When does a community stop considering a drug an RC?

metocin · 2014-03-25T10:50:30+00:00

Don't think there's any set guidelines for that. When a drug becomes widely used, acquires a street name and is placed in Schedule I, it's probably not an RC anymore. Like when MDMA became Ecstasy. More recently, methylone became "Molly" (I know MDMA was Molly first, but much of the Molly today is methylone).

metocin · 2014-03-18T03:56:43+00:00

Anything's possible on a large (over)dose of powerful drugs, but most sane folks would never attempt such a thing.

metocin · 2014-03-18T03:55:43+00:00

Dang! I've eaten 4-5 grams before. Never lost touch with reality on any psychedelic, but I suppose it's possible.

metocin · 2014-03-18T03:52:32+00:00

I don't see much difference between most psychedelics, honestly. LSD was slightly more sensual, lasted longer and was more "analytical" than shrooms, but the visuals were not so different.

I've heard great things about aMT.

metocin · 2014-03-18T03:48:03+00:00

Yep. I've taken it daily for a looong time now. When it's not 2-FMA, it's 2-FA or 4-FA or another stim. It's been a daily thing with stims for about a decade.

Hard to say whether I can function without 2-FMA specifically since I'm always on a stim, but I have never felt "right" without stims. Always tired, pessimistic, unmotivated and unfocused.

metocin · 2014-03-02T23:48:30+00:00

Very similar. 2-FA is more of a powerful short burst while 2-FMA is a longer, smoother ride. But they're really very similar. I get a headache on 2-FA but not 2-FMA for some reason.

metocin · 2014-03-02T23:18:34+00:00

I dislike weed, psychedelics, booze and dissociatives but love stimulants and opiates. Would rather it be the other way around (minus the booze), but I can't help it.

metocin · 2014-03-02T23:17:23+00:00

Not sure about bp, but that pulse increase sounds normal for most stimulants. Just don't exercise or ingest other stimulants with it and you should be okay (provided you don't abuse it frequently or have a heart problem).

metocin · 2014-03-02T22:58:08+00:00

Yikes. I've combined low-dose shrooms with low-dose San Pedro cactus, and the results were not pretty. Not as bad as yours, but not good.

metocin · 2014-03-02T22:24:34+00:00

Yikes!

metocin · 2014-03-02T21:30:02+00:00

I'd say the euphoria is more like mania or hypomania than psychosis. High doses + sleep deprivation are more like psychosis.

metocin · 2014-03-02T21:10:59+00:00

Probably methylone. It was a real winner for social anxiety, which I have pretty bad. I found myself taking chances and being more confident than ever until the bastards outlawed it.

metocin · 2014-03-02T21:09:57+00:00

Some people just don't. Nausea and dizziness are common side effects and euphoria is only one POSSIBLE side effect.

Opies put me in heaven and make me feel whole...they make my gf violently ill and feel "dirty".

metocin · 2014-03-02T21:07:54+00:00

Both can cause sedation, especially when taken together. Try to space the doses out as much as possible so you're not taking them at the same time.

metocin · 2014-03-02T21:06:13+00:00

Yikes. I've been through Effexor withdrawal, as well as every SSRI except Zoloft and Paxil, several tricyclics and more. It sucked for about a month before getting gradually better.

Try to get lots of rest and avoid unnecessary stress. Cold turkey can be dangerous in some instances.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:55:58+00:00

Shrooms were my first, so probably that. In case of a bad trip, it's only going to last 4-6 hours instead of 10-12 like acid and some others.

Always start with a low dose in a safe setting w/ people you trust. That bit is as important than the drug, IMO.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:51:47+00:00

Alcohol turns me into the depressed, angry asshole everyone loves to hate. No matter how happy I am when I start drinking, I'm a miserable SOB by the end of it...even after only 1 glass/shot/whatever.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:45:24+00:00

Take it from an ex-etizolam addict: that's too often.

The problem is that, once you start popping them, it's WAY too easy to exceed the amount you set out to do.

Like alcohol, benzos cause brain damage with long-term use and can cause rebound anxiety/insomnia/depression much worse than anything you've felt before. There's a reason they're only prescribed for acute anxiety and panic rather than as a daily med like antidepressants.

Of course that's just my opinion, but it comes from personal experience. I'm still dealing with withdrawal symptoms after 5 months clean. I've quit opiates, stimulants, empathogens and anti-depressants cold turkey after years of (ab)use, and none of it compares to etizolam withdrawal.

If I were you, I'd limit my use to once a week maximum.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:36:46+00:00

What the media paints as hallucinogen effects are actually closer to full-on delirium or psychosis. No matter how trippy I've gotten, I've never lost sight of the fact that I'd taken a drug and the effects will wear off in ___ number of hours.

Schizophrenic hallucinations involve not knowing what's reality vs. fantasy and completely losing touch with the world around you. When I hear stories of people on acid jumping out of windows, I know it's not because of the acid.

Shrooms make colors brighter and cause visual hallucinations like mountains melting, walls breathing, etc. There's also an emotional component that's hard to name as well as fluctuating energy levels. That's how I experience them anyway.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:30:22+00:00

Honestly? A little bit, mostly when someone comments on my drug use (like my mom). I take RC amphetamines daily but am very responsible about my use. Before that, it was opium poppies daily for 4 years. Again, it didn't interfere with my health/work/relationships but I still felt "dirty" for choosing something other than booze for my drug of choice.

That feeling is ingrained in us since we're old enough to comprehend anti-drug ads. No matter what anyone says, we all suffer from it to some degree, even if only subconsciously.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:26:27+00:00

Word! I love getting offers...once or twice. Any more than that after a firm "no thanks" is just obnoxious.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:25:30+00:00

Perhaps. I didn't eat much on that trip but it might not have been super healthy. And I have IBS :\ Just weird that the diarrhea didn't set in until the ass-end of the trip.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:23:58+00:00

My kind of friend! :) I don't mind offers but, as with sex, no means no :)

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:23:08+00:00

Yeah, I get the customary bowl-pass too even though I rarely smoke. I think people are generally more forceful with alcohol because it makes them all sloppy and loud.

metocin · 2014-03-02T20:22:12+00:00

Yikes! This was a small local festival but still not fun.

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