Posted by laima on July 22, 2006, at 9:05:19
In reply to Re: Important LSD question, need to know b4 I take, posted by JahL on July 21, 2006, at 20:58:21
You have a lot more experience with this drug than I do, that's for sure. But I do think it's fair to say that not all batches are quite as pure, and a speedy batch could certainly exasperate an existing psychoological problem. Then there's that whole "felony" bother...
I agree, LSD much more "noble" and educational than some kind of quick cheap-experience crack.
Me- I think I could easily slip into a state of fear or depression or worse if I ever used again. Please don't entirely write off the true-story warnings, though yes I acknowledge it sounds like you've been through a lot. Be well.> > By the way having taken LSD many times myself I wish I hadn't. There are some who believe it to be neurotoxic. Meaning that it hyper excites your brain into releasing too much serotonin and in the process damages the cells capacity to release it later. Not a fact just a theory, but it should give you pause.
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> I took well over 100 trips in my teens and all of them turned out to be pretty positive experiences. There can be no doubt that a trip can be a very special journey; I have seen and experienced things far beyond normal human comprehension. LSD, in addition to various other choice drugs, gave my profoundly depressed life some spark, vigour and excitement. For that reason alone, I will never condemn anyone who chooses to take drugs.
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> However I could be one of the luckier ones. I have seen the darker side of LSD first hand.
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> Two of my trip-head friends from back in the day were responsible for consuming vast amounts of LSD and both developed acute psychosis as a result. Twelve years on and they're both stuffed to the eyeballs with powerful anti-psychotics, having been diagnosed schizophrenic (I'm not suggesting LSD causes schizophrenia, but I imagine it's a strong trigger for those predisposed towards this condition).
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> Another time we were staying in Ibiza. A friend took a single blotter - only his second ever trip - and within the hour had jumped through a first-floor plate glass window. He spent the entire season cooped up in an Ibizan mental institution.
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> Clearly LSD is a powerful drug that should inspire both huge appreciation and deep respect. If I manage to treat my Bipolar, there is every chance I will occasionally revisit LSD, as well as mushies, which are more fun. But I'm aware of the accompanying risk.
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> BTW - is it me, or is there something more 'noble' about the humble trip than, for example, the cheap self-gratifying hit you get from crack?
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