Your opinion please....Using LSD one more time...

[shad E kid]

Hi, I'd just like your opinion on this...
Before I used LSD two times in 10th grade (I am 20 now) , I was *very* social, always had a girlfriend, interested in different activities, etc...Since I took the drug, I have had alot of problems, such as not being able to speak freely, paranoia, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression. I can't even walk down the street without thinking someone is looking at me, I can't have a conversation with someone without thinking they are judging me, I think I'm not worth anything. Now I know this normally would be diagnosed by just depression, but heres the thing...
I took 1 full hit of acid, and when I came home and was tripping, my mom was there, and she knew I was tripping, and wasn't really a "bad" trip, per se, but I think has had a profuse effect on my psyche.
Everything was ok until the following month, when I took 1/2 a hit of the same acid, and tripped for 10 hours, and was taken to the hospital, and then all the symptoms started.
Here's what I'm asking your opinion on. Im thinking of taking 1 more hit of acid in a calm environment to counter the effects of the last hit of acid had on me.
Please give me your opinion on this please.
Thank you very much...
Robert

 

[pinwheel]

I think you should take 3 hits.
Make sure you have some cigarettes or syrian rue or some MAO inhibitor (tobacco works fine) to extend your high when you want to bring it back.
Oh yes and cannabis, unless you're really that paranoid a person. If you're alone I don't see how it could hurt.
Good luck.

 

[MzKzM]

Is this a serious question?? Don't do it of course - if the symtomps started due an acid-trip, then it's quite stupid do take another one to 'solve the prob', right? I mean, I don't have any experience with LSD, but a guy who used to be a friend of mine had a more or less similair thing with speed.
He was freakin' paranoid and convinced that he could 'clear' his mind by using more speed. Stupid! Well...he's a total psycho by now...

 

[shad E kid]

I'm the most paranoid person on the planet. I think I'll leave the weed out, Im not trying to get high, or have a good time really, just counter the effects the original acid had on me. So you really think I should take 3 hits? Has anyone had a similar experience to mine? Thanks pinwheel

 

[bong420tripper]

were you serious when you asked if you should really take 3 hits? you couldnt even handle a half hit? id suggest takin like a quarter or eighth of a hit. take small enough of an amount that you dont really trip balls but get an acid buzz going. maybe the non-harshness of the trip will be enough to make it bearable and get rid of the side effects

 

[shad E kid]

What I was thinking is that when I took only a half a hit, that the acid never fully left my spinal cord (which i know it's supposed to never leave), but by taking a full hit or two, that it would enter and fully leave. I'm not too knowledgeable about the drug, that's why I'm trying to get serious responses. Thanks again.

 

[gnrm23]

spinal cord...
visit www.erowid.org & www.lycaeum.org for info on lsd...
i would suggest avoiding psychedelics for a while; it is not impossible that a latent tendency towards schitzophrenia may have been brought ot the surface by your high school experiences...
some people have found that the world-warping effects of schitzoid effects and of drug-induced pathology can be ameliorated or eliminated by daily doses of vitamin B3 (niacin, niacinamide, inosotol hexanicotinate) following the work of dr abram hoffer...
have you consulted with your health-care professional about your problems interfacing with your external reality?
there is also a spiritual crisis network designed to help people cope with "openings" of the psyche that prove to be too shattering for the one who experiences them...
take care of yourself, ok?

 

[CrescentFresh]

First off, im pretty surprized you got any effects from half a hit, was it blotter paper or or a gel? Either way you apparently have a low tolerance to this drug. The Spinal Cord thing is "folklore" basically...and yorue theory of it being "flushed out" is equally abusrd. However, on a similar note - LSD has been know to cause psychological problems in people that were predisposed to have them anyway, i.e. it could trigger some latent paranoia/depression that probalby would have happend if anything significant and negative happend in your life, like talking to your mom whilest tripping and going to the hostpital.
In my opinion, the only good with doing another hit or 2 (i wouldnt do more than 2, and make sure its in a comfortable environment, preferably with a friend you trust and coudl talk to) is that the Placebo effect might work on you, since LSD plays heavily on throught perceptions. Like if you keep telling yourself "This will fix everything" then maybe it will...otherwise just enjoy the trip and maybe get on some prozak or similar drugs for your current condition... Good luck man
-=CrescentFresh=-

 

[Here&There]

Don't use any drug.. Even alcohol.. No drug will fix your problem.. Go and see a doctor. Drugs are very bad for you (especially for you!) Get a job , work all the time , marry a nice girl , have children , vote republican.... Drugs will ruin your life ,
every life style don't fit every body , some one capable of writing such a post should live the conservative style..... DRUGS AIN'T GOOD FOR YOU

