My recent experiences with cubensis mushrooms got me thinking about this time I used salvia about a year ago. I don't want to tell you my whole life story but a little background might help the story. I smoke cannabis, it is a passion of mine but I don't want to spend to much time talking about that beautiful plant. I have used LSD and cubes more times than I can accurately recall, maybe 25 times total, with the majority of that being LSD. Also one time I had what was presented as mescaline and I thought it was so for many years. I now think what I had that time was not mescaline but some kind of LSD micro-dot, I crushed it into a fine powder and sniffed it. There came a time when I couldn't enjoy cannabis and had to refrain from using it. I found in a smoke shop a herbal blend branded as "Deja-Vu Royal Highness 6X". It was plant matter that got you a slight buzz. It worked as a temporary cannabis substitute. I was unable to find out what was in it, I think some salvia and kratom along with some unknown herbs. That product became unavailable to me so I took to the internet. I purchased some 10X salvia, my thinking was "it's only gonna be a little stronger than the deja vu stuff". When it arrived it didn't look like plant matter, it was like black flakes. If it was plant matter it looked like it had been in the oven or something. Not what I was expecting. Now I'm ready to smoke some. Sitting on the couch I pack a bowl in a small bong and take a big hit, set the bong on the counter next to me and exhale the hit. Then I don't know how long this lasted but I was like in a black out state but I was awake just not thinking anything at all, maybe 1 minute. The next thing was this feeling of the unfamiliar, I was looking at the TV but it seemed out of place like far away or something. This room didn't seem like my living room. The colors were enhanced and flashy. This is when I stand up. When I stand up the first thing I notice is this strange physical feeling inside my elbows and the back of my knees. It is like a burning sensation but it is not painful, I move around some I think the feeling is making me weak. I look where I was just sitting and I feel like I'm still sitting there. As I move around I notice the bong and the baggie of salvia. The thought crosses my mind "fuckin' 10x, fuckin' 10x, fucking 10x". Now I remember smoking the salvia. A wave of paranoia rushes over me. "What have I done?, I fucked up." I start to panic, this room is no longer good for me. Another thought "I need to sober up". I walk down the stairs to the front door, that strange feeling is still in my elbows and knees. I walk right out the front door in my socks and lean up against the tree in the front yard. After about three minutes outside I come back in feeling almost normal. Put on some fresh socks and return to the couch where it all started to mull the whole thing over. The entire experience lasted about 15 minutes at most. This was not the effect I was looking for when I got into this but it was a wild psychedelic experience. I have not used any more of the stuff since then. I still have some if I decide to check it out again. I ended up getting some happy shaman herbs to get me through the no cannabis period. They are not as good as deja vu but I don't care about that anymore because the cannabis is back in my life again. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I'm happy I found a forum where I could talk about such things. peace.
Welcome to Hipforums! Thanks for sharing your account, Salvia Divinorum is incredibly powerful, certainly not a pot substitute. The physical perceptions on Salvia are completely unique, very strange. The visuals can be just as bizzarre and it's overall a challenging trip. Glad you got your cannabis back and found some other herbs, if you shall pursue Salvia again you may want to take precaution about the walking around, make sure you're in an area you won't walk into anything sharp, dangerous, etc.
not to scare you but that was a light buzz you got...try a butane torch lighter next time if you wanna try to go to the next lvl.lock the doors .....edit=welcome to hip forums
The "herbal blend" or whatever that you had before did NOT contain salvia, it had sythetic cannabinoids sprayed on inactive or hardly active plant matter. Also, that was not a strong salvia experience-bear that in mind while making safety considerations and such in the future. When you're on a dose that makes walking around possible, it can be very hard to stay in one place, but it's generally a much better idea.....
Thank you all for the feedback. I can see the point in the danger of walking around and possibly getting hurt. I did feel weak and just compelled to walk where I did. If that was just a light buzz that was plenty for me. I have no urge to use salvia again although I'm not ruling it out. Check out my other thread on cubensis http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=452123&f=118
Yes, it's definitely not for some! Glad you didn't have an extremely unpleasant time though. Have a good one.
