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What is LSD? LSD
LSD is a chemical derived from the parasitic fungus ergot which grows on rye. The full chemical name is d-lysergic acid diethyl amide.
Trips.
Albert Hoffman, (now retired) director of research for the Department of Natural Products of Sandoz, Ltd., produced LSD-25 for the first time when he was researching chemicals for Sandoz in 1943. His laboratory notes give some indication of his experience, although he didn't realise at first that the chemical was the cause of his...well...trip...
"I suddenly became strangely inebriated. The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed unusual dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even self-perception and the sense of time were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures flashed past in a quickly changing kaleidoscope. After a few hours, the not unpleasant inebriation, which had been experienced whilst I was fully conscious, disappeared. what had caused this condition?"
What, indeed?
The rest of Albert's story is told in his book, 'LSD, my problem child'. There are many other descriptions of the myriad of experiences and research involving the chemical whose German name is Lyserg-Saeure-Diaethylamid...
Unless you know of other research chemists who are producing LSD, it is usually sold as a square of blotting paper about a quarter of the size of a postage stamp. That's your ordinary size postage stamp, none of that special-edition nonsense. Bog standard. First class. Trips. When LSD is produced, it forms as a solid, a crystalline salt. The amount needed to produce the psychedelic experience (...man...) is generally 60-200 micrograms. That's a tiny amount of anything. Unless you've produced your own LSD (which seems unlikely), someone will have dissolved some of the crystalline salt and dropped the solution onto a sheet of blotting paper, producing a sheet of 'acid tabs'.
Just to 'brand' the acid, trips will usually be produced using blotting paper that has a design on it. Just like other 'branded' drugs (like e), trips are often known by the design.
Picture a scene...
About an hour after someone swallows the trip the effects start. Initially the user will feel disorientated. They may become giggly, excited, confused or anxious...usually 'different', anyway. As the trip progresses feelings are enhanced. The experience of time shifts, as does short-term memory. Colours and sounds seem more vivid. Perception of depth and distance changes. Things seem to flow.
LSD causes perceptual distortions or hallucinations - while someone is tripping, they (the person) can dramatically affect how they perceive their environment.
The environment will also dramatically affect the tripper's experience (errr....trip). Change the environment and the nature of the trip will change.
As the trip progresses time becomes meaningless. It is impossible to tell whether a moment has lasted a moment or a million years has lasted a moment, or a million years. If it sounds confusing, it might be because it can be. Senses can become confused some people experience synaesthesia, mixed-up sensory information, where they might taste colours or see sounds.
It's common for people at the peak of a trip to experience a sense of depersonalisation. They don't feel like an 'I' anymore. They experience themselves as just a part of everything else.
If someone doesn't like what they are experiencing and tries to get away from what is happening they are likely to move into a state of extreme fear. They might feel anxious, panicky or paranoid.
Tripping on LSD is essentially a trip into your own mind. Trips last for 8 - 12 hours.
This statement is false
LSD is thought to disrupt the way that seratonin is used by the brain. Seratonin is the chemical in the brain which enables electrical messages to pass through the synapses.
The (minimal) physiological changes caused by LSD include a slight rise in temperature and heart rate and dilated pupils. Someone who has taken LSD may appear to be completely normal, although occasionally confused or unexpectedly giggly.
The long-term physical effects of LSD use are not known. Concerns about chromosomal damage have not been proven. Some people have suffered from long-term mental disorders after using LSD. It is not known whether LSD caused their mental illness or uncovered a latent mental illness that was already there.
What's the story, Morning Glory?
Errr....hang on a mo, Ipomoea violacea contains LSA, a similar yet different chemical entirely. Let's not confuse the issue...
Safe. Respect.
Someone using LSD may become less aware of risks from the environment - busy roads can become impossible to navigate safely. Activities that involve co-ordination like swimming, driving or cycling will be much more dangerous than usual. Even finding your way home can seem an impossible task. If it's reasonably safe to sit down and gather your thoughts while you decide whether you are heading towards or away from home, it could be kinda funny. If it's freezing cold, or dangerous, or you're scared, it could become horrific.
