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Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by burnte »

Mo3 wrote: post #19
thatswrong0 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is no evidence that LSD is toxic to humans. It is, physically, one of the safest drugs you can take. Mentally is a different story, but at micro doses, you're hardly feeling the normal psychedelic effects that occur at recreational doses, so there's hardly potential for "bad trips". I'm guessing that micro dosing is perfectly healthy. The only problems are A) knowing what you're taking is LSD and B) knowing wha…

I am not talking about toxicity or bad trips, I am talking about your neurotransmitter systems. Permanent exposure to chemically altered levels and heavy fluctuations can and will change in you very negative ways and cause tons of problems nevermind the dose. I speak from experience.

You may speak from experience, but your data conflicts with tens of millions of people who have taken various psychoactive medications for a myriad of psychological conditions for decades, myself included.

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by Mo3 »

burnte wrote: post #21
Mo3 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not talking about toxicity or bad trips, I am talking about your neurotransmitter systems. Permanent exposure to chemically altered levels and heavy fluctuations can and will change in you very negative ways and cause tons of problems nevermind the dose. I speak from experience.

You may speak from experience, but your data conflicts with tens of millions of people who have taken various psychoactive medications for a myriad of psychological conditions for decades, myself included.

I'm sorry but you're comparing apples and bananas here, friend. I'm pretty sure you're not being prescribed psychedelics or tripping off of your adderall. The mechanisms behind psychedelics are very poorly understood, as are most behind therapeutic psychoactive drugs but I am fairly certain that they are not the same.

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by Nyr »

danr4 wrote: post #7

How does one manage to get/make a 10 micrograms dose without professional help? Or even with for that matter?

With professional help/equipment you can either:

* Get the blotters/microdots lab tested so you know dosage per blotter, then volumetric dosing. This is relatively easy/accesible although not very convenient.

* If access to crystal and equipment is possible, you can just weight it. Obviously this is rarely a possibility and LSD crystal needs to be handled with care.

People suggesting volumetric dosing at home are simply clueless, "100ug" blotters are almost never ~100ug.

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by heimatau »

blairbeckwith wrote: post #2

The Reply All podcast had a pretty interesting episode on this recently: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/44-shine-on-you-crazy-goldma...

Well...this is an awesome episode. I appreciate the sharing of it. The 'King among men' comment made me smile a big grin. Thanks!

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by roflchoppa »

One of the first experiences that i had was accidentally micro-dosing, i only come to realize the now. Reflecting on it, it was more pleasant then full doses that occurred after. It was as if I was seeing familiar things for the first time. However i feel that some of the most meaningful photographs I've taken have been during trips.

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by danr4 »

Nyr wrote: post #23
danr4 wrote: post #7

How does one manage to get/make a 10 micrograms dose without professional help? Or even with for that matter?

With professional help/equipment you can either: * Get the blotters/microdots lab tested so you know dosage per blotter, then volumetric dosing. This is relatively easy/accesible although not very convenient. * If access to crystal and equipment is possible, you can just weight it. Obviously this is rarely a possibility and LSD crystal needs to be handled with care. People suggesting volumetric dosing at home are sim…

It's mostly blotters and liquid drops here. How would one go about volumetric dosing with a blotter? if it's in liquid form, I'm guessing it's already in some volumetric dosing (I keep using it but not sure what it means - guessing its diluted dosing) - so i just need to check it's in the right amount?

I actually have Fadiman's book but didn't get to the part of micro dosing - was more interested in the full trips guidance, but I remember being very intrigued by micro dosing.

Lab tested you say... not convenient as in I can't just go to a lab and tell them "hey I need to be trippin so can you check these blotters"?

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by futuravenir »

mason55 wrote: post #18
danr4 wrote: post #7

How does one manage to get/make a 10 micrograms dose without professional help? Or even with for that matter?

Get liquid and dilute 10x. I can't imagine that you could cut up paper hits into ten tiny little pieces.

I think you might be in dire need of some LSD if you can't imagine cutting up paper into small pieces.

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by Nyr »

danr4 wrote: post #27
Nyr wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With professional help/equipment you can either: * Get the blotters/microdots lab tested so you know dosage per blotter, then volumetric dosing. This is relatively easy/accesible although not very convenient. * If access to crystal and equipment is possible, you can just weight it. Obviously this is rarely a possibility and LSD crystal needs to be handled with care. People suggesting volumetric dosing at home are sim…

It's mostly blotters and liquid drops here. How would one go about volumetric dosing with a blotter? if it's in liquid form, I'm guessing it's already in some volumetric dosing (I keep using it but not sure what it means - guessing its diluted dosing) - so i just need to check it's in the right amount? I actually have Fadiman's book but didn't get to the part of micro dosing - was more interested in the full trips gu…

> How would one go about volumetric dosing with a blotter?

Dissolve in alcohol, avoid water like others suggested. You can't calculate micrograms if the blotter dosage is unknown, lab testing is needed for that.

> if it's in liquid form, I'm guessing it's already in some volumetric dosing

Yes, just take a smaller dose then.

> Lab tested you say... not convenient as in I can't just go to a lab and tell them "hey I need to be trippin so can you check these blotters"?

Here in my country I can... this kind of services are available for free in some European countries.

Energy Control in Spain provides this to foreigners for a relatively small fee. You can contact them at: international AT energycontrol.org

Re: LSD Microdosing

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Post by dwiel »

futuravenir wrote: post #28
mason55 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Get liquid and dilute 10x. I can't imagine that you could cut up paper hits into ten tiny little pieces.

I think you might be in dire need of some LSD if you can't imagine cutting up paper into small pieces.

The typical size of paper used to carry one dose is 1/4" square. Cutting that into 10 equal sized pieces would be relatively tedious. It also assumes that the LSD is distributed evenly across the paper.
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