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damngoodcoffee
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Psilocybin + benzodiazepines
#28324736 - 05/18/23 12:25 PM (8 months, 7 days ago) |
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Hello, I know this topic can be somewhat controversial from different perspectives (spiritual or related to inner work), but it's not really my intention to debate them at least in this post. I would like to know if anyone has experienced the synchronous consumption of benzodiazepines and mushrooms as a treatment for depression and anxiety, in order to largely avoid the complex experiences that can be generated in a depressed, anxious, or panic-prone mind with the use of medium to high doses of psilocybin (2.5 grams or more). I have been consuming mushrooms to manage tough periods of depression and have obtained very satisfactory results, but sometimes I don't feel ready or don't find the right time and place to consume higher doses that could better alleviate my symptoms.
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Anomalocaris
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The problem with benzos is that it greatly reduces the effects of psilocybin as it is a depressant.
What you can do is take a much lower dose of benzos than you normally take just to get a small amount of anti-anxiety and have a larger dose available on you at all time during the mushroom trip for emergency if you get extreme panic.
I never take benzos during a trip but I always carry one with me in case a bad trip comes. Sometime just the fact of having one nearby will bring peace of mind as you have an exit during a bad trip
In studies on depression they found the sweet spot to be a medium dose of psilocybin because high doses are hard to manage for most people and can bring a lot of fear.
I suggest you stay in the medium range (1.5g to 2.5g) and take it on a nice sunny day. I personally watch south park for 1 hour during the comeup as it is a good distraction from the uncomfortable comeup and then go on a nice walk outside once the peak sets in. Being outside on a sunny day on shrooms really is the greatest thing ever.
Edited by Anomalocaris (05/18/23 03:45 PM)
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Cubes2gourmet


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I usually take benzo late when I’m done tripping. I usually eat them between 2 and 4 am just so I can sleep. I have also Eaten mushrooms on 1 Valium then tripped and taken. Another or 2 when im done. I do think the combo is good for me. If didn’t I’d be wrecked for day probably just from lack of sleep.
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