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klhouse



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Psychedelics not working? 1
#26390631 - 12/19/19 12:15 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I know it is common knowledge about certain drugs like antidepressants dampening your high. I have not been able to catch a good trip in a long time. I took 5 grams of my own mushrooms (so I know what I'm dealing with) and nothing happened. I gave same batch to others, they tripped balls. One person even questioned if I laced shrooms with acid. So they were effective. Then I took 9 grams of same batch. Nothing happened.
It also took me tremendous amounts of quality wax to get me a weak THC high.
Same thing happened with acid tabs. My friends took one tab and tripped great. I took one, nothing happened. Ended up taking four, maybe felt a little something.
Anyway, I was listening to a podcast about trying to legalize psychedelics for depression and the guy mentioned that this stuff works on Serotonin 2a receptor. I went home and googled it. Turns out that the first thing mentioned that blocks this action is TRAZODONE. I have been prescribed this for sleep, so I didn't think of it as an problem.
I quit Trazodone a week ago, and my THC highs have improved greatly. I'm gonna try a psychedelic trip here in about a week.
Trazodone is a 5 HT 2A ANTOGONIST. (against) Does anyone know if a 5 ht 2a AGONIST (PRO, or HELPER) would help a psychedelic trip?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HT2A_receptor Here is an easy to read article.
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Morel Guy
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Re: Psychedelics not working? [Re: klhouse]
#26390642 - 12/19/19 12:22 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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5ht2a antagonist is anti-psychotic in action/effect.
5ht2a is thought to be the most active. LSD is a powerful agonist of 5ht2a.
I'd also try to lay off the wax.
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acidgoofy
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Re: Psychedelics not working? [Re: Morel Guy]
#26390702 - 12/19/19 01:06 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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pretty crazy, I think you should try different stuff until something works for you.
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Re: Psychedelics not working? [Re: klhouse]
#26390844 - 12/19/19 02:57 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I came off 7 years on SSRIs to replace them with pysilocybin mushrooms. I read loads and loads before the first dose. Including drug interactions. It seems 50:50 will trip when they are still on SSRIs but the other half need to be off. For a small few, yes ME, you have to be completely off them. My first few trips were very weak. I got CEVs but that was about it. And the room grew then shrunk and the mood / colours changed. I increase dose up to at one point 8.5g dried cubensis golden teachers with weak effects. Then after 6 months off the SSRIs I took about 5g dried liberty caps (very strong mushroom) and had a real trip. At last I got an anti-depressant effect! Unfortunately the next day one of my labradors died in the woods, bled to death in my arms; I was seriously upset and fucked up for bout 10 months 😫
But my point, sir, is it might take you some time to get a proper trip. Build up your doses slowly, and take care my friend.
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Re: Psychedelics not working? [Re: klhouse]
#26391829 - 12/20/19 03:17 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thats why its important to identifily ANY prescribed drugs you are taking. Its not just antidepressants (TRAZODONE is a antidepressant btw) that dampen the psychedelic effect, antipsychotics and Benzos do as well.
Also, there is a period of "detoxing" where the prescribed drug does still affect the psychedelic effect. Usually lasts about 2 - 4 weeks or so from what Ive read.
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