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 soShroomHungry
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#1459133 - 04/15/03 02:48 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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does anyone have an explanation of what it is that makes you trip from mushies? obviously the psilocybin, but like what does it do to your brain/body and why do you feel the way you do while trippin? also...any insight or info about ego loss on higher level trips? like what the fuck is it and why and such...thanx
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Psilocin is what makes you trip. The psilocybin in the mushrooms is converted to psilocin when it enters your body (in the stomach I believe) it then makes its way through your bloodstream to the brain. There it crosses the blood brain barrier, which is quite remarkable as only a very small handful of amino acids normally can this is why some may think humans are made for the use of indole derived (LSD, DMT, psilocin, etc) psychadelics. In the brain the psilocin molecule will interact with the 5HT- 1(a) receptor sites. These receptors are where normal serotonin interaction occurs. Instead of serotonin the psilocin acts as a nuerotransmiter, do not worry the serotonin just finds another receptor site as each brain cell has thousands and interacts there. What exactly the psilocin molecule does when connected to the receptor is a mystery to me.
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i was gonna ask the exact same question when i got home today, but you alredy asked :-) much thanks to diggity for answering.
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soShroomHungry
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I understand....kinda. i think psilocybin can be absorbed through other parts than the stomach also. when i trip, i found that chewing them up for a very long time, and keeping them under your tongue for awhile really adds the BLAMMO to the trip. i think this makes it safe to say it can be absorbed into the bloodstream through pores under the right circumstances...right?
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diggitydankman
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Could be. I was more under the impression that chewing well helped start the digestion sooner and the result was less time the mushrooms spend in your stomach.
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