r/LSD Sep 20 '21

Harm Reduction LSD information for newbies

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I made this to hopefully see a decline in redundant/daily posts, and make some sort of positive impact. Please remember to use the search function if you have a basic question regarding LSD.

• A full beginner dose should typically be 1/2 - 1 single tab.

• The average dose range of LSD on a single tab is 70-105μg.

• There are tabs dosed with as little as ~20μg, or more than 300μg in some absurd cases. The overwhelming majority of sources try to lay their tabs around 100μg because it’s mathematically simple, and more profitable in the long-run.

• The odds your tab has more than 200μg on it are very low. The most common higher dose tabs are 125-200μg. Take half of any tab that’s supposedly above 200μg just to be safe at first, and if that doesn’t at least produce an 11-12 hour mildly visual trip, the full tab wasn’t above 200.

• A typical microdose should be 10-25 μg

• 50-300μg of LSD can last anywhere from 8-14 hours. 300-1000μg can last anywhere from 14-20 hours. Exceeding a milligram (1000μg) can produce effects that last up to 24 hours. It’s usually hard to fall asleep under the influence.

• Unless you have an above average baseline tolerance or handle the substance extraordinarily well, it’s not advisable to exceed ~300-500μg. Temporary delirious/psychotic symptoms become more likely if you don’t know what you’re getting into with large doses, and a 16+ hour duration doesn’t help.

• 25i-NBOMe is a relatively dangerous LSD imposter. If you take an untested tab and your mouth/throat becomes numb, along with an intense bitter taste, spit it out immediately. Do not panic, but monitor your physical state. A *normal* dose of 25i shouldn’t be life-threatening. Most of the dangerous LSD imposters, including 25i, only become life-threatening at higher doses (this is why you should NEVER take multiple untested tabs at once, or take untested tabs at all).

• Please test your tabs with an Ehrlich reagent kit to verify that what you have is indeed an indole and not 25i-NBOMe. Follow up with the Hofmann reagent kit to verify that it’s not an LSD analogue or other phenethylamine. I personally recommend using TKP for your reagents: https://testkitplus.com/ Another great organization is DanceSafe https://dancesafe.org/ — DanceSafe genuinely saves lives with their testing booths at music festivals.

• Common positive effects include but aren’t limited to: closed and open eye visuals, tactile enhancement/hallucinations, euphoria, stimulation, introspection, and creativity.

• Common negative effects include but aren’t limited to: overstimulation, increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, anxiety/paranoia, and confusion.

• Common neutral/manageable effects include but aren’t limited to: pupil dilation, frequent urination, insomnia, and temperature sensitivity.

• Always optimize your set (expectations and mental state) going into an experience, and always optimize your setting (direct environment/surroundings) going into an experience.

• LSD interactions with various medications (From Erowid):

  1. There is still very little legitimate, thorough medical research on this subject. LSD's outlaw status makes it very difficult to obtain permission & funding for research. Therefore, you should regard all of the anecdotes and conclusions here as being scientifically unproven, and you should note that any experimentation you choose to do carries a significant risk.
  2. Lithium or tricyclics (like Amitriptyline, Anafranil, Asendin, Aventyl, Elavil, Endep, Norfranil, Norpramin, Pamelor, Sinequan, Surmontil, Tipramine, Tofranil, Vivactil) are fairly consistently reported as being very bad in combination with LSD. Life-threatening seizures and at least one DEATH have been reported to be triggered by the combination of LSD and lithium. Tramadol is another drug you should avoid in combination with LSD because of the potential for seizures and other negative side effects.
  3. SSRIs (like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Desyrel) or MAOIs (like Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, Eldepryl, Aurorix, Manerix) are fairly consistently reported to noticeably reduce the effects of LSD. (There are no physically dangerous reactions to these combinations on record, but be cautious and don’t be excessive with dosing.)

• HPPD risk is associated with frequent use of psychedelics (more than once a month), high doses, and younger age groups. HPPD varies in severity between individuals. As long as you use this drug responsibly, this shouldn’t be a concern.

• LSD has the potential to produce a very challenging psychological experience. If you have mental-health issues, research the risks and benefits associated with psychedelic treatment of your condition. Do NOT take LSD without the guidance of a medical professional if you are seriously suicidal.

• Weed often potentiates the effects of LSD. Some users report that the effects of weed are indefinitely altered to some degree after their first few experiences with LSD (It often becomes more psychedelic).

• Various benzos like alprazolam and clonazepam can be used as “trip-killers,” but you don’t need to take more than a single medical dose, and not all of the psychoactive effects will be negated. This should be a last resort.

• LSD tends to make verbal communication challenging, so prepare appropriately if using in a social setting.