 

[shad E kid]

I recently picked up using ecstasy, and while on the drug, I feel 'normal' (like i used to rather). Aside from the high, I feel like I can talk to people without being judged, Im not paranoid, etc. I heard that if you use MDMA regularly, that you may be trying to self medicate for depression. Do you think it could just be depression?
Im sorry for all the questions, Im just trying to get back to normal. Thanks again guys.
~Robert

 

[pinwheel]

shad E- I was only half-joking about the 3 hits, but as I don't know you at all and your problem sounds serious, I wouldn't expect acid to solve anything, only worsen your situation if you attribute it to your problems. Once you feel mentally/physically/spiritually stable you might (only if you really feel the urge) want to re-consult LSD to let yourself know it truly is an ally and not an enemy.
The only response to your question I have seen so far is the one that suggests taking vitamin b3 (niacin). It flushes the skin and increases your sensitivity to light so don't take any if you are going to be out in sunlight in the hour or so after ingestion.
It does bring some positive feelings similar to acid, but without any "mindfuck." This isn't at all like acid, but just a suggestion... it's also cheap as fuck. (General Nutrition Center has a Buy one get one half off sale going...)

 

[shad E kid]

thanks for the posts everyone! i went down to gnc and picked up two bottles of niacin. I dont know if it's just power of suggestion kicking in, but I really feel different already. Not depressed at all, not anxious. I really appreciate your input, and I think I may have found my answer in one day. Thank goodness for bluelight!
Thanks MUCH! =)
Robert

 

[pinger]

jesus fucking christ kid, go and see a doctor
it sounds like anxiety related or chronic depression

 

[Channel Zero]

shad E, I'm not trying to be an asshole but it seems as if drugs just aren't for you. If you're depressed because of drug use then it won't help you any to do more drugs. Go see a doctor. Drugs just aren't meant to used by some people.

 

[YurMomGaveMeHead]

Listen to what gnrm23 said , plz!!! Go to www.erowid.org and read all about LSD (and no, it doesn't get 'trapped' in your spinal cord) Know the facts about your drugs.
[edit, thought you wanted to take the niacin in overdose to cleanse your system, didn't read the post fully. hey, I have heard of worse, ok? my apologies]
[This message has been edited by YurMomGaveMeHead (edited 26 July 2001).]

 

[ZeroHawk]

Dude take a look at what you just said basicly. I want to fix my brain by taking more acid I have absultly no clue why that would do any good for you. I've taken thousands of hits of acid and until just recently i never had a bad trip. and nothing has changed in my life except that I don't do acid anymore. Look if your depresed the best advise anyone could posibly give you is to seek profesional Help.
------------------
expect the unexpected

 

[Smoked]

Your an idiot. 1 hit!!! Damn your crazy. I wish i had some acid that i could wig nuts off of one hit. Damn. I think you read to much on these drugs and you think that shit is wrong with you. So for everyones sake just shut the fuck up.

 

[The HiVe MiND]

Hey Shad E, I'd recommend asking your questions in the Dark Side forum. You're problem is the kind of thing that forum is for dealing with. Hopefully the people there will be more helpful...
The reason some ppl here will pay the shit outta you is 'cause from the sounds of it, you never bothered to learn anything about the drugs you took & this is generally looked down upon (with GOOD reason). Make sure you check out those links ppl have been giving you. You may think that reading and learning about things is for squares or is just plain boring, but if you knew how Lysergic Acid Diethylamide worked, you might not be in the situation you are now.

Good luck dude!
------------------
"Yes, I am one of the most despised and despicable of media monsters, that blight of corruption against morality and decency and law’n’order — one who chooses to partake of consciousness-altering flowering herbs and alchemical essences — a drug user!"
[This message has been edited by The HiVe MiND (edited 26 July 2001).]

 

[Sleepless]

listen to me.. NEVER leave a psychedelic drug behind you with a bad experience, it will affect your life in a very bad way. get back on that horse, have a great time and then quit it.

 

[gnrm23]

nicain note: only the "niacin" form (aka "nicotinic acid") tends to cause the flushing reaction (and this can be lessened by taking the niacin with food); the amide form (niacinamide) and the inosotol hexanicotinate form do not cause the vasodilation/flushing effect...
and do consider consulting a health care professional---if not your family doctor, perhaps a free clinic, or county mental health contact...
and as to "getting back on that horse", well, that is some old hippie advice, and sometimes a good trip can reprogram your wetware, but more often i suspect it will not help, and may just make things worse...
shucks, pick up a copy of BE HERE NOW (by ram das, aka dr richard alpert) for some good advice from one of the original 60s psychedelic explorers...
be well...