Psychedelic break

[kingme]

My question concerns the use of substances during a break from psychedelics, and if it affects the tolerance in any way, or has any impact on the integration of such experiences.

in the past months (wintertime!), ive tripped several times on various psychedelics, about once every 2 weeks, usually at a lowish to normal doses. i dont believe ive grown a tolerance, but perhaps, a habituation to the use. so ive decided to take a break for a couple of weeks at least.

but alas, i would like the odd night out on something other than alcohol... again, this wouldnt happen more than once/week tops.

so, without this being a what should i take thread, whats your opinion, should a break be a break from all mind altering substances? are some permitted in your opinion? is the tolerance affected in any way? does cannabis(cannabinoids)/alcohol/mxe/k count at all to you?

discuss!

 

[romiir]

Most things with different methods of action tend not to have cross tolerance... Though that doesn't mean they can't linger in your system and interact in some cases (sometimes bad, sometimes good). Make sure whatever substance that is being done next to another chronologically is compatible before you accidentally become a statistic.. Other then that, see the first sentence in this paragraph.

Some things like cannabindoids don't really build tolerance much unless your use pattern is crazy to the point where I certainly hope you are re-evaluating your usage pattern, other things tolerance can be slow to build and slow to go away.. If you want more of a "First Time" experience, take a good bit of time off to get more out of your supply, not only will you be more likely to get a ++++ experience, but also you will save $$$ and thats without considering ones health outlook. =]

 

[gymstud]

One think I think you need between trips is normal life social bussiness and hobies like you I wanted to take another drug in betwen byt honislty I think its better to compleatly abtsane. Maybe benzos might be ok

 

[SpecialK_]

When it comes to psychedelics, cannabis didn't really affect tolerance. When I had the sort've 'novelty' gone off feeling which is just from frequent use but no tolerance build up, I had it with LSD, from dosing at minimum weekly. I just took a good 2-3 month break and upon returning was getting much better profound trips. When it begins to feel recreational more so and a fucked up feeling that's when it's time to take a break. After that I just began spacing apart my trips.

Enjoy your break mate, it'll be worth it when you return. It's great to get that proper 'trip' feeling back!

 

[TheAppleCore]

Dissociatives seem perfect for the occasional trippy, recreational high. You won't be experiencing any cross-tolerance between NDMA antagonists and 5HT2A agonists.

 

[kingme]

thanks for your info!

the way i figure it, if im not itching for a trip and a bit anxious about it then im not really fully prepared for it. if im just doing it for kicks to pass an evening then i find theres little magic there. and it doesnt have much to do with tolerance i think... i guess i just like psychedelics more for the depth they might offer than anything else...

 

[any major dude]

i've found that 2 weeks is enough to stave of physiological tolerance, however if the headspace of tripping in general becomes very familiar, the novelty factor certainly wanes, and IMHO that can be an integral part of the experience. I generally wait at least two weeks between trips, 1-2 months for empathogens. But the key phrase there is "at least." there's nothing wrong with taking a little break here & there

Also, i've had kind of the same issue before & did use mxe once every week or 10 days or so for several weeks while abstaining from traditional psychedelics, i don't think it affected tolerance, and the headspace is substantially different, but you wanna be careful with the NMDA antagonists as they can cause problematic habituation.

 

[<SpaceHead>]

I tend to use either pot/ hash or dissociatives for this reason but both of them have the problem of easily becoming habits. They both hold some similarities with psychedelics while having effects of their own. Smoking pot every day can sometimes be pleasant and other times make me feel depressed or lazy and makes the world seem vague. Although I guess it depends on how much you smoke and what you do while you're high. Getting into a habit with dissociatives can have very serious repercussions, far more so than pot. While its not that psychedelic, kratom can be a nice treat now and then, and can sometimes produce a thoughtful day dream like state. It is much more forgiving than prescription opiates or even poppy tea, and it has the advantage of being legal. Although it of course can still be addictive. And you could always smoke a little DMT or 5-meo-DMT every once in a while, at low doses they can be very pleasant and they wont raise your tolerance to psychedelics. Oh ya and you could always try lucid dreaming!