I was going to post this in the
2C-I Style BLTC drug thread, but nah.
I tried my highest dose to date of 2C-I the other day, 30mg. It was my second most annoying trip ever. Mostly the problem was set and setting -- I underestimated the strength of that dose, based on my 24mg dose having seemed surprisingly mild, and planned to try to do some writing, but I ended up WAY to far gone for anything like that, and just got frustrated and depressed.
30mg of 2C-I was really ego-withering, equivalent to at least 4-5 hits of acid in terms of how little I was able to direct myself. Yet the visuals were really pretty disappointing (could be because I was distracted and unhappy), consisting mostly of light patterning and a foggy "sheen" on everything. If I'd been more relaxed it might still have been a great entheogenic experience -- but my opinion of 2C-I visuals is definitely reduced.
Oh, and blood clotting is definitely an issue at this dose. I got a TINY booboo on my pinky finger, which didn't even register any pain, but ended up with a softball-sized bloodstain on my shirt.
My first batch of 2C-I seemed to yield fun and at least semi-visual trips at just 12-16mg. Then, the first few trips with my current batch were much less interesting, even at 24mg. I assumed this was either tolerance, or a less pure batch. Purity is still a possible culprit, but now I think it was a combination of tolerance, and the fact that 2C-I is just not as interesting now that I've tried several other materials, notably 2C-E and LSD.
Anyway, this trip had its upside, in convincing me to finally take a break from psychs for a while. Hooray for sobriety!