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From what I'm reading, there are 5-20mg of psilocybin in a gram of mushrooms. So the 10mg and 25mg doses from the study are around 1-2 grams worth of mushrooms.

From what I'm reading, there are 5-20mg of psilocybin in a gram of mushrooms. So the 10mg and 25mg doses from the study are around 1-2 grams worth of mushrooms. The average recreational dose (in my experience) is usually between 1.75 and 7 grams (so anywhere from 10-140mg). But potency varies significantly in real world scenarios.

mediocregopher 5y ago
I'd always thought 1g was a single dose. Maybe the people around me are lightweights... (legalization so we can accurately dose these things yada yada)
- tpfour 5y ago
  Minimum I've seen was 1.5g. Usually between 2 and 3.5. The issue with psychedelics is not that their ingestion might kill you, but rather what you will do to yourself or others while on them. No amount of reading and Youtube videos can prepare you for a strong psychedelic experience. Once in it, you have to go through it, and accidents do happen. I've found that people who do psychedelics in repetition usually _think_ they are some sort of key to their problems, they'll help them fix themselves, yada yada yada. One trip is enough for people for whom that is true. If you have to do them repeatedly, the issue is elsewhere. I am against full-on prohibition, but also skeptical about the "pro-psychedelic" sentiment in vogue.
  - stephenitis 5y ago
    > One trip is enough for people for whom that is true. you state this like fact but you’re sourcing this from your personal anecdote. I agree 1.5 - 3.5 seems about the normal range for a single dose. 2.0g is therapeutic for me. 3.5 I am floored by the experience in a non productive way.
detritus 5y ago
It really does depend upon what strain and type you're talking about. There's a fundamental world of difference between a gram of dried Cyanescens and a gram of fresh Cubensis, for instance.
dntrkv 5y ago
I don’t know who came up with the idea that an eighth should be considered a “standard dose”, but whoever it was, is an idiot. So many people I know have had way too intense of experiences and were turned off from mushrooms. I’ve had ego death, where I had no idea who “I” was, from an 8th of good mushrooms. That’s generally not the experience most people are looking for. It’s like saying 50mg of edibles is a standard dose (as opposed to 10). Nowadays, I, along with most people I know, take like 1-2 grams at most. Usually I stay around the 1.5g mark.
lostmsu 5y ago
For readers of this comment a reminder: the study only covers a single take of 10mg or 25mg doses. In case you do that twice with any interval between takes, even years apart, the study results do not apply to you anymore.

mediocregopher 5y ago

I'd always thought 1g was a single dose. Maybe the people around me are lightweights... (legalization so we can accurately dose these things yada yada)

tpfour 5y ago
Minimum I've seen was 1.5g. Usually between 2 and 3.5. The issue with psychedelics is not that their ingestion might kill you, but rather what you will do to yourself or others while on them. No amount of reading and Youtube videos can prepare you for a strong psychedelic experience. Once in it, you have to go through it, and accidents do happen. I've found that people who do psychedelics in repetition usually _think_ they are some sort of key to their problems, they'll help them fix themselves, yada yada yada. One trip is enough for people for whom that is true. If you have to do them repeatedly, the issue is elsewhere. I am against full-on prohibition, but also skeptical about the "pro-psychedelic" sentiment in vogue.
- stephenitis 5y ago
  > One trip is enough for people for whom that is true. you state this like fact but you’re sourcing this from your personal anecdote. I agree 1.5 - 3.5 seems about the normal range for a single dose. 2.0g is therapeutic for me. 3.5 I am floored by the experience in a non productive way.

detritus 5y ago

It really does depend upon what strain and type you're talking about. There's a fundamental world of difference between a gram of dried Cyanescens and a gram of fresh Cubensis, for instance.

dntrkv 5y ago

I don’t know who came up with the idea that an eighth should be considered a “standard dose”, but whoever it was, is an idiot. So many people I know have had way too intense of experiences and were turned off from mushrooms. I’ve had ego death, where I had no idea who “I” was, from an 8th of good mushrooms. That’s generally not the experience most people are looking for. It’s like saying 50mg of edibles is a standard dose (as opposed to 10). Nowadays, I, along with most people I know, take like 1-2 grams at most. Usually I stay around the 1.5g mark.

lostmsu 5y ago

For readers of this comment a reminder: the study only covers a single take of 10mg or 25mg doses. In case you do that twice with any interval between takes, even years apart, the study results do not apply to you anymore.