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bendpsilly
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1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing...
#26408281 - 12/30/19 06:43 PM (4 years, 30 days ago) |
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Let me start by saying I've had nearly 80 total trips on LSD and both cubensis and cyanescens. I know cyans are much more potent and tend to be a little "heavier" on the body, but this experience shook me. I hadn't touched psychedelics in 20 years. Last year I found some baeocystis in my yard and had been micro dosing with those and a little LSD I came across, and having realizations I wish I had made half a lifetime ago. Micro dosing has been absolutely, positively life changing - in conjunction with a therapist whose supportive of my experimentation.
I've been dealing with serious chronic health issues and feel excited about lifes opportunities for the first time in a very, very long time. Anyway - I went into this wanting to discover/uncover a new state of existence. My sympathetic nervous system has been running amok, causing my body to over react to everything, including illness. I had hoped a stronger trip would allow my brain to make new connections, and ultimately lead to an easier way of existing.
I picked some cyanescens on the coast a couple weeks ago and used 1.2 grams of those dried mushrooms for my tea, I had planned on 1.5 grams but removed 2 mushrooms from the bunch at the last minute... At 2:05pm I had my first sip and was a little shocked at the bitterness, took a gulp because it was getting cold, set the cup down and thought, hmmm, no way it's hitting already, is it???? Went ahead and downed the rest and wanted to air up my mountain bike tires for a little ride on the come up. I went outside to get my pump from my truck and realized the tea was coming on hard and quick. Got back inside, tried to air up my rear tire and ended up removing the valve core, deflating the tire completely. Was way too high to deal with it, thinking I must have spent an hour working on the damn thing, I went to check the clock and it was only 2:10pm.....
I spent the next 2 hours sweating off and on, removing clothes and putting them back on because my body temp was all over the place, had horrible leg tremors, dry heaves off and on and just could not get comfortable physically. The only way I was able to get through it was with breath work and recognizing the mushrooms were giving me exactly what I asked for, an opportunity to learn to down regulate my nervous system. It was that or head down a path I've been stuck on for far too long.
I couldn't hardly listen to music for the first two hours, just too much stimulation. But enjoyed some Grateful Dead after the rough come up, continued with breath work and stretching. The breath work is new to me, but feel like it's crucial moving forward. I didn't eat anything for 8 hours, just tried to stay hydrated. I usually smoke on the comedown, but didn't partake until about 12 midnight. I thought that was unusual as I need cannabis for pain suppression, appetite stimulation, and nausea control. I like to think, just maybe, that I made some progress with help from the mushrooms. I do think I'll stick to a micro dose/weed edible combo in the future though!
Visuals were very minimal, which was surprising. On the come up with closed eyes, I had lots of blue and white, brightly flashing patterns. Tracers and some movement of surfaces with open eyes, but no melting walls or intricate patterns moving across everything, which I used to really enjoy. I think I used up my visuals when I was younger, LOL
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: bendpsilly]
#26408318 - 12/30/19 07:10 PM (4 years, 30 days ago) |
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Did this specific trip change your perspective, if anything, or was it solely the microdosing?
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bendpsilly
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: LikeMyc]
#26408417 - 12/30/19 08:16 PM (4 years, 30 days ago) |
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LikeMyc said: Did this specific trip change your perspective, if anything, or was it solely the microdosing?
What I've learned through micro dosing and therapy has helped change my perspective and prepare me for this last trip. I've got work to do on this trip for the next few weeks I imagine. Meaning, the positives continue to be realized for weeks after the dose, for me anyway.
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: bendpsilly]
#26410439 - 01/01/20 04:54 AM (4 years, 28 days ago) |
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3g Pan Cyan trip was still the single-most intense trip of my life, and I just got done with 6g dried cubensis on solstice this year. No joke, OP! Great read and heeded wisdom .
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: bendpsilly]
#26410857 - 01/01/20 12:27 PM (4 years, 28 days ago) |
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Just to check one personal hypothesis: you didn't get enough sleep before this trip, did you?
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bendpsilly
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: kyu]
#26410873 - 01/01/20 12:41 PM (4 years, 28 days ago) |
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kyu said: Just to check one personal hypothesis: you didn't get enough sleep before this trip, did you?
Correct, I've suffered from severe insomnia most of my life. Although the night after the trip I slept 4 hours straight, which was amazing. So this is something you've recognized happens with a lack sleep? I wouldn't doubt that played a role. The less sleep I get the more my sympathetic nervous system goes crazy.
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: Loaded Shaman]
#26410893 - 01/01/20 12:54 PM (4 years, 28 days ago) |
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Loaded Shaman said: 3g Pan Cyan trip was still the single-most intense trip of my life, and I just got done with 6g dried cubensis on solstice this year. No joke, OP! Great read and heeded wisdom .
Thanks for the reply. I hear Pan Cyans are extremely potent as well. Us West coasters sometimes forget theres another cyanescens when posting.. My biggest dose was 7 grams of dried Cubensis almost 30 years ago. I remember that being much easier physically and being almost blinded by visuals. In fact thats the only time I've truly hallucinated. I looked at my hands and my fingers got all fractal and twirly. My fingers turned into snakes and fell off my hands onto the floor and started slithering around..Good times
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Re: 1.2 grams of dried Cyanescens - I think I'll stick to micro dosing... [Re: bendpsilly]
#26412545 - 01/02/20 01:35 PM (4 years, 27 days ago) |
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bendpsilly said:
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kyu said: Just to check one personal hypothesis: you didn't get enough sleep before this trip, did you?
Correct, I've suffered from severe insomnia most of my life. Although the night after the trip I slept 4 hours straight, which was amazing. So this is something you've recognized happens with a lack sleep? I wouldn't doubt that played a role. The less sleep I get the more my sympathetic nervous system goes crazy.
I noticed some similarities between non-rem sleep and this kind of heavy trips: no visuals, mind-loops and stuff. The less you sleep, the more your brain needs non-rem sleep, and this might make such trips more frequent. I don't know if that's true, but if it is, such experiences might even help you compensate your insomnia. Yaaay
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