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DMT and cognition?
#26669384 - 05/13/20 08:18 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Heyo so I might be taking DMT in the upcoming future and I just have some questions for anyone that has taken it! I was wondering if anyone noticed any changes in their cognition the next day, as in does it seem to effect your memory at all? I am looking forward to taking it and I guess I just wanted to hear if anyone noticed any benefits or nah, although I am sure the experience itself can be v beneficial :-) thanks!
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you'll be 100% about an hour after smoking and the only after effect is a deep sense of peace
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I would say yes, depending on how much of a dose, salvia and DMT can have subtle effects the next morning. But it is generally much milder and more subtle than a longer-lasting psychedelic.
Mostly just the experience itself you have a lack of words, and then for an hour after you feel a bit buzzed.
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: alephdog]
#26669821 - 05/14/20 01:49 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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i mean, if you were in a state of depression before, and the experience breaks your depression, you may find that afterward you feel livelier and your thoughts run faster, sharper, clearer?
at least that was the case for me - less brain fog due to the depression lifting. but other than that it's a chemical your brain is well used to, so it's not like it's gonna mess anything up. any effects you feel the day after are going to be from the psychological impact - whether it be from depression being cured, or a common side effect might be a (temporary) disconnect from everyday life, due to having made some seriously heavy realizations/conclusions and your whole perspective on life has shifted and now you gotta make some adjustments, etc.
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: Psion]
#26672214 - 05/15/20 08:44 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah it does give you a good feeling. It could go both ways. I wouldn't necessarily do a night of heavy deemzing before a Math test the next day.
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: Psion]
#26675936 - 05/17/20 12:13 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Okay thats kind of good to hear because I do deal with depression so hopefully I do experience something more beneficial like that!
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: alephdog]
#26675941 - 05/17/20 12:14 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hahaha okay noted, definitely will set time aside for it ? thank you!
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Psion
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yeah, set the day aside for it, plan it out - cancel any calls, get the house cleaned beforehand (so you're not tired from cleaning the day of), take a shower/bath right before the trip (so you're nice and relaxed), don't eat heavily before the trip (you may get nauseous if you're an unlucky sensitive soul), so have a barf bucket on hand just in case, plus a heavy meal will delay the onset and weaken the effects. a light meal/snack is fine though. no need to starve yourself.
most importantly, besides having a clean house/self (setting) is a clean mindset. having no stressful events beforehand is a great way to set the mood. having a playlist of relaxing songs that put you in a good mood on hand is a good idea, as well as maybe some art of the same nature. even more important is trying to avoid anything stressful, like arguments with a significant other the day before/of the trip, or other serious issues you can avoid having weigh on your mind that day. get a great nights sleep as well the night before! these sorts of things make a huge impact on how well the trip will go, and how likely you are to have a "great" trip vs a rough one. and in the event of a rough trip, how likely you are to pull something meaningful out of that experience and turn it into something transformative and positive in the end, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes.
that said, there's always a chance of a trip going through a rough spot - your best bet is to embrace and listen to what it's telling you, ponder over it, and decide on what it's trying to communicate. just like dreams, trips are very symbolic and personal in nature, so don't take everything you see at face value! seeing your moms face turn into an alien may NOT MEAN your mom is a lizard person damnit! it might just mean you feel like you're growing distant and don't know her as well as you used to! (as an example)
(or maybe it's just the shrooms teaching you to see the world in a different light. :P )
anyways, this is why it's a good idea to set more than the day of the trip aside if possible, or be prepared to spend a few days in heavy reflection afterward - after the trip comes the reintegration phase, trying to make sense of the trip and what you experienced. depending on what you saw and felt, this can be quick or take weeks or even months, especially if you had some serious issues beforehand to work through. don't be surprised if your family and friends find you lost in thought for a while or a bit withdrawn - this is normal after such a... well, earthshaking experience really is the best way to describe psychs.
prepare to have every single aspect of your mundane, ordinary world and perceptions blown to smithereens, rearranged, then set neatly back into place, with a shopping catalog left behind of all the amazing things that exist in the universe left behind to tantalize you, reminders that if you search beyond your comfortable boundaries, you will find amazing wonders you never dared to try searching for before.
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: Psion]
#26677955 - 05/18/20 12:02 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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The only after effects I feel are slightly heightened energy and happiness and I don't recall them lasting the next day very much. I think Psion gives some really good advice. Also, I haven't noticed memory ever being affected with dmt. Happy flight!
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: Psion]
#26681669 - 05/19/20 06:53 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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This is some great advice thank you so much! I always try to make sure that I am in a good head space before hand and I wasnt sure if DMT required as much effort when it comes to "setting a mood" lol just because it does not last long objectively speaking. Good preparation advice though I appreciate it.
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Thanks hope it goes well!
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lol, never tried vaped dmt, i hear it's stupidly powerful though, so probably if anything it might be more so. that said, oral dmt is probably easily the most powerful of the psychedelics, for most people, although shrooms and mescaline tend to compete for spiritual impact for a lot of people. (and there's a seriously huge syngergy with oral dmt and shrooms together. :nod: )
pretty much goes from 0 to 11 with vaped though, instead of oral being closer to a powerful shroom trip, though it tends to ramp up a lot faster from my experience. shrooms/mesceline tend to give a bit of added "warmth" and fun factor, for lack of a better word, that helps to add a bit of levity to even out the overwhelming strength of DMT.
LSD feels like a bit of a different beast entirely to me - a bit more relaxed and sensory focused than the others. while the others leave me feeling too nauseous for food or like food tastes kind of gross, LSD is like FOOOOOOOOOOD GIMMIE GIMMIE!... provided it's healthy, wholesome food. processsed food tends to taste even more like crap on LSD. lol.
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Re: DMT and cognition? [Re: Psion]
#26683217 - 05/20/20 12:15 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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as with all psychedelics, some people notice more afterwards, and if they notice kinks in their perception, they may think something is wrong (while it is not wrong just previously unnoticed) - if you are in this category, you may think you have a problem afterwards.
Usually this happens to people who over think things. I could not guarantee this will not happen to you, but it is not frequently reported after DMT though it is reported after Salvia from time to time.
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I just vaped Salvia for the second night in a row last night, and I felt pretty Zen through the whole after effect (despite being an anxious person overall). But I wouldn't want to take a math test lol
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