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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Micro dosing For anxiety
#22441404 - 10/27/15 06:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hello, Im a 26yr old male. I suffer from moderate anxiety, depression, feeling like an outsider most of my life.
I've been doing an experiment lately with Mushrooms to try and cope with or cure, my anxiety etc. (so far an astonishing success but I have run into a few issues) I'm totally new to this site, so please, if i posted in the wrong spot or whatever or if this is super random. Let me know. Im also looking for people that have gone through similar experiences. any feedback is awesome.
First problem i've run into is, I want to talk about shrooms all day to everyone i meet, at least a week after i dose. (because of how much fun I had) Its getting me into trouble and also, noone shares even 1% of the enthusiasm I do about them. Then i feel like guilty that I did them. I just wonder why there not more generally accepted. It frustrates me how ignorant most people are with mushrooms. They judge me harshly! Thats part of why i've come here.
Thats pretty much it, in the negative column. The shrooms have totally, without a doubt helped my anxiety/depression.
So my very brief shroom history: have done shrooms here and there since highschool. Back then I was into going big. 4g doses. I simply can't bring myself to do those anymore. Sometimes they would make my issues worse and there too unpredictable. But i still hear a strong call to use shrooms as a medicine. So i decided to try microdosing.
At first I tried 2gram doses (not quite a microdose) on a friday or saturday night and my main focus was to have fun. And o boy did I have fun. I would walk my dog 10x longer than normal. Blaring Bob marley in my ear. He sounded just heavenly. My anxiety would vanish for the night but swiftly return later that week.
Then I started trying .5gram doses and going about my regular daily activities. and thats when the magic started to happen. I started doing them after work (5pm) 0.5gram dose.That was ok, but a bit too much to handle during my work week. Now I take them on the weekend when I have ALOT of stuff to do. I've actually settled on waking up really early every sunday morning and taking 0.5grams. Then i reapeat once or twice! by the end of the day. I get so much accomplished. I sound better on guitar. Some of my best times alone in YEARS maybe ever, have been microdosing by myself on a sunday. I think these blue mushrooms i have are pretty potent.
So just this past sunday I took a gram a half by 3 o clock in the afternoon and I hear a band playing. So i put on my rollerblades and went to the source. It was a massive marching band in a parking lot. Maybe 200 people. It was really something amazing to see the people marching so perfectly and this sound was hitting your ears. I was loving it.
Another thing about microdosing, I catch myself looking out windows more? lol which is nice. I enjoy nature 10x more.
Usually mundaine tasks like grocery shopping, cleaning my apartment are a blast! and I felt more confident around woman strangely? And I would go on dating sites and suddenly know all the right things to say (or so it seemed)the next day I did have like 4 different conversations going. (more than sober me ever got going) I felt a calling to go out and socialize more. and I did. All because of shrooms. or so i presume.
Also one day I took a heavier dose. Like 3 grams. And I broke out into a journaling frenzy. I wrote like 10 pages of advice for my sober self. Most of it actually sounded smart, funny and had great points in it. good advice. And so now I do this every time I microdose. The words just come out of nowhere and when i come down. I have a peaceful, clear mind. Free of the worries I entered the trip with.
Sometimes 0.5grams would be too much and people would notice. Mainly because of my pupils would enlarge. Sometimes I will only take .4 or .3gs if i know i'm going to be around people that I would rather not tell.
I also have been almost a lifelong user of marijuana. I believe i use it for my anxiety.(not even sure really) When I microdose. I still enjoy pot, but i do not feel the need for it anymore. I found that to be an interesting effect.
I wrote this yesterday on shrooms. but my computer blue screened!
It was way funnier and more interesting than this journal today (which I am now feeling the after effects of the mushrooms.)
If I get some comments and some people relate to this, I can continue writing my microdosing experiences. I believe I've only just begun for me and I would love to share the experiences as this plant medicine is helping my tremendously! I want people to know that there is a better option than anti-depressants (for some people). I was on anti-depressants for half my life.
