What are your experiences on fresh vs dried mushrooms? Are they stronger when fresh? Just trying to get the dosing right.

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They have been fruiting for a week and I have noticed that they have many small water spots, that is fine, they have been there for 8 days and I ventilate them 3 times a day, the promordids still do not appear, what should I do? do they look good?

Me and my fiance are planning a trip with some psilocybin chocolate we ordered online. I myself have had plenty of experiences with psilocybin just not chocolate but my partner has not had any experiments with it at all . My question is what’s a good dosage for a first time trip for my finance? The bar contains 4g of psilocybin. Cheers

I recently came off my sertraline and wanted to do a more holistic approach to my anxiety and depression. I’m in therapy also and created a routine which has also helped.

I started microdosing. It’s 0.2 per capsule, 1 on 2 off. I’m on my second day and i feel pretty wavy and it’s just making me want to lie down.

Will this change?

Can those who have experienced please provide information about microdose mushroom consumption? How many grams should I take in how many days? How should I buy it, should I swallow it directly? Or should I confuse it with something?

Can those who have experienced please provide information about microdose mushroom consumption? How many grams should I take in how many days? How should I buy it, should I swallow it directly? Or should I confuse it with something?

What do you all think of using Extracts from reishi and lion's mane for gut health?

Ok a complicated situation:

I have long covid. Doing a full macro-dose trip on shrooms seems to give me relief for about 2 weeks. So I'd like to start tripping once or twice a month on the weekends (Saturday mornings).

But, when I trip I usually kinda have a bad trip. I make a bunch of noise and grunt a bunch.

So my wife doesn't want me to trip at home where our landlord will hear me freaking out and grunting.

I can't afford to rent an AirB&B every other weekend.

Where should I go to trip? I live in Upstate NY.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thank you all!

So my friend and I wanna do shrooms ik a girl who can get us them. There’s no dosage guide aswell so we’re not sure how much to take. We’re going to make it into tea and we have 6 grams of them. We’re just not sure how to go about it any advice is appreciated!

May have been drugged no one has advice.. has anyone here taken mushrooms while pregnant? Did it affect baby ( did your mom do any while pregnant with you? ) Any experience wellcome id like advice I'm in my second trimester

Hello all! I’m totally new to mushrooms and have never tried them before but I’m looking to start on my healing journey. How can I find a reputable and safe guide to take me through the process? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

First time poster here. Was curious if any other fellow psychonauts had taken a massive dose and what were your experiences like?

A few weeks ago I tried shrooms for the first time with a close friend. We each took 3.25g which is a decent sized dose for first time depending on who you ask. I didn’t really know what to expect, but had a wonderful experience and felt very calm and grounded. I saw beautiful purple and blue sacred geometry that moved with the beat of the music. I saw a beautiful feminine and masculine face, both with their eyes closed, hovering over me. The faces were morphing together and separating and I saw them as being a single entity. It was all just so fascinating.

My friend on the other hand was at first having a hard time with it and had to phone in a trip sitter (probably should’ve had someone to sit us from the start). The music we were listening to was not helpful. To me it sounded like scary clown music and it made us both see some mean faces. After I suggested we change the music to high frequency healing sounds, the atmosphere became much more calm.

Once I was alone again I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and tears effortlessly poured out of me. I am someone that is not very in touch with my feelings so this was incredibly cathartic for me. I was looking at pictures and videos of loved ones and was just feeling so joyful. At one point I was completely pain free (I deal with chronic pain from a car accident that happened years ago and I am always in some amount of pain). I also just felt lighter both physically and emotionally. It’s difficult to put into words.

The trip itself was fascinating and profound but that’s not even the part that amazes me the most. It’s been a few weeks since and I have not had a single depressive symptom, my pain has reduced drastically, and my motivation has been at an all time high. I started to develop new healthy habits and I haven’t felt this consistently good in a long time. It’s only been a few weeks, so time will tell if I can keep it up. So far the lasting benefits have been life changing. I struggled with depression for so long that I forgot what life was like or what life could be. I hope to hold on to this new perspective for as long as I possibly can.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I wish you all the best.

During my last trip, there were four of us, and at one point I could see everyone else’s third eye!!! It felt a bit weird but totally normal to me, and I accepted it for what it was, everyone except for my husband who had a mouth where his third eye should’ve been!!! 🤪🤣

It made me laugh at the time, and every time I remember it, but I can’t help but feel like I was being shown/told something either about him or myself!! Thoughts??

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Hi there, I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced acid telepathy before, is it a thing?

Backstory: So I had my first proper acid trip mid last year. It was the first time I broke through to the 'acid realm' where I Carrouselled in and out of it and saw for the first time how everyone is connected via consciousness etc.

However since then I have developed these voices in my head. What they are is a stream of people's opinions about me as I walk around minding my own business. It's very annoying and makes me anxious and paranoid.

Of course, it could be a whole lot of things/ mental problems. But then I went to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan travelling the voices had gone. There are no drugs in those countries especially not psychedelics/ psilocybin.

Then I am in Thailand now and of course mushrooms and acid are easy to get hold of and popular. So their minds are more open and the voices/people's opinions of me are getting beamed into my head again.

I'm trying to understand these voices. Maybe it's something to do with psilocybin. Probably not. But I thought I'd ask to see if anyone else experienced psilocybin/acid telepathy?

I'm new to psychedelics, and primarily hoping that it can help me with ongoing depression and recovering from burnout after years of chronic stress.

I previously took SSRI's which never helped, and am now on prescription amphetamines.

I've tried mushrooms 4 times now, and never had any noticeable effects.

