My reflections on an ending 2C-I experience

Hi, everyone.

As I hinted to in the Psychedelic Bump thread, I planned on taking a solid dose of 2C-I today, and, mid-experience, I promised to post a summary and my thoughts.

This is not meant to be a trip report, as the 2C-class of chemicals is well-documented. However, I will provide some basic information in case you are reading and have little empirical evidence upon which to base your future 2C-I experience with:

a. Insufflated 20mg lasted approximately 3.75 hours.
b. There was noticeable gastro-discomfort leading up to the peak.
c. The actual insufflation could be compared to snorting raw habanero pepper extract. Seriously.
d. There was no dreadful moments or feelings of "losing control."
e. I experienced constant temperature discomfort despite taking clothes off, putting them on, changing the ambient temperature, etc.

So, anyways, I am excited about this "Trip" as it is easily the most intense experience I have had with this substance, and indeed with any psychedelic proper.

I was very shocked at the pain of the insufflation, but pleased by the almost immediate onset of impressive visual distortion in the form of mainly "breathing" of surfaces and depth-perception alterations. Walking was noticeably different. I spent the first 30 minutes simply walking around my apartment looking at things and looking out my windows in child-like observation.

I realized that this substance was not likely to induce any sort of panic like I have experienced in my real life (I have severe bipolar disorder with psychotic episodes). Funny enough, I feel as though, because of the true hallucinations and mental horror that I have experienced in my clinical disorder, any sort of problematic tensions on this drug were not significant in comparison. So, yes, a mentally ill person can absolutely take a psychedelic without problem if planned correctly.

The whole experience, except for various stomach discomforts, was essentially an exercise in observing my surroundings at will with a new perspective. In a way, it was a severely profound shift in perception. But, in other ways, it was not. Very odd.

I eventually got around to listening to some music and found joy in listening to both the emotionally pleasing, happier type music, as well as the atonal and frankly disturbing-sounding (even cold sober) music of the mid-century classical composers like Bela Bartok. It was overwhelmingly rewarding in retrospect! Relevant to the "pot creeps vs. psychedelic creeps" argument in other threads, I have listened to this Bartok-type music on pot and literally was scared shit-less, but, on this drug it was intense and very emotionally overwhelming, but not threatening and "scary" as much.

Overall, the drug worked on the brain's perception mechanisms. Things seemed new. Things seemed nostalgic (looking at digital photos of fun things I did in the last 5 years was wonderful). Things didn't get out of control. I didn't feel as though I had to "work" at subduing anything (unlike on Cannabis IMO). I will repeat this experience (except maybe orally not insufflated) in a couple-months' time, I am sure.

 

Great report! I have some 2c-i on the way, looking forward to it. Don't think I'll be insufflating though!

 

Its brilliant stuff. SWIM finds the body load gets a bit annoying on it though, and find SWIM end up stretching and doing gentle exercises which helps (and amuses who ever he is tripping with lol).

Try having a shower during the trip as well, that should help with the temperature, and also feels AMAZING, the visuals from the steam can be pretty impressive too! :sultan:

SWIM also found that he had a better time on a lower dose, 15 mg is about perfect for him, it really is incredibly powerful stuff, the stimulant effect can be a little overbearing otherwise... Oh yeah bomb it next time, snorting SUCKS! It will take a bit longer to come up, but is well worth it lol

Glad you had a great time! It had a great impact on SWIMs state of mind in a transitional point of his life :sunny:

 

hmm, a tr from SWIM would be interesting some day. Friends with everybody and experienced trippin' balls...

 

My thoughts, exactly. It would be nice to hear some first-hand accounts from SWIM. Shit gets lost in translation in second-hand accounts.

 

That's pretty interesting! I thought it would last much longer than under 4 hours though.

 

It's a much shorter experience when it's insufflated.

 

gotcha

 

Yo even the site that originally used SWIM doesn't require it anymore.

My best time insufflating 2c-i was sniffing 5mg on top of maybe 20mg 2c-e I'd eaten an hour before.

 

i insufflated an estimated 30-40mg [if not more] of 2c-i about 2 weeks ago...the burn wasn't that bad compared to other things, and i tripped hard for 8 solid hours, with prolonged after effects.

very intense

 

I bet! Sounds fun :sunny: I find that much keeps me awake too long after the other (fun) effects wear off, which sucks...

 

Nice report! :2thumbsup: I tried 2c-i once at a party, on top of a strong dose of MDMA. I had some visual distorsions and objects seemed to be alive, but I didn't have a full psychedelic experience. I should try it by itself, in a calm environment, at a higher dose to see what it's really like.

 

2C-I has given me a massive headache every time. Good thing I didn't buy a shitload of it.

 

it blew my fucking head off.

and yeah, i was having muscle twitches for quite a while...