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Where is your evidence that they drove people completely insane? I'm not doubting there are serious potential side effects, but the description "completely driv

Where is your evidence that they drove people completely insane? I'm not doubting there are serious potential side effects, but the description "completely drive you insane" is a bit vague to me.

cwkoss 5y ago
Have you ever hung out with someone who has taken recreational dose LSD several times per week for months? I know two people who did this, and they both got very weird and ended up putting themselves in dangerous situations from their questionable judgement, years after they stopped even. One flipped his car while drunk and tripping and got seriously injured, but he made serious lifestyle changes. Months later he had a psychotic break and got arrested naked in the street. He is mostly better however he is still a shell of his former self. The other ended up getting addicted to heroin and overdosed several years later. Could just be selection bias and clustering of risky behaviors, but I believe the LSD played some role (possibly related to an interaction between LSD and SSRIs). I think there are a lot of potential therapeutic benefits that should be studied, but clandestine microdosing is still risky as its practically impossible dose accurately and many people who think they are microdosing are taking doses that exceed the perceptual threshold because they don't think it's working if they don't feel it. Taking 5mcg LSD 3x week is probably mostly safe. Taking 40mcg once a quarter is also probably mostly safe. Taking an unknown 10-40 mcg 3x week seems like it could be entering the danger zone. (Please learn about volumetric dosing if you're considering microdosing - it at least allows consistency. Fractions of blotter are inherently inconsistent because blotter concentration is not homogenous.)
- chasebank 5y ago
  "Have you ever hung out with someone who has taken recreational dose LSD several times per week for months?" Yes. He's a pretty normal dude.
l33tbro 5y ago
If people here are seriously asking for evidence-based proof that acid can destroy people, then they are not very old or have survived partying / rave scenes. The term "acid casualty" exists for a reason. I've known a few people that over-indulged and became detached weirdos and never came back. It's not a 'wives tale' as someone here said. Take acid by all means. Just know that you could become a despondent ghoul if you go too hard and frequently.

Where is your evidence that they drove people completely insane? I'm not doubting there are serious potential side effects, but the description "completely drive you insane" is a bit vague to me.

cwkoss 5y ago

Have you ever hung out with someone who has taken recreational dose LSD several times per week for months? I know two people who did this, and they both got very weird and ended up putting themselves in dangerous situations from their questionable judgement, years after they stopped even. One flipped his car while drunk and tripping and got seriously injured, but he made serious lifestyle changes. Months later he had a psychotic break and got arrested naked in the street. He is mostly better however he is still a shell of his former self. The other ended up getting addicted to heroin and overdosed several years later. Could just be selection bias and clustering of risky behaviors, but I believe the LSD played some role (possibly related to an interaction between LSD and SSRIs). I think there are a lot of potential therapeutic benefits that should be studied, but clandestine microdosing is still risky as its practically impossible dose accurately and many people who think they are microdosing are taking doses that exceed the perceptual threshold because they don't think it's working if they don't feel it. Taking 5mcg LSD 3x week is probably mostly safe. Taking 40mcg once a quarter is also probably mostly safe. Taking an unknown 10-40 mcg 3x week seems like it could be entering the danger zone. (Please learn about volumetric dosing if you're considering microdosing - it at least allows consistency. Fractions of blotter are inherently inconsistent because blotter concentration is not homogenous.)

chasebank 5y ago
"Have you ever hung out with someone who has taken recreational dose LSD several times per week for months?" Yes. He's a pretty normal dude.

l33tbro 5y ago

If people here are seriously asking for evidence-based proof that acid can destroy people, then they are not very old or have survived partying / rave scenes. The term "acid casualty" exists for a reason. I've known a few people that over-indulged and became detached weirdos and never came back. It's not a 'wives tale' as someone here said. Take acid by all means. Just know that you could become a despondent ghoul if you go too hard and frequently.