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Shrooms vs. Acid

Voxide

Voxide

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In overall intensity of the hallucinations and the trip itself (Not duration), who wins?
 
It depends on dose but its hard to compare hallucinations between each. Mushrooms have given me less distortion and tend to work within the shapes already present. Acid changes dimensions and form more.
But all in all acid is a stronger experience imo
 
Thats a very complicated question. There is more involved than just intensity, as there are different qualitative components in the trip as well, and different dosage curves. For example, most people would find 200ug of LSD to be 'easier' than 2 grams of mushrooms, but more visual. In mine and my friends experience, however, between 3-4 grams any increase in dosage is not proportional to taking another hit of acid. What I mean to say is 2g of psilocybe cubensis of average potency may not be quite as intense as 200ug of LSD, but most people would find 5g of mushrooms more difficult than 500ug of LSD.

Also, take into consideration each individuals different responses to different compounds; you may find mushrooms more visual than LSD (though most don't) or who knows how many surprising anomalies. Everyone is different. Every trip is the result of many variables, not the least of which are set, setting, the compound, and the person. It is hard to just pick.
 
The subjective effects of each are so dependent on the dosage that its impossible to compare. 10 grams of magic mushrooms is undoubtedly stronger. than 100 micrograms of LSD, but from this we cannot say that magic mushrooms are stronger than LSD - only at that dose. Because the upper bounds of the effects for each have not been achieved (or at least, have not been documented), its impossible to say. Each individual will have a different answer in part (but not completely because of this)

For me personally, shroom trips have been "stronger". But thats possibly because of easier access to quality shrooms. People I know seem to be split 50/50 shrooms/acid based on their own experiences.
 
LSD is much more lucid, with much more in your face, vivid visuals. Bit of a body load, and twice as long. LSD is great for how much you think about everything that pops into your head. I once hated sand, but fell in love while tripping on LSD at the beach.

Mushrooms can get quite weird, especially on higher doses. The best thing to do is lay down with your eyes closed, but a lot of people don't do this and end up feeling confused/freaked out. You're pretty much disconnected from the entirety of earth/humanity, transported instead to an alternate dimension. Even the visuals are much more of a feeling than a vivid hallucination. Shrooms win on the mindfuck everytime.

I think mushrooms are more intense overall. You control the LSD trip, but you're just a passenger on mushrooms.
 
when i ate over an eighth of good mushrooms it was more intense than any acid trip i've experienced. i prefer acid to shrooms though.
 
cryptix420 said:
LSD is much more lucid, with much more in your face, vivid visuals. Bit of a body load, and twice as long. LSD is great for how much you think about everything that pops into your head. I once hated sand, but fell in love while tripping on LSD at the beach.

Mushrooms can get quite weird, especially on higher doses. The best thing to do is lay down with your eyes closed, but a lot of people don't do this and end up feeling confused/freaked out. You're pretty much disconnected from the entirety of earth/humanity, transported instead to an alternate dimension. Even the visuals are much more of a feeling than a vivid hallucination. Shrooms win on the mindfuck everytime.

I think mushrooms are more intense overall. You control the LSD trip, but you're just a passenger on mushrooms.
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I honestly could not have said this better myself.

I prefer LSD, because mushies play on (my) emotions too much, which has often resulted in 100% ego-rape at 5g+
 
I preffer mushrooms because I find it all the more exciting being swept away by your thoughts and emotions instead of constantly being in control. It's a spiritual journey not a trip. It's also not a controlled substance so it's kind of exciting to see how your dose turns out. Acid however does have a longer duration and the visuals are exquisite. The only thing I didn't like about acid was I found it impossible to go to sleep where as mushrooms I drifted off quite nicely.
 
I would agree with everyone posting before me. for me shrooms are more of a head fuck... everything has underlying confusion and I can get wigged out by stuff a lot easier. so far as intensity goes I would say you cant really compare the different types of "intenseness" that they both have because they are so different from each other.
 
Frosta said:
I preffer mushrooms because I find it all the more exciting being swept away by your thoughts and emotions instead of constantly being in control. It's a spiritual journey not a trip. It's also not a controlled substance so it's kind of exciting to see how your dose turns out. Acid however does have a longer duration and the visuals are exquisite. The only thing I didn't like about acid was I found it impossible to go to sleep where as mushrooms I drifted off quite nicely.
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Psilocybin is scheduled, which is converted to psilocin (4-HO-DMT) within the body.