Edited by Ilovemagicmushroom (10/27/15 06:40 PM)
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champinhom
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As long as it is working for you, keep on.
Sounds to me like it would a kind of self correcting system you've got going. If one dose is too much, you lower it. Makes sense to me.
There may come a time when you feel drawn to meditating on microdoses. You can even challenge yourself to take less and less while training your sensitivity to feel it more and more--so that eventually an almost homeopathic dose will satisfy you completely.
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Edited by champinhom (10/27/15 07:31 PM)
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Psyche delics
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: champinhom]
#22441850 - 10/27/15 08:03 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I gotta try this once my boomers are done growing I struggle alot with anxiety too.
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Sounds like it's working. Don't ever feel guilty for taking a substance that helps you just because it fucks with someone else's beliefs.
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: theshrumnub]
#22442119 - 10/27/15 08:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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theshrumnub said: Sounds like it's working. Don't ever feel guilty for taking a substance that helps you just because it fucks with someone else's beliefs.
It's easy to say that but harder to practice. Personally, I don't feel guilty for *taking* the substance, but I feel guilty when I have to hide what I am doing or lie about. For example, if someone says "what are you doing this weekend?" when I have a major trip planned, it just doesn't feel right in my heart to lie about it. But what choice do I have? Fact is, certain substances have helped me greatly and helped me to heal so if its a choice between staying sick and telling small lies I feel like I must choose the lies. Never the less, I will never feel totally comfortable and guilt free about lieing and concealing my substance use.
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OP i think I am gonna have to try this. I have tried low doses in the past but that was when I was a pretty new tripper and I found that I tended to actually get anxiety from them because I would feel "off" but not tripping enough to really get into it. However now that I have experience with doses up to six grams, I feel like I dont really need to take anywhere near that much and I wont be scared on low doses after knowing I can handle six grams if need be.
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Never had mushrooms before, but I am super interested in this.
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My story is pretty much the same...when i first started shrooming over 10 years ago, i would only do 4-5 dried gram balls-out dosages once a month or so, and it would often be a rough ride. Also i would always have to be alone since the intensity of the experience would make it impossible to be around other people. At the time i was adhering to Mckenna's dosage recommendations, along with eating very little or fasting before the trip and avoiding alcohol. Now i've discovered micro dosing, which allows me to go out and be amongst people in a zen-like state, which is very theraputic since i also tend to struggle with social anxiety. The dosage has been around 1-2 dried grams, which i'm comfortable with doing twice per week, with the effect of producing impressive mental clarity and ability to feel more at ease in social settings. I'll still do an occasional heroic dose (maybe once every four months).
I've also found that in my case it's beneficial to have a few beers prior to eating the shrooms (and even one or two afterward), as otherwise i tend to get pretty jittery from the shrooms by themselves, and smoking weed is often unpredictable for me and sometimes spirals me into depression. Btw, i'm not a very heavy drinker, and when i drink a few beers amongst people i still struggle with social anxiety as opposed to when i'm on shrooms with beer .
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: crackbaby]
#22451072 - 10/29/15 08:45 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Also one day I took a heavier dose. Like 3 grams. And I broke out into a journaling frenzy. I wrote like 10 pages of advice for my sober self. Most of it actually sounded smart, funny and had great points in it. good advice. And so now I do this every time I microdose.
3 grams is a microdose for you? I took shrooms for the first time last week and blasted off into space on 3 dried grams of cubes, lol.
Seriously though, I thought about trying 1 to 1 and a half to see what happens.
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: MagicDave]
#22451535 - 10/29/15 10:08 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I micro dose for migraines, and it works better than anything else I've ever tried...which is a lot in three decades. It is incredible, and well documented by many others. I usually take them when I start to feel the beginning of one, .25g to .50g or less depending on species is all it takes. The mushrooms almost always completely get rid of the headache, if not they bring the pain down to a much more manageable level.
They work within an hour and at lower doses, don't affect my ability to do normal activities like work or drive, etc. A few times I have forgotten that I even took them, I'm just so glad the pain and pressure is gone. Then I catch myself in this wonderful mood and remember why.
