer I went to rehab and now I've been alcohol-free for some time and have been taking Antabuse... I haven't been completely sober though, I have been occationally experimenting with other substances, mostly DXM. Then I had a bad DXM trip with paranoia and decided to try something else. I had heard about poppy seed tea years ago, and now I found a place where I can order the seeds online for a reasonable price. I ordered one kilogram last wednesday. The last time I had taken opioids (codeine, tramadol) was about five years ago.

On friday the package arrived. I first put 500g of seeds in a large soda bottle, added warm water and shaked for a few minutes. Then I filtered the water and started drinking it. The liquid was somewhat yellow and had a bitter alkaloidal taste. 45 minutes later I could already feel some effects, but not enough, so I made more tea from another 500g of seeds and drank it, too.

The effects peaked about an hour later. Intoxicated feeling, weakness in the legs when walking, motion sickness-like nausea and a desire to lie down. Also had a dry mouth, which I guess is a common side-effect of opiates. I'd compare the effects to a 200mg dose of codeine. It was quite long-acting, 9 hours after drinking the tea I was still feeling high and nauseous and almost puked on the pavement when I went out to buy some cigarettes.

Next morning I had a headache and a hangover-like feeling (apparently opiates cause a "hangover" in some people).

Next time I'll order some dried poppy pods to see if they work better...

 

[Xorkoth]

You probably didn't get very good seeds, not all poppy seeds are created equal. That much with no tolerance could have nearly killed you from some seeds, and from others it would have been just right.

I must admit I am a little concerned for you considering you have addictive tendencies and have been to rehab... be careful not to trade one addiction for another. I was addicted to poppy seed tea for many years and it almost destroyed my life.

 

[polymath]

I must admit I am a little concerned for you considering you have addictive tendencies and have been to rehab... be careful not to trade one addiction for another. I was addicted to poppy seed tea for many years and it almost destroyed my life.

I appreciate your concern. I saw a lot of opiate addicts in rehab, and many of them had basically ruined their lives completely before age 30. Almost everyone had Hep C, and with their criminal history they probably couldn't get a job anywhere even if they managed to get clean.

I'm not planning to try the seed/pod tea more than a couple of times, I'm mainly doing this out of curiosity. Opiates don't even give me much euphoria, mainly they just give me a "neutral" feeling (lack of anxiety and depression).

 

[Xorkoth]

That's exactly how it started with me. Watch your ass is all I can say, make sure you stick to your plan, if you start to deviate from the plan at all then that should be a huge red flag for you.

 

[noone1]

You took too much. Poppy seed tea is extremely tricky since you never know how much you are getting and it takes a couple of hours to really kick in. The best way to get past the side effects are to get addicted (I don't recommend this)

 

[polymath]

Tomorrow I'll get 1500 grams of seeds of the same brand, and I'll try this second time. I will also drink grapefruit juice to increase the bioavailability of morphine. How much should I expect the GFJ to potentiate the morphine? Of course I first make tea from only 500g and then make more if it doesn't hit hard enough.

 

[Xorkoth]

It potentiates but not hugely I find... but be careful. Drink the GFJ an hour before the tea.

 

[spacejunk]

You took too much. Poppy seed tea is extremely tricky since you never know how much you are getting and it takes a couple of hours to really kick in. The best way to get past the side effects are to get addicted (I don't recommend this)

Agreed. Sounds like too much to me.
I wouldn't add more - the side effects will only increase. Pst became a pleasant drug for me when I was addicted to it.
Before that....hit and miss. Sometimes as rough as you describe (nausea etc).
Listen to xorkoth man, he knows what he's talkin' about.

 

[Xorkoth]

I did get up to 1500 grams of seeds or even higher, years into my addiction, but when I started I'd use 500-600 grams. Depends on the strength of your seeds though, PST can be hard to dose. And watch your ass... but I already said that.