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3.5g Golden Teachers * 3
    #28162896 - 01/29/23 01:28 PM (11 months, 22 days ago)

Peaceful greetings,

Since my Golden Teachers just finished their third flush, I decided instead of take more APEs this weekend, to instead give the GTs a test. GTs have always been my go-to variety for good runs with large yields, and I still think they're the best option for people new to tripping on psilocybin mushrooms as they're not overpowering and provide a positive experience.

A little preface to this report - over the last year and half, I've been on Lexapro (an SSRI) and I have noticed that I need a larger dose of either psychedelic mushrooms or LSD in order to experience a trip, but as of last week, my doctor has begun weening me off the Lexy due to some of the side effects that I'm not liking during my baseline state. I was hoping that the start of the weening process would show a return to stronger trips at my usual dose preferences, but it's still too early, and as result, my trip last night on 3.5 grams of freshly dried GTs was more like a 1.5g trip at baseline without any medications in my system.

That said, it was still a very pleasant and enjoyable experience:



Dosed 3.5g at 7:30pm after an active day - I had only two meals (breakfast and dinner), and both were light fare without heavy oils or dairy products in them. (Ever since my late 30s, I've learned that if I dose on a semi-full stomach I never get nausea from eating mushrooms or making them into a tea.)

It took an hour and change for the trip to begin, and as usual with GTs, I got a very strong body buzz that was very relaxing and slightly euphoric. I was very giddy and a lot of my thoughts and perceptions led me into giggle fits. Closed eye visuals were stronger than open eyed visuals, so for the first hour of the trip I laid down on the bed with my Mindfold™ on. The usual vivid rainbow gradient coloration was present in the visuals, and they were sharp, geometric patterns and shapes (mostly squares, triangles, and diamonds). During the blow up phase my thoughts began to become sporadic, and my mind's focus shifted from 1st person, present tense, to that of 3rd person, objective observer; and I also had thought loops developing but they were funny/stupid in nature and not scary at all. I did not achieve ego loss or dissolution (even before the SSRI, I would always need 5g or more to achieve full ego loss), but the separation of observed subject and object came in waves. At one point the people chilling in the hot tub across from my apartment sounded like they were in my bedroom all surrounding me, and I could hear them so clearly and loudly I actually had to remove the Mindfold™ at one point to ground myself and realize they were not in the room with me.  :smile:

The peak occurred at the 2 hour mark, at which point I had to use the toilet, and after doing so, I decided to go to the computer and watch a movie. I had no 3D distortions in my field of vision on this trip, but I did have some of the typical pulsing/breathing effect in the tile floor patterns and from the walls/carpet. The giddiness and laughing continued as I watched the movie, and by the time the movie had ended at 11pm, so did the trip. I've notice Lexapro always cuts my trips shorter than they usually last.

From all my previous journeys with GTs at 3.5 to 4g, I know I should have achieved Level 4 threshold effects, but I wasn't upset that I didn't. I realize now that the SSRI impact on the effects is unavoidable, and honestly I'm okay with it. My treatment plan was for a 1 year trial, and once the sexual side effects developed back in October, I told my doctor and he agreed at my checkup last month that we'll stop the treatment since it helped my anxiety as it should have, but that there are other options we can try if my anxiety gets worse after the ween ends over the next 3-4 weeks.

I've decided to wait until the ween has concluded and my baseline will be SSRI-free before taking another trip - which will be right around the time of the Spring Equinox (I typically trip on the equinoxes and solstices as well as my birthday each year). Until then I will be focusing on my isolation projects as I'm growing my strain collection, and I have 3 strains on agar presently that all should be ready for trying by March/April.

Finally, I forgot to mention there was no anxiety at all during either this trip or my first trip on APEs two weeks ago. Not sure if that's due to the Lexy in my system or my getting comfortable with the psychedelic experience over time. I was only tripping on LSD for the last 17 years, and decided to return to cubensis shrooms in 2018. As we age or mind adjusts and with more experience there is less reason to give into panic or anxiety - especially when you respect the teachers and titrate your dose accordingly.

Thanks for taking the time to read this report. I look forward to seeing where I'm at in March at the solstice. By then I should have fully gotten the Lexy out of my system and hopefully my trips will be full-force once again. That said, last night's experience was incredibly beautiful in its own right, and I always appreciate the afterglow I have the morning after - I'm still dwelling in the glow as I type this.  :smile:

Peace & Light,

Seeker604


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Re: 3.5g Golden Teachers [Re: Seeker604]
    #28167004 - 02/01/23 02:31 AM (11 months, 20 days ago)

Thank you for this very interesting report. I hope that things continue to go well for you.


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Re: 3.5g Golden Teachers [Re: johnukguy]
    #28167048 - 02/01/23 04:49 AM (11 months, 20 days ago)

Great report - I'm stoked for you.  Good luck on the meds and best wishes for your next journey.


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