When someone is tripping, their experience is dramatically affected by the people around them. LSD can enhance feelings of anxiety or concern. A mild paranoia can quickly become amplified. Psychosis is rarely fun, often very distressing and sometimes outright dangerous.
Of course, people don't usually take LSD to get scared.
...are you experienced?
If you've decided to take LSD, preparing for the the trip is a good idea. As with many things, planning makes for a better trip.
Think about the setting - the environment, the people...are there going to be other people around? Are the other people going to be friendly? Will you feel safe? Will someone else know what to do if everything becomes too scary, too hectic or just 'a bit much'? Will they have access to a telephone? If you want to leave, will you be able to? Are you likely to be interrupted by something important, or someone else? Will you need to be somewhere else in the next 12 hours?
And when you've done thinking about the setting, consider your own mind-set. How are you feeling right now, before the trip, in yourself, and about the experience that you will be having? With any hallucinogen, the state of mind of the person who is experiencing the experience will dramatically affect the experience itself.
Are you relaxed? excited? happy? Looking forward to the experience?
Concerned? anxious? worried? feeling down, depressed or angry?
Planning to use LSD to enhance a 'good time', or get away from a 'bad time'?
If you've used it before, you already know that it really won't help you to get away from how you're feeling. Oh, no....it will tend to amplify your mood. So make sure you're amplifying something you want more of in your life...
Even when you're feeling great and you're with friends you can't guarantee having a good trip. In 'Beyond the Brain', Stanislav Grof describes how his LSD research in the 50s and 60s found that many LSD experiences include re-experiencing early memories, even pre-birth memories. If you're remembering 'associated' memories (as if you're back in the experience again, seeing what you saw, hearing what you heard and feeling what you were feeling at the time) then your 'trip' will be affected by all of what you are representing when you remember - as far as your brain is concerned, the sensory information is just as it was at the time. Just like in 'ordinary' reality, memories and current perceptions of reality and your responses to the environment can be triggered by many things...'bad' trips can also be triggered by a painful or difficult feeling that the user tries to avoid by resisting the effects of the drug. A bad trip is a bit like a nightmare, and can be extremely frightening.
Making it worse...
If someone is having a difficult time during their trip it is important to remember how open to suggestion they are. Trying to reassure a paranoid tripper by constantly asking them if they still feel paranoid is really not going to be very helpful. It'll just keep them feeling edgy and anxious. "Are you OK?" you ask, innocently. On the inside it can seem like a very different experience. "Am I OK? I don't know? How would I know if I was OK? What the hell is OK, anyway? and who am I, that might be OK? Or not? And asking myself, this question, does that mean I'm OK, or not? And who am I, again? Shit, I better say 'uh-huh' or something, otherwise they'll ask me again" ... "uh-huh" ... "Did I say that out loud, or just think it? Shall I say it again, or will they just think that I'm not OK anymore? Am I OK?" etc. etc. etc. Add time-distortion, visual disturbance and not being able to work out whether or not you really are sinking into the floor and it can all get a wee bit confusing.
Making it better...
If you're with someone who's used LSD and is having a bad time you could help by being there to listen to them. Don't get caught out by the content, and don't expect it to make too much sense, all of the time. After all, assuming you're straight, you are worlds apart. Any kind of communication is pretty amazing. Don't expect coherence, too. Remind them they've used LSD (they might have forgotten), and that they're tripping. Help them to talk if they want to, but without constantly questioning them. It may seem simple, and maybe that's because it is, as I encourage you to move towards fun things. Talk about fun things. Find fun things to do. Elevate the mood a little. Change the environment. Put music on...turn music off...talk...be quiet. Do something you're not already doing. It might be a good idea to get out if you're not already, get close to nature, go for a walk, breathe in some fresh air...
Relaxation is the key. Sometimes it's important to remember that all you need to do is take a deep breath in, breathe out, relax...go with the flow.
Hands off! This scrote's mine...
Legally, trips are a no-no. LSD is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class A, Schedule 2 drug.
Other Class A drugs include heroin and cocaine.
