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LSD is remarkably non-toxic, has no known adverse physical
after-effects, other than fatigue and a lingering sensation of mind-expansion.
However, LSD is a powerful mental amplifier. If you are feeling
depressed, anxious, sick at the world, at the quality of modern television, at
rampant consumerism, at life in general, do not take LSD
LSD's effects and your reaction to them are
strongly determined by set and setting. Set is your
mindset when taking the drug; setting is where you are.
The LSD effect makes you enormously sensitive
to your environment. You should always
be in a safe, comfortable environment, preferably with a friend
you trust. The higher you fly, the safer must be the landing arrangements.
Many users recommend being outside, in a beautiful setting in nature.
We cannot reinforce this enough: this is not a drug to be taken
arbitrarily.
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bad trips
The most notorious peril from taking LSD is the
'bad trip' when the experience turns frightening and traumatic.
You can find out more about bad trips and how to avoid them on our
page here.
Of all psychedelic drugs, LSD probably has the highest potential
for creating bad trips, thanks to its sheer power and the impossibility
of judging the dose of street LSD. Also, LSD can bring buried and
repressed unconscious material into conscious awareness. This can
be traumatic and frightening if unexpected.
Most people who have experienced a bad trip
do not touch the drug again. Experienced users and 'hard heads'
accept that bad trips as part of the territory.
dosage
Street LSD varies massively in quality. Heat,
air and light all degrade LSD and there is no way of telling how
much you're getting on a single blotter.
On average, today's tabs carry between 40 (low dose) and 150 micrograms
of LSD (medium dose).
IMPORTANT: Always wait at least two hours before deciding
the LSD is not working. The come-up period can take this long. Do
not take another tab. You may well end up in a dimension not of
your choosing.
don't do it alone
Tripping alone for the first time is not recommended.
An experienced and trusted friend should either be your tripping
partner, or should abstain and act as a sober sitter or guide to
be around and help you if you get into troubled waters.
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be in a nice place
If you're going to trip, please do it in a pleasant
and serene environment. No phone calls. No visitors. Be near to
nature or surround yourself with attractive plants, pictures, fruit,
and other such décor. Have a selection of beautiful music within
reach to enhance the mood and help you relax.
If you are dosing with friends, ensure you all take the same amount,
at the same time, in full view of everyone else. This will decrease
any chance of paranoia and ensure you are all on the same level.
flashbacks
Flashbacks or the random reliving of aspect of
a psychedelic drug experience are often cited as a common side-effect
of hallucinogenic drugs, especially LSD. Physicians now refer to
this as a condition known as Hallucinogen Persisting Perception
Disorder (HPPD). HPPD only appears to manifest in a small
percentage of (perhaps heavy) users.
The main symptoms are persistent 'visuals':
trails, geometric shapes, flashes in the peripheral vision, after-images
and halos around objects. It can last for weeks even years after
the drug.
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