• If you’re 19 or younger you should probably wait until AT LEAST your early 20s to try LSD because of unforeseen behavioral/neurological impacts. Waiting until 25+ is optimal.

• You’ll build a substantial tolerance to LSD if you trip multiple times in two weeks, so wait 10-14 days between trips for a general reset. Tolerance does exponentially decrease day-by-day following an experience.

• If you want to redose to increase the effects, do it before or during the start of the peak. Redosing after the peak will only prolong the duration unless you increase the dose. Excessive dosing is unadvisable regardless.

• Peak effects generally occur 2.5-5 hours after dosing (less than or around 300μg). Peak effects can last anywhere in the range of 2.5-8 hours after dosing. Many people say the peak comes in “waves.”

• If you’ve tried psilocybin containing mushrooms before, certain dosage calculators based on subjective effects and intensity equate ~2.5 grams of an average cubensis variety to ~100μg of accurately dosed LSD, but there are differences between the substances of course.

• You should consider having a trusted friend or a close partner “tripsit” you during your first experiences, or at least let someone know your whereabouts beforehand if you want to do it alone. (Note: Trip-sitting should just involve being close by and present if the user needs assistance or someone to talk to, sitters shouldn’t try to influence the trip unless it’s getting chaotic.)

• LSD has the potential to be therapeutic, recreational, spiritual, or all/none of the above depending on the individual and their particular circumstances. Stop gatekeeping.

•If you are ever having a challenging trip and need to speak with someone, here are a couple great resources:

https://firesideproject.org/

https://tripsit.me/

Leave suggestions in the comments!

edit: A couple people are aggravated with minor details in these general points of advice, so please take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt and do your own research! I’m simply providing a helpful starting outline, not set-in-stone facts.

Thank you all, and safe travels!


r/LSD May 05 '22

⚡ Sub Announcement ⚡ Don't believe the dosages you see on here

1.8k Upvotes

Over exaggerating dosages is only harmful to the community and is much more prominent in LSD oriented communities when compared to other psychedelics. This is because you cannot simply weigh your dosages, like shrooms or DMT. 2c-b being another good example, where it usually comes in ranges of 15-30 milligrams or powder I believe. Most tabs of LSD contain 75-150 UGs of LSD, averaging more around 100. 100 micrograms of LSD is equal to around 2.5 grams of Psilocybe Cubensis. (The most commonly sold and cultivated "magic mushroom")

Starting with one tab after you've tested it is better than going headfirst into the deep end... Even at 100 micrograms it does add up quickly, would you recommend five grams of shrooms to a beginner? No difference in recommending them 200 micrograms of LSD (two average tabs). I really just don't understand the glory of taking larger dosages than we need. Look at r/Shrooms or other communities related to shrooms and you see this much less. Mainly to do with the ability to weigh them out I believe, but definitely many other factors. I don't know... Thanks for reading.

Best regards,

RoBoInSlowMo


r/LSD 21m ago

It's in God's hands now

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r/LSD 5h ago

walking down

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r/LSD 10h ago

Challenging trip 🚀 1FE-LSD at the beach house

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Dear LSD-Community,

Last week, my friends and I took 1FE-LSD at a beautiful beach house somewhere in Denmark. 2 of us (including me) took 300uq, while the other 2 took 200uq.

While researching for this trip, we found out that 1FE-LSD is ~40 percent weaker than normal LSD, so the actual dose should have been ~180 uq respectively 120uq.

The 2 of us who took the 300uq 1FE were more experienced, with multiple times we took over 250uq of normal LSD.

But this trip, even though it was supposed to be weaker than the ones with over 250 uq of normal Acid, was the strongest I ever witnessed. My Friend witnessed his first ego death and I wasn't able to get into the house because everything melted. The other 2 who took the 200uq 1FE also reported, that this was their strongest trip ever.

This leads me to my question:

Why was the trip this strong? Was it just an anomaly and the taps were stronger than usual, did we fail in our research and 1FE is stronger than expected or was it just our form of the day?

Thank you for your input!


r/LSD 4h ago

Some funky cool cartoons to watch while on acid?

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Hi dear guys, do you got any recommendations! Shoot :-)


r/LSD 10h ago

A little painting I made .

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r/LSD 17h ago

500+ μg 🐬 1080ug..

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Well this was an experience as its own.

1080ug is not for the weak and I have found my forever limit.

other then completely losing my mind trying to go toilet staring into the toilet bowl for about 20 minutes ish then back to the bedroom where I layed staring at the roof for about 3 hours (which I got told by my trip sitter)

The ego death. Well what the fuck. I completely lost touch with reality at this point and was in complete awe as my self had turned into the acid high and I my self my ego was the high for someone in my own body.