EDIT- I must have read that wrong, you meant controlled as in, controllable. My bad
 
spacebound said:
when i ate over an eighth of good mushrooms it was more intense than any acid trip i've experienced. i prefer acid to shrooms though.
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Ive had over 5 grams of good mushrooms and it wasnt SHIT compared to a one-tab LSD trip I had. (not saying 5 grams of mush WASNT intense...it was)

In my opinion a solid LSD will have more visuals, more immersiveness, less body load.

Shrooms doesnt have much in the visual realm but it provides a great deal of insight!
 
sackynut said:
Ive had over 5 grams of good mushrooms and it wasnt SHIT compared to a one-tab LSD trip I had. (not saying 5 grams of mush WASNT intense...it was)

In my opinion a solid LSD will have more visuals, more immersiveness, less body load.

Shrooms doesnt have much in the visual realm but it provides a great deal of insight!
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This is simply not true. Never do I feel so cushiony, so floaty, so comfortable, so much so that I forget I have a body..as when on the fungus. LSD has a body load everytime. Not saying I don't feel fantastic, but an acid trip is significantly more taxing for the mind/body.

I mean come on..psilocybin is a muscle relaxant.

I'd like to quote our friends at erowid...

"Psilocybin is juuust fine. I've tried several psychoactive drugs, including hash, LSD-25 and psilocybin. Hash usually doesn't do much - sends me into a half sleep with silly thoughts and spacey soundscape added to music... LSD doesn't do it to me either. It's probably OK if you are after low dose recreation - partying and such... High doses - too blunt, like a mental power tool. It cracks up open your head; Starring You and Your Brain for 12 hours. Every perception magnified thousandfold - it's.. it's a bit too intense. INTENSE! is the keyword. It doesn't accept any apologies or mistakes.. too harsh. I often felt like I had been immersed in some chemical, into a substance so pure and efficient it has no place in nature. Too pure. 12 hours of LSD-25 acid-bath makes you really tired... physically and mentally. But psilocybin, mm-mm, it's juuuuust fiiiine.

Voyage to the spiritworld... visions and travels, awesome mental hallucinations. It's a direct ISDN-link to the mother earth, forgiving, gentle substance. You hear the chanting of the planet and the spirit of the mushroom. It's a product of the nature, untied to the actions of men and women roaming this planet. Your body disconnected from the circuit, you may often forget it exists. Six hours - not too short, not too long. Perfect. "
 
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cryptix420 said:
are we not allowed to have open discussions on this forum?
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i'm not saying that - sorry i didn't mean to come off like that.

i've had intense trips on both and i don't find either to be consistent in some measurable way.

so IMO people are just going to argue back and forth based on their own subjective experience - so much is based on set and setting, diet, timing, intrinsic brain chemistry

and on top of that -
add in the variance in LSD dosages / impurities / substitutes - which is a huge debate unto itself

plus add in the variance in shrooms - by species (pan or subs or cubes - what variety of cubes), growing conditions, fresh or dry, how they were taken care after they were picked...

and you got a lot to think about.

my point is:they both win.
 
it varies from person to person, but mushrooms fucked with me a lot more. on my shrooms trip i spent like half the trip just laying in my bed searching my ipod for music that was going to let me know it was all going to be ok. on acid i just chilled in my room with my light on watching a movie and listening to music, and felt amazing. visually, they were different but niether was really stronger, i just think mushrooms fuck with your emotions a lot more than acid does.
 
sackynut said:
Ive had over 5 grams of good mushrooms and it wasnt SHIT compared to a one-tab LSD trip I had. (not saying 5 grams of mush WASNT intense...it was)

In my opinion a solid LSD will have more visuals, more immersiveness, less body load.

Shrooms doesnt have much in the visual realm but it provides a great deal of insight!
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You must of not had good shrooms, or the tab of LSD was RIDICULOUS!
I've only tried an eighth of shrooms, it resulted in me blacking out and honestly it's uncontrollable. With my experience with 2c-t-2 at high doses I think I have a "taste" of what acid is like. But then again, I don't have first hand experience with both(only shrooms), but I'm pretty sure I'd prefer LSD over shrooms any day.
 
Mushrooms are so personal, but so is LSD. They're both psychedelic and both can have very strong visual elements to them. They make a good combo.
 
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