Acid/Shrooms + Shpongle Ok, so I love shpongle, and other psy music; and i know a large purpose of it is for tripping to; but i always thought it was a bit scary. i'm quite sensitive to feeling anxious on psychedelics i'd say; and sometimes they deliberatly make their music scary. What do you think, should i give it a shot or better not to risk?
Peace
Also didn't know whether to shove this in drugs or music..12
UK : East : Kid gets community service after LSD-induced lycanthropy down boy!
A POLICEMAN was bitten on the arm after being called to the home of a Suffolk teenager who was running naked around his garden covered in mud while hallucinating after taking drugs, a court has heard.
Alexander McKendrick was growling like a dog and shaking his head from side to side as he bit into Special Inspector Keith Miller’s arm near his elbow, Ipswich Crown Court was told.
Newmarket: Naked man high on drugs and covered in mud bit policeman - News - Evening Star123
Liquid LSD Ola!
wanted to know what ya'll paying per bottle...
previously £180 per 10ml [180mic] bottle, new source £250 per 10ml bottle but supposedly higher mic [200mic+] and better quality.
- these bottles are supposed to give a 100 drops, but I never seem to get more than 80, and sometimes the pipette seems larger in some bottles.
Any comparisons out there?
Much Love x
Also, anyone come across any good blotters of late?
[HELP] Acid vs Shrooms in terms of Doses I am planning on trying Acid for the first time this week and I had some questions.
I took shrooms for the first time not too long ago and I had an amazing trip! I read online that you should only take a gram or a little more than that but I took about 3.2 grams over the span of 1 hour...
lucky for me my trip was both intense and amazing, it was a great positive experience. Though you should keep in mind I was with a good trusted friend in a safe place.
I am trying acid now and my big question is what would be a good comparison from shrooms to acid on a dose?
Ex. What would be about the equivalent of an 8th of shrooms, in the paper squares, or hits, of acid. Or what is the equivalent to 1 gram of shrooms in terms of acid squares?
I realize these things vary each time because its an unpredictable drug but I figure there has to be a general outline atleast.
Any help or other suggestions if you think of them would be appreciated! :)12
the acid face anyone ever noticed that lsd changes your skin's consistence one way or the other?
the skin becomes much softer, thinner and starts to glow
the nose becomes slimmer like after using a sinus decongestant
the cheeks sink in and the eyes stick out and additionally the eyes seem artificial
this lasts for a long time
i can recognize people who have used lsd a couple of times by their eyes
anyone else noticed these facial changes after using lsd?12
YOUR Last Acid Trip hi guys and girls as the title says just wondering how long ago was your last acid trip its kinda dissapeared round here man mine had been a long time my last few trips were shrooms . anyone got any trip reports you wanna share?
i think the last time i was on acid i was bollocksed me and 2 friends had been up for like 24hrs on base and we had dropped the last bomb about just over half hour ago but we was still buzzing when my other mate realised he still had some liquid acid in his bag oh man what a combo i swear within 5 minutes of taking the acid i was having visuals stronger than id had before saw all sorts from a talking gordon the goffer pupet to some kinda heat haze looking creatures lol all sorts happened that night but its a bit to much to type if anyone want to put your story up1234
LSD durability Hi,
I have a Bottle with a cup of water inside and 5 drops of good LSD liquid, Same amount was very good for 5-6 people. (btw it's for research use, obviously!)
I thought the bottle was in a cool place but realized that it was sort of warm - about 30 - 37 Cecilius. It's been there for about 2 months. as i mentioned it was good then.
What do you think happened to it?
Will it still work as good as it did... :wink: ?
Thanks Guys..
Shroom & E or ACID & E? I've heard of candy-flipping, (acid and e) but it seems hardly anyone does shrooms and e. :love:
I've never done acid or shrooms so for you experienced users, could you help me out? I'd like to hear different experiences of mixing them with e.
I want to take them at a rave together but mostly everything I read says it's not a "clubdrug". Need to be relaxed, calm, not nosiy, and not with a bunch of people.
I've read a few of the forums dealing with these drugs but haven't seen anything really describing what i'm asking.
Also, if anyone has mixed k and e. Could you tell me about that too?
Thanks!
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