Also which then turned into feeling like a slippery seal coated in lube trying to break the surface of being under 100+ lubed up seals.
which then turned into me staring around my mates room piecing together all of the stickers and items and everything marking something of his personality which has been removed from him and into this box with 4 walls.

And then out of nowhere I started going through my phone and my bag to find stuff of my own to know my self and I started putting everything together about my self and a very vivid picture in my mind came in of me standing in a room with all of my own interests and hobby’s and everything about me in a blue void and then all I can remember thinking in my mind was well I’m quite the introvert Then BAM just as hard as it hit my cat jumped onto my legs and was looking hella suspicious.. just staring at me for what felt like to long he knew sum I didn’t 🤣🤣 and would not leave me alone till my trip started ending which was nice of the mr kitty.

Wish I could explain it more but i physically can’t explain what I have experienced. but for one fact for about an hour straight I thought I was the “high” of acid not even my self and I thought I was just a hang around till the high went away and I would disappear just as well.

Not my proudest to do again this is my second time trying this high amount do i regret it no but I do.

Thought I would share an image of the beauty I got to stand and look at during the peak of my trip.
(Being in a car on acid feels like a rocket ship and feels like 200kmh while only doing 80kmh)

thought I would share to my best abilities as I’m downing water and food and I’m gonna have a good big nap. Safe trips everyone!!


r/LSD 23h ago

❔ Question ❔ Liquid evaporated

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273 Upvotes

We got the liquid LSD, and there was barely any liquid left in the bottle. It came this way. 😔

I guess the seller didn't seal it properly, so it evaporated on the way.

The seller said each vial contains 20 drops, totaling approximately 4000 micrograms, and is now telling us to add 0.5ml of distilled water.

So, which will be better: distilled water or alcohol?

Thanks in advance.


r/LSD 23h ago

Yooooo wtf!? Is this real life?

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Or is just fanta sea?


r/LSD 6h ago

🔄 Combinations 🔄 lsd, ket, and mdma?

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how is this combo?
thinking about giving it a try.
i loveeeeeeeee ket with acid (thanks to whoever told me to try it, i love you. forgot ur name lol)
cant imagine that with mdma. mannnn, would be fun asf i think.


r/LSD 15h ago

When you get the message, hang up the phone.

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Did you hang up the phone? What was the message?


r/LSD 15h ago

Can you suppress the high?

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I'm sure some of you have been in a situation where you took some acid and for one reason or another you either wished you hadn't or took too much for your liking.

Maybe something important came up. Maybe you got some bad news. Maybe you took more than you're used to and got nervous.

If anything like this has happened to you, were you able to suppress the trip in any capacity?

I have personally been able to (only somewhat). I forced my mental state to stay mostly in line with my sober self, but my visual perceptions were still affected quite a bit. Less than I'd have expected for the dose I took. I am certain I used willpower to control myself.

FYI the reason I felt the need to do this was unexpected visitors (friends of my brother)


r/LSD 1d ago

300 μg 🦅 My computer looks trippy (come up)

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r/LSD 6h ago

How often do you actually trip?

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A - More then once per Week

B - More then once per Month

C - More then once per Quartal

D - More then once per Year

E - More then once per 5 Years

Please reply Letter in Comment and maybe add Text if you like.

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Well for myself, I noticed the longer in years i know this substance, the less i am actually tripping lol
My last trip was in May i think 😄 - so iam C

is it same for you ? what do you think


r/LSD 1h ago

❔ Question ❔ first time dose for raves?

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my friends and i are going to a rave and it will be their first time how much should they take. and what dose would you reccommend for someone expirienced?


r/LSD 13h ago

Immersion

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I made a post about playing a horror game on acid at the weekend. A few people in the comments resonated that it’s the immersion that makes it fun (thank you for the suggestions)whereas a few other commenters said they could never think about playing that sort of game on acid. Do you think there is something psychologicaly ‘wrong’ with people who enjoy horror and gore while on acid? Also do you think it is necessarily bad to take acid purely for immersion reasons? I don’t really take acid looking for some hidden answers or anything, I take it purely to get a get a heightened experience from movies, music and video games. Sure my mind wanders on the peak and I sometimes get emotional or really do end up ‘looking within’ but it is never the reason I drop. Anyone else feel the same or catch themselves saving certain films or albums for when they’re tripping rather than just doing it sober?


r/LSD 1d ago

100 μg 🦒 I was coming down already but it was crazy

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r/LSD 7h ago

US advice: Tripping in a cabin in the woods? In a city? Somewhere else?

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I'll be in Georgia in October, and I'd like to fit in a solo trip in one of my free days.

