The library and acid...

[elover]

I was at the library and on acid the other day. Shit got funky, thoughts got deep. Books were read.

i haven't done much tripping and so I'm open and out to trip anywhere.

[pizzicatofive]

That sounds really cool. There's too much people in a library for me to trip there though. But, reading on acid can be an incredible experience.

[rygoody]

i havent gone into the library on acid
but I gained a newfound interest in the library after acid
like I feel like I can walk around in it and just feel the immenseness of information the human mind could contain and almost sense the energy of books

[RELAYER]

I tried reading the Bhagavad Gita once tripping on acid and mushrooms, but I kept seeing the battle scene behind the words and couldnt focus :)

[neodude1212]

haha that's cool.

[pr0ne420]

i havent gone into the library on acid
but I gained a newfound interest in the library after acid
like I feel like I can walk around in it and just feel the immenseness of information the human mind could contain and almost sense the energy of books
I feel the same way.

[elover]

I swear someone stole all the Huxley books from the library I was at. I was there again today and I couldn't find a single one!

[.Xen.]

never try to read fear and loathing in las vegas on acid.. its just a bad idea... lol

[sourdiesel06]

Last time I dropped I spent the first hour reading about love and attraction in my social psychology textbook and it set the stage for the best trip of my life. There comes a time though, when reading becomes downright impractical and you don't want to be in a library when that time comes, so I would recommend choosing something from your private collection.

[pezareg0od]

Ive been to the library coming down from a mushroom trip. Very stange experience thats all i can saw, i think i learned more in that hour than my freshman year in high school.

[Cerveau]

I came across some good stuff and I was wondering the best time to trip for most people? I hear orange juice and/or alcohol intensifies the effect.

Saturday night, I took 4 hits to start, smoked some weed and had more or less the best trip of my life. I got home, dropped 4 more and continued to have great visuals. Sunday, I dropped a ten strip and it was alright, but the visuals weren't as intense as the night before. Was this due to tolerance?

And how long should I wait for my tolerance? I had a total of 18 hits over 48 hours.

[Mr.Writer]

I came across some good stuff and I was wondering the best time to trip for most people? I hear orange juice and/or alcohol intensifies the effect. Although I have heard this as well from anecdotal evidence, the science behind it actually shows the opposite. Orange juice contains alot of vitamin C, which along with vitamin B, suppress LSD trips.


The other was Vitamin C, which ameliorated the confusion associated, often,
with LSD. The researches commented strongly on the alteration of the
effect: people who pre-treated with Vitamin C "tripped" but were less
inclined to "get lost" in the experience and apparently maintained a less
conspicuous social poise. (The potency of the LSD was also somewhat
reduced, but this did not account for the _qualitative_ difference in the
experience for these people, according the researchers.)

The study didn't relate the dosages or interval between Vitamin C and LSD
administration. However, the "street knowledge" about this is:

1. The Vitamin C can prevent (sort of) the LSD experience if they are
consumed together, especially if the Vitamin C dose is large (1 gram or
more). A sort of mild up-and-down experience can result from this
combination
2. Taking the Vitamin C two hours before LSD works well.
3. Taking enough Vitamin C to saturate the tissues works well if enough
time is allowed (2 hrs., perhaps less).
4. The LSD effect is slightly weaker, quantitatively speaking, than without
Vitamin C, and ends sooner too.
5. It's typically easier to sleep afterwards also.
6. The "sense" of time, and of distances, is less disturbed with also. (http://www.maps.org/old_forum/1999/msg00425.html)

On the other hand, grapefruit juice has been scientifically proven to uninhibit the brain and allow it to better bind both Cannaboids and LSD, enhancing the trip. (I haven't tried this myself yet so can't speak on it's effectiveness. Will try next time I dose.)

http://repositories.cdlib.org/uclabiolchem/nutritionbytes/vol5/iss1/art5/
http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=2726

Grapefruit juice has been found to interact with many oral drugs when taken concomitantly. Studies have shown that grapefruit juice inhibits cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)- an important enzyme involved in drug metabolism- via mechanism-based inactivation. Drug elimination is therefore prevented, and as a result, the bioavailability of many orally administered drugs is substantially increased when the patient ingests grapefruit juice.
[Always check any medications you are taking or other drugs, as grapefruit juice has been shown to cause unpleasant side effects when combined with certain drugs]

Alcohol is a depressant, which is a class of drugs used commonly in hospitals when treating someone on an LSD trip, to severely restrict or even abort the experience. No one knows how this works, it is suspected that the tranquilizing effects of depressants simply make it difficult for the mind to continue in "acid overdrive" and thus to revert back to sobriety. I have heard many people tell me they love to drink on acid, it makes the experience better, etc, but what I think is happening is that you simply become drunk while on acid, which must feel very intense, even though the acid trip itself is unquestionably diminished. I have decided I no longer will drink alcohol on acid, as it seems counterproductive. Lsd is such a better experience than booze.

Saturday night, I took 4 hits to start, smoked some weed and had more or less the best trip of my life. I got home, dropped 4 more and continued to have great visuals. Sunday, I dropped a ten strip and it was alright, but the visuals weren't as intense as the night before. Was this due to tolerance?

And how long should I wait for my tolerance? I had a total of 18 hits over 48 hours.Tolerance on acid is quickly built up, which is one reason why it is not addictive, and takes approximately 3 days to wear off completely. It makes perfect sense that 10 strips would not affect you much the day after you drop 8. Next time give it at least 2 days, preferably 3+.

[thumontico]

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