Xanax and shrooms?

a few of my friends and i are planning on tripping in the next week or so, and i was planning on taking xanax (0.25-0.5mg) before taking the shrooms (half eighth) because my last (and first) time taking them was a bit iffy (i had a half eighth). i had a good time, but had a bit of anxiety cause i have OCD. the trip started really well, but as the night progressed i thought everyone was mad at me, even though they weren't, and then was convinced i had schizophrenia. the next morning i was fine and everything, but i'd really love to trip again and not experience any sort of negative thoughts. weed isn't a part of my life anymore because i get anxiety when i smoke, but i feel like if i take xanax then i'll most likely have a great time tripping. all the people i'm gonna be tripping with are good friends that i trust, and we'll be in a really safe place, so the only thing i don't trust is my mind because of my last experience and my tendency to get anxious when i smoke.

if anyone has taken xanax before tripping, or knows someone who has, can you give me info on how it worked out and how much you or the person you know took? thanks!

 

yes, Ive taken xanax before tripping., in some ways it does not alter the trip much. and in some ways it may make you more a hero and take more shrooms cause you think this sullen effect will stay the same. Benzo will wear off before the shrooms will and then your fucked.

 

Benzos typically dampen the effects of psychedelics, so it's like paying for a vacation in the bahamas and then wearing winter clothing so you don't tan too much . . .

if you're going to be in a safe place with friends, and you've already got one experience under your belt, maybe try it without benzos. I'm surprised you freaked out so much on half an eighth but they may have been extremely potent. now you know not to freak out when your thoughts are a little weird while you are on psychedelics, right?

 

Xanax is pretty quick acting, you might be better off having it with you and only taking it if things get bad.

 

thanks for the advice. i'm not gonna be taking more than i plan to because we're gonna have two sober people there who won't allow for that, and we're only get enough for us each to have the amount we plan to have, so it won't even be an option. i'm gonna have enough benzos so if they do wear off and i start getting worried i'll just take another.

i decided i'm gonna take ativan instead of xanax because xanax is no longer an option, does anyone know the dose i should take? and also when i should take it (how long before i take the shrooms)?

 

have you taken it before? if you have no tolerance, 1mg will probably be okay.

 

i haven't taken ativan before, i just want to make sure that i don't take too much to the point at which i feel sleepy, but don't want to take too little either. 1mg sounds good though, how long before i ingest the shrooms do you think i should take it?

 

if its the under-the-tongue type, it starts working in 15 mins or so, I find. around 30 if you swallow it.

 

i'm pretty sure it's the swallow type, but either way, thanks. and just out of curiosity, have you used benzos while tripping? and if you have, how did it go?

 

haven't, sorry!

 

Benzos kill the trips for me. I'm not one that takes small trips though, I like heavy tripping. Xanax, valium or other benzos can take the edge off a trip for someone having a rough time though. I've seen a few 10mg valium calm down a tripper in 30 minutes or less several times. If I were on benzos, I'd skip my dose the day before and the day of my trip. I'd take them about an hour before wanting to go to sleep though and then drift off happily...

If I were taking benzos before a trip just to make myself have an easier time, I'd take whatever is equal to one 10mg valium. There are equivalency charts online depending on what benzo you take....

 

so we got the shrooms, plan on taking half an 8th each, and smoking a good amount of weed. i'm getting 2mgs of ativan, so i plan to take 1mg before the trip, and the we're gonna smoke once the trip starts to really hit us. anyone have any input on thoughts about this?

 

This whole thread is nothing but responses to that very question >_>

I stand by my original statement that you shouldn't mix benzos with this, the two pull you in completely different directions. You also sound like you're very anxious about all this though so I don't know if you are ready period for a real shroom trip.

Good luck to you anyhow! I hope you decide to stick to just the mushrooms and cannabis.

 

i know, it's just the responses i'm getting aren't exactly what i'm looking for, but beggars can't be choosers so i'm not complaining haha. basically what i meant was if anyone has experienced weed, benzos, and shrooms combined, how their experience went. i appreciate your response for sure, but i'm really not anxious about this trip at all; i just keep posting on here cause i can't wait for it, and it's two days away now. i'm definitely mentally prepared, but i gotta say that i'm gonna throw the benzo in there just to be safe. thanks for the luck though, i'll post back on here to say how it goes in case anyone else is wondering what i've been wondering.

 

So this thread is about how to make taking shrooms easy.

Sorry, psychedelics do not seem to be the chemicals for you.

The only thing that you can do that I can think of, that would still allow the trip to be worthwhile, would be to take MDMA with the mushrooms.

You need to do a lot of reasearch, obviously, before taking more drugs. These are psychedelics..... Do you know what that word means? It induces temporary insanity...... Of fucking course you seemed insane. (and insanity is not an excuse for acting like a fool or attention seeking, either, it's not that kind of insanity)

 

first of all, what is "and insanity is not an excuse for acting like a fool or attention seeking, either, it's not that kind of insanity" supposed to mean? that has nothing to do with what i'm asking, and was a completely unnecessary statement. i don't give a fuck if you think i'm trying to "make taking shrooms easy." if i want to trip on shrooms and plan on taking a benzo with it, why the fuck do you care? and i guess it isn't so "obvious" that i've done PLENTY of research, but to make things clear, i have, in fact, done a great deal of research on psychedelics and wasn't able to find information i was looking for, which is why i came here. you have no right to say that psychedelics aren't the chemical for me, either, because obviously i want to take them, so how the hell does that mean they "aren't the chemical for me?" lastly, since your ignorant post pissed me off, the definition of "that word" is "Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis." in no way whatsoever does it state "it induces temporary insanity," rather, "occasionally states resembling psychosis." there you go smart ass.

 

Have the benzo at hand then if you're still unsure. Don't munch it at the same time as the shrooms, only if you feel that you might be needing it.

If you regret not taking it at the same time as you munched your shrooms, the regret only only lasts until the benzo kicks in.
If you take both at the same time and don't enjoy the experience as much as you could have without the benzo, the regret will linger a bit longer(probably until the next trip, if you have one)

 

thanks a lot man, that sounds like a great plan. one day to go!

 

Let us know how it goes

 

it's weird that this guy posts asking for information, and then gets told he needs to get more information...

Ativan dissolved under the tongue can start working in 15 mins or so, so just keep it on hand. just knowing that you have it will probably be enough of a reassurance to stop you from having too bad of a time.

have a good trip, let us know how it went.