The only side effects I've really encountered are a great mood, and an increased interest in art/music/nature...which are awful things, I know. I should probably stop before mushrooms ruin my life.
It makes me wonder just how many things (mental or physical) psilocybin mushrooms can help with. Studies are already confirming these mushrooms are much more medicinal than most people think, and there will be many more studies in the near future.
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Im SO happy to see all the replies.
First time visiting the site since I posted that.
Currently I am out of shrooms so my experiment is over for now. Although.
It was starting to feel like a good time for a break anyway.
I was getting kind of too in to myself. All the self discovery. So it's a perfect time for a break and a trip back to the real world. More shrooms are on back order :p They say it will only be about a week and then I'll have many more journals to write on here.
Also, I hope to reply to almost everybody eventually. I appreciate the replies guys.
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Good dude. Keep reading up on them and maybe try a small dose. 0.5gs.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: MagicDave]
#22506739 - 11/10/15 07:39 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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No, that was me talking about a time I took a higher dose :p
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: hummingbird]
#22506751 - 11/10/15 07:42 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I really thank you for the reply!
Im sorry to hear about your migraines. My mother has suffered severe migraines her entire life and is still looking for solutions. I have mentioned to her about shrooms before but she doesnt fully approve.
I will have to show her your post :p
Thanks again
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I've had on and off success with micro dosing but never really got fully into it, the only bad experiences on psychedelics have been with under threshold doses, for some reason some times my normal every day depressive thoughts(which isn't too many) become really apparent on the micro doses, I think about them and get kind of stuck in that thought pattern because I really am not fully in an experience or even know what's going on, I won't be stuck in the thoughts per say but I will be stuck in this terrible depressed state which I've never felt before in my life and you don't really know why your there or how to get out. I don't know why this happens to me on low doses I've never had anything remotely similar or ever felt depression like that in my life.
I stick to meditating and CBD for my social anxiety works wonders
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: Eclipse3130]
#22510359 - 11/11/15 05:17 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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oo sorry to hear the shroomys didn't help you.
I have depressive thoughts on microdoses as well. But then ill go outside and i feel great again. Or ill get busy and clean up my appt.
I hear cbd is good for depression but unfortunately i have no access to it.
You must live somewhere that has pot legalized?
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: champinhom]
#22510370 - 11/11/15 05:19 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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thank you for the advice! im definitely going to try meditating next time. Worth a try.
And ill do another journal. No access to shrooms right now sad.
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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do it man.
Keep in mind though. You might not get the same results as me.
I prepare for a few days and clean my appartment and prepare a playlist of music. Have a pen and paper out for journaling. This stuff prob isnt 100% necessary but i like to do it to ensure I can relax on my trip.
And Sometimes my microdose trip will go bad and i have to slow down and find out what is bothering me. Sometimes i need to go for a walk. Or change the music playing.
You should try it though. If you go into the trips having with the right intentions, they can help you.
write down what you want to change about your life or what you need help with. Then do the shrooms and look at the list. Youll have all the answers! lol
good luck :P
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Ilovemagicmushroom
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Re: Micro dosing For anxiety [Re: theshrumnub]
#22510412 - 11/11/15 05:25 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yea your right.
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Hi. Old thread I know, but new to this site and just wanted to say/ask I don't know what I'm doing with micro dosing. I've taken around 3 capsules, very spaced out in-between dosing and all I can say is that I don't feel anything on dose days, but feel angry, irritable, annoyed, snappy etc for about 5 days afterwards...can someone help as to why its happening? Is the dose too high or too low? Do I need a proper trip? I have a 2g choc bar in the fridge, but scared to eat it. I'm a big fan of cana edibles, they've helped me so much and it's a predictable feeling when I take them, however the effects ger lesser and lesser also my memory isn't good and I stutter at times a few days after taking cana edibles, so I wanted to try shrooms to help mood and anxiety/social anxiety, thought processes, relationships etc. I just don't know about shrooms. Should I double up the microdos? Should I eat the chocolate bar? Or throw the towel in? TIA x
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