@dreaming swimmer: Since there seems to be a lack of an "executive summary" report in the thread, I'll give it a spin. I've used AL-LAD many times over the last year, possibly too many times, given the fact that it's a substance with little history of human use. It feels so much like the younger brother of LSD, though, that it has replaced LSD for me, and I was never shy about abusing LSD. I guess that's the reason for my recklessness. For what it's worth, I have not suffered any negative side-effects as a result of my AL-LAD use.
I've always dosed AL-LAD in increments of 150ug, allowing at least a week, ideally two weeks, for the tolerance to subside.
150ug: I'd compare it to a good, honest tab of LSD. The character of the visuals is a little different, and personally, I find it to be "warmer". LSD is a pretty emotionally neutral substance for me, while AL-LAD, at lower doses, produces a sense of contentness and a good, dare I say cheerful, mood. The headspace is also much more amenable to surviving challenging social situations unscathed - less anxiogenic than LSD, for sure. The duration is markedly shorter, though - there's a definite drop-off after 4-5 hours with AL-LAD, past which the intensity decreases significantly. With 150ug, this means that after the drop-off, you'll find yourself sailing into a quiet harbor, especially in terms of the headspace. Visuals can be boosted with marijuana well into the 6-7th hour. The erotic is enhanced in a very agreeable fashion, and not too awkward/confusing, unlike on higher doses.
300ug: An increase in duration and visual activity. The headspace tends to get more serious. Given the right setting, a nice psychedelic satori is very much within your grasp at this dose. Still quite possible to maintain a hold of yourself, and I wouldn't be too concerned about exploring even difficult environments at this dose, though I don't see why you'd want to do that.
450ug: I have found this to be my go-to dose, because while it offers a full array of strong psychedelia in all departments, it still feels like a good time with a good friend, rather than like subjecting yourself to the will of a mischevious jester. Visually, the distortions are intense and constant. Aural hallucinations can get quite strong, you may find yourself hallucinating voices and sounds. Behind closed eyes, fully-formed CEVs of alien-styled beings, faces, objects, colourful vortexes may present themselves. The stimulation can be significant, and you'll be desiring of some outlet for the energy that builds up within your body. If you can relax, though, and submerge yourself in quiet meditation, there's no saying how far you can go. The aural hallucinations make it pretty much impossible to experience complete quiet. In a perfectly quiet environment, the aural distortions only become more prominent.
600ug: This is the highest I went. I found that this dose, for me, requires careful preparation of the setting, and a sober-ish sitter to be present, so I have only dosed this high two or three times. The OEVs are intense to the point of being incapacitating - good luck finding something that you dropped on the grass, or reading a phone display. I have "lost it" on a couple of occasions at this dose, in the sense that I wasn't in control of the experience, and I became delusional - not being sure if I am truly alive and awake, or living through memories of past events in a liminal, bardo state. The fact that the linear progression of time became a completely alien concept did not help dispel the delusions. The CEVs took on a character of visions and dream-like scenes rather than objects. At 600ug I also experienced some body load, in the form of nausea. To be honest, though, it may have had something to do with the fact that the only food I had in my stomach all day was 4 AL-LAD blotters, which probably doesn't make for the most digestible fare
. Relieving the nausea by swallowing at least morsels of normal food wasn't easy, since AL-LAD has a pronounced anorexigenic effect on me, and the act of eating seem positively disgusting at higher doses.
That's it for my personal dose-response report. I would
love to see more reports about high-dose experiences. Subjectively, AL-LAD feels as benign as LSD to me, but it would be nice to have more info. Personally, I have put my AL-LAD experiments on hold. This is a drug for the summer and the outdoors, that's for sure, and there's a definite lack of summer round these parts