First time was an unknown amount, but estimate about 1 gram. Made into tea, and consumed the wet mushrooms.

Time 2 was liberty caps, probably around 2-3 grams. Again as tea and consumed wet mushrooms.

Time 3 was 1 gram of jedi mind fuck as tea.

Time 4, started with 2 grand of JMF ground up as tea, nothing after an hour so then just ate an additional 2.5g of whole dried mushrooms... So total of 4.5g and nothing. Even closed eyes in a dark room, absolutely nothing.

I've heard SSRI can block the effects, bits it's more than 2 months since I dropped taking them. I also took a few days off of the amphetamines. So the only other things I am taking are vitamins and ashwaganda and lions mane.

My wife tells me I seen in a better mood for a few days after. Less irritable and a bit happier, but personally I don't notice a difference.

Has anyone else this lack of experience. Different doses from multiple sources, so I don't think it's just the batch.

Why might I not be getting any experience and has anyone overcome this?

I wasn't going in with any particular expectations, just open minded to what might happen.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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i have literally searched everywhere for an answer to this. me and my boyfriend did mushys last night and during my speak i swear i saw our literal souls connect above him like i don’t know how to explain it other than that it was his first time having a full on trip due to being on anti-depressants but i’ve searched everywhere to see if anyone has had a similar thing happen also he felt it after wards like he shivered and he said something to me but i was so in shock i wasn’t listening and he didn’t say it but someone relate at all?

What are your guys thoughts on Christianity? And or your thoughts on Christians who live by their faith. Of course it would help if you knew enough about the faith and or were raised in a Christian influenced environment, but regardless I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Also how has your psychedelic experiences influenced your perspective on Christianity if at all. Thanks!

I can think of more instances where I’ve had amazing trips compared to horrible ones. But when I do, it is so bad, mainly because I get sick. I am anemic, so I know I can be prone to passing out, and unfortunately that’s what happens if I accidentally take the journey too far. For context, yesterday I was having a great time. I took a chocolate that was made with a little over a gram. I was giddy, energetic, and even went on a walk which I enjoyed. I listened and zoned in to music like Wardruna and other similar artists. I love meditating to that music while I’m feeling it. After a few hours, I was on the comedown. I decided to take a small shroom, a different strain that is called “penis envy” (different from the one I took initially that day). It was only one cap and stalk. Within that hour, I began to feel the climb again. That’s usually when I try to meditate, relax, and focus on breathing. But man when I tell you that climb DID NOT stop, I mean it got so intense. Usually everything looks like a painting, but instead when I opened my eyes it was like looking into a bright kaleidoscope. The climb felt so intense that my brain felt like it was on fire. I couldn’t move, because I could tell that if I tried, I’d lose consciousness; in fact I eventually did go in and out of consciousness several times, with my boyfriend giving me water in between, and I finally threw up. Couldn’t help feeling awful because I definitely worried him and ruined his trip for a moment there, but he got me into bed and I was fine after 45 minutes. I’d just like to know how I can prevent this for next time? It always happens when I don’t think I overdid it. Maybe I did? My boyfriend had twice the amount I did and didn’t have that reaction at all. In fact I can’t find a lot of people who have had this happen and understand. I’d just really like to prevent it for next time, so that I don’t have to worry others. One native guy I asked who’s pretty experienced with different plants and fungi said it is my body “purging” bad spirits and energy. Which dont get me wrong I feel so much better afterward, but it’s not a very pleasant experience; it feels like I’m on the verge of death. So enough rambling: how on earth do I keep myself from getting that sick again? Was it something I did wrong?

Had my first mushroom experience last Friday on hillbilly mushrooms and unsure what to think, made lemon tech with my brother in law, one dose of 1.5 grams and then decided to make a a 2 gram dose around 3 hours later ( we both had the exact same amounts ) although I feel like I definitely confronted some personal issues through the trip I've not really had any lasting effects apart from a bit of brain fog. But I am also on SRI's and have heard they can reduce effects.

If anyone would like to hear more about my experience I'm open to share please just ask!

I’m an avid pot smoker/vaper and have been using marijuana for over 20 years. I have a pretty high tolerance and vape at least once per day. A friend turned me onto micro dosing and I’ve always been curious so I attempted 100mg of Good Teacher. I found the sensation was like weed but not as strong. I was reluctant to try more as I’m nervous about having a crazy trip with hallucinations.

Is the sensation of a higher dose or a stronger mushroom like Blue Meanie similar at all to weed? Is it completely different?

Another newbie question. My first trip with moderate dose is a week ago. I still have this hangover feeling. Slight headache, tense stomach. Can I do something about it with particular nutrition? Workout? Thanks

Is 5 grams too much?

Edit: with outcome.

First experience was 20gr Truffle. Was a very cool kaleidoscope of colours, shapes, animals, dancing. Flashback to my childhood, deep feeling of love for my family, deep connection to my ancestors. Brought back to the births of my children.

But: I felt like absolute garbage the day after. Vomited profusely and constantly. Couldn’t eat or drink water. I was so weak the day after that I could barely walk. Didn’t leave bed for two days. Still weak. Almost negates the whole experience, sadly. Won’t try it again because of this.

Original Post: Hello friends, I will have my first psilocybin experience this week. I will go to a retreat in the Netherlands and be assisted. Any tips to prepare to make sure I get the best out of it ? Or should I just let come what may?

I plan to eat a light breakfast. I have a notebook.

I read I “should have intent” but I’m trying to figure out what that really means because I also want to be realistic.

Thanks !

Had 16 fresh grams of cubensis MacKennaii 4 hours before. Freshman question I know… thank you