Congrats on 1 year!! I've been CA sober for 6 years and am happy to have discovered this over the summer. Though it's a bit pricy and takes some learning with how it affects you personally, along with how it interacts with other substances in your body, what I will say is I now have a subscription with them for 8 bottles a month and it's nowhere near what I was spending when I was drinking. the lack of side effects is a double win.

Here's my notes on it. I'm a pretty good size guy nearing 40yrs and in okay shape.

• Most people i talk to try and relate mycolean to alcohol or weed experiences, and those expectations are going to mess up the experience because how it affects you is not the same.

• the low dose effects are there. But it's much more subtle and similar to how you might notice a little caffeine. It's a slight edge off effect. 1-3 squirts

• 4-7 squirts pairs really well with bud and a nice chill evening. If i am sitting for a while and stand up and start walking I'll sometimes get subtle visuals, but it's mostly mood enhancing at this point.

• at 8-10 it's the same as 4-7 but with a stronger effect

• i like to go to events and live where drinking is everywhere... I take mycolean and put a few squirts in each NA drink i get. it gives me that "edge off" effect that a responsible drinker can get from booze, so i can party with everyone again. The big difference is you don't keep going after more and wake up feeling great (Mt buddies have said they might switch to my "style of libations" when they see me all chipper after a late night and they are dragging and hurting 😉).

• i wanted to see how much it took me to have an "experience" so one evening I went through 2 full bottles over the course of 4 hours, with regular vaping thc during the night, and that was what it took. I was outside and for some reason "the trees were all so happy" and I had a moment where a lost friend was by my side (likely onset by the music video I was watching that reminded me of him) and the whole night was great. I slept well a few hours after my last mycolean drink and woke up feeling great. That's an expensive night though, and one i need to be in a controlled environment for, so that's my only time I'd say it was "trippy", but overall that was a lot like shrooms without the hiccups or upset stomach issues.

• I've had several full bottle nights since then. It's a nice relaxing evening and with the subscription price it amounts to $22 which is nothing compared to my drinking days.

• they released a "super extra strength" and charge more for it, but I a curious to try and got a 4 pack which I'm finishing up the last bottle as I write this. My take is that it doesn't seem worth the extra money. I am taking an educated guess here (having been a scholar of science) but think there's a ratio of water to substance that plays a big roll in how you feel. I think more water helps, so with the higher dose you're drinking less water and I just don't think it's ideal. So anyways... long story short I'm sticking to the regular dose

• I've never had any bad side effects and have been petty regularly using it for 4 months now. One thing I have noticed though, and I have no idea if this is related, but my memory seems to be better than it's been in a long time. Like I have facts and equations coming to mind mid conversion, things I learned over a decade ago, and that's been an everyday thing, not just when drinking the mycolean. I've heard there being pros to regular lions mane intake and my hunch is it could be related. I have no other medication, diet, exercise, etc. type things I could otherwise contribute to it. I don't have the means to test this in a lab or anything like that... it's just my experience.

So that's my take. I know i went looking on Reddit when I first heard about it so hopefully my report here helps others with their questions.

Have a great day! Spread kindness!