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slowroasted
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Mixing shrooms with heart medication
#1576585 - 05/25/03 04:00 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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A friend of mine has been thinking about tripping. He really wants to try it but he is taking some heart medication and does not know how it will affect him. He is taking coumadin, fleccanide, and digoxin. Is it a good idea for him to trip?
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World Spirit
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Re: Mixing shrooms with heart medication [Re: slowroasted]
#1576840 - 05/25/03 07:24 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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the spiral
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Re: Mixing shrooms with heart medication [Re: World Spirit]
#1577630 - 05/26/03 01:09 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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SWIM, and friends of SWIM, have experienced fainting before while on shrooms.
while i dont believe there is any conclusive evidence linking recreational doses of shrooms with heart problems, I would advise that you're better safe than sorry.
if life isn't worth it without shrooms, though, you'll probably be okay. At least go with a low dose.
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Asante
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Re: Mixing shrooms with heart medication [Re: slowroasted]
#1580685 - 05/27/03 03:42 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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It would be inadvisable to do so.
Stanislav Grof (THE LSD therapist) wrote in his book LSD Psychotherapy that heart problems are a contraindication. This may be due to a generic rise in catecholamine neurotransmitters, but remember Shrooms can cause severe shocking sensations and tremendous anxieties which may be just the ticket to heaven if one has heart problems.
I myself got a heart infarction from santa last xmass. I've decided to try if I can still use Shrooms or that my Psychedelic years are over. I've decided to do that on the 10th anniversary of my psychedelic defloration. I will be using one 500mg capsule of strong cubies combined with 1/2 tab of Xanax 0.25mg to make it a Benzotrip (do a search on that word) in the presence of a sitter with first aid experience with a cellphone handy & my nitroglycerin spray uncapped. Sounds like fun, eh? 
I DO NOT RECOMMEND TRIPPING FOR PEOPLE WITH HEART TROUBLE, ESPECIALLY NOT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT TRIPPED BEFORE.
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Re: Mixing shrooms with heart medication [Re: slowroasted]
#1580950 - 05/27/03 09:01 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've got heart disease. heart murmer aortic valve insuffency(one valve dosen't close all the way) pin size hole in my heart
I trip shrooms and LSD I've even done ecstasy( I don't anymore, rushes me too hard) I find that remaining calm when your peaking is key, just have to remember it's a drug and tell yourself everything is gonna be ok
I've never experienced dramatic increase in heart rate from tripping the only time my heart races is when I get paranoid and freak out.
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