I'm not from the US so I'm a bit uncertain on where the best place to spend the day would be. I'll have a car so I can stay anywhere, really (and I'll be based around Atlanta), but I'm happy to drive a few hours to the right area.

My options are currently looking for some cabin in the woods (but are they really private? Will I have the day to myself? Or else an apartment in a city or a room in a hotel / motel but that sounds depressing.

How safe / private are cabins in woods (the kind you find on Airbnb or the ones you rent that are in complexes).

Am I missing an even better opportunity? Should I just not do it?

Just for the record, at home I like clearing the house out of other humans and then spend most of the day just moving in and out of the house, listening to music on my speakers or on my portable speaker if outside, and then maybe go for a little walk as I hover back to reality. I like to end off with a nice movie or two and a few beers.

I won't drive under the influence of anything so I know that if I find a cabin I'll have to take all supplies with me before.

Anyway, I'm rambling... Thoughts?


r/LSD 8h ago

Can you store lsd in a water bottle in a fridge? And for how long

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About to receive 1000ug liquid and don’t know how to store it


r/LSD 8h ago

❔ Question ❔ anyone else have stomach problems for a couple days after?

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it's been a couple days and i'm still getting bloating since

thankfully the sensation and frequency has gone down, but i'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

it's difficult for me not to be paranoid about messing up my health

i had just swallowed it without letting it sit in my mouth and now i'm worried about my gut serotonin being off and messed up and i don't knw what to do about it


r/LSD 1d ago

Neurological information 🧠 Wow. Trippy book i bought.

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r/LSD 1d ago

POLL Solo vs Group tripping?

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I’d like to know which one everyone prefers: solo tripping or group tripping.

I typically prefer to trip alone because I can more carelessly curate my setting with the music I really enjoy and things I really want to do.

My most memorable lsd trip involved me walking around my local park and neighborhood hundreds of times admiring nature, listening to music, climbing trees, and speaking to myself lol.

Group tripping is definitely fun if you have the proper people around and they’re in similar mindsets, but there’s more limiting factors involved that halt you from getting the most out of the trip.

I’ve had good group trips but I’ve also had more uncomfortable experiences during them vs solo trips.

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Solo
Group

r/LSD 16h ago

First trip 🥇 Dosage advice for first time user/tripsitter?

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Hey all, my partner recently got ahold of a couple tabs and we're trying to research everything possible before using them. I'll be acting as the tripsitter for my partner (who doesn't use reddit).

Apparently the tabs are 1200ug (???) each but having now scrolled this subreddit for a couple hours, that seems like a crazy high number. Most people talk about doing doses between 75 and 400, with 400-500 being considered "high" doses. Since we didn't get the stuff ourself, its thrown the details into doubt.

Previous experiences with psychedelics (specifically shrooms) have gone fine, they were tried twice - first time were fizzers, second time was 1.5g and they made for a mild but pleasant high. This acid though seems to be a much more intense step so we wanna be as safe as possible before going ahead with it!

Things of note: partner is currently on esketamine infusions (84mg) for treatment resistant depression, so there is a constant (but low) dose of ketamine in the system. We are planning to have the trip in the bedroom with gentle multicolored lighting (galaxy light + fiber optics) and music with me standing by with a xanax, food, water, ect to keep an eye on things.

Mostly what's concerning is the lack of info regarding the dose. Everybody here seems to always know how much they're taking but the numbers just don't seem to add up for us. The dose we got seems crazy high, but the dosage info was from a friend who has been doing this sort of thing for literal decades so we've got no reason to distrust them.

Have two tiny tabs in the usual packet, currently kept refrigerated while we plan out the trip. Any advice on how to gauge if the supposed numbers are correct, how best to go about the dosing/splitting the tabs the correct way, ect. Just any general advice would be very much appreciated! Trying our best to make the first time a good time and be safe.

Sorry if any of this is easily looked up, I don't use reddit much at all and have mostly just been scrolling through and reading threads here.

Thanks!

EDIT: Have been doing more reading on this subreddit and it seems like a single tab is usually around 50~100ug? This further muddies the details we got of them being "1200" each, planning to grab an Elrich test tommorow but unsure if that'll clear anything up.


r/LSD 16h ago

Group trip 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 first time trippin

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hi guys i am 18f and im gonna trip for da first time w a couple of experienced friends at the museam 🤔 i weigh about 110lbs im 5’2 if that kinda helps w context and im getting 3 tabs (will probably take 1) so about 100ug . what should i know, keep in mind, how long will the come up be, and how long will it last and how to make it something to learn from rather than just a not so great experience 😅 thank you for any answers i get❤️‍🔥