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> And here I thought the whole point of micro-dosing is the dose is too small to feel anything at all. That is not the point of micro-dosing. What would be the

by xcv123 3y ago

> And here I thought the whole point of micro-dosing is the dose is too small to feel anything at all. That is not the point of micro-dosing. What would be the purpose of taking it, if it does absolutely nothing at all? The idea is that you are taking a very small dose, to cause a mild effect, and not so much that you trip out and start hallucinating.

pengaru 3y ago
> That is not the point of micro-dosing. What would be the purpose of taking it, if it does absolutely nothing at all? This nonsense can be said of vitamins/supplements. Microdosing psychedelics is basically treating them similarly AIUI. As with vitamins/supplements, just because you can't detect any acute effects doesn't mean they're not having any impact, especially long-term. My own limited experience microdosing psilocybin for a couple weeks was that despite not feeling any acute effects at all, upon reflection post-facto my overall behavior was changed in interesting ways. Mostly related to priorities and paying attention to things I had long forgotten/ignored.
- xcv123 3y ago
  > This nonsense can be said of vitamins/supplements. That is a silly comparison. Vitamins are essential to life and prevent disease. They are not psychoactive substances. People microdose hallucinogens to "improve productivity, creativity and mood". That is an obvious detectable effect. These are potent psychoactive substances. Microdosing is comparable to caffeine and nicotine, not vitamins. > My own limited experience microdosing psilocybin Not a typical experience. Sounds like you nano-dosed on weak shrooms. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04628-9 https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12...
  - pengaru 3y ago
    More like 5-HTP IMO.
pmoriarty 3y ago
The effects of microdoses are below the threshold of perception. If you can tell a difference when you take it then it's a small dose, not a microdose.
- xcv123 3y ago
  > If you can tell a difference when you take it then it's a small dose, not a microdose. Objectively scientifically measurably false. Typical microdoses have a noticeable effect. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04628-9 https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12... https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microdosing-lsd https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microdosing-lsd https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.13143 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.13143

by xcv123 3y ago

pengaru 3y ago

> That is not the point of micro-dosing. What would be the purpose of taking it, if it does absolutely nothing at all? This nonsense can be said of vitamins/supplements. Microdosing psychedelics is basically treating them similarly AIUI. As with vitamins/supplements, just because you can't detect any acute effects doesn't mean they're not having any impact, especially long-term. My own limited experience microdosing psilocybin for a couple weeks was that despite not feeling any acute effects at all, upon reflection post-facto my overall behavior was changed in interesting ways. Mostly related to priorities and paying attention to things I had long forgotten/ignored.

xcv123 3y ago
> This nonsense can be said of vitamins/supplements. That is a silly comparison. Vitamins are essential to life and prevent disease. They are not psychoactive substances. People microdose hallucinogens to "improve productivity, creativity and mood". That is an obvious detectable effect. These are potent psychoactive substances. Microdosing is comparable to caffeine and nicotine, not vitamins. > My own limited experience microdosing psilocybin Not a typical experience. Sounds like you nano-dosed on weak shrooms. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04628-9 https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12...
- pengaru 3y ago
  More like 5-HTP IMO.

pmoriarty 3y ago

The effects of microdoses are below the threshold of perception. If you can tell a difference when you take it then it's a small dose, not a microdose.

xcv123 3y ago
> If you can tell a difference when you take it then it's a small dose, not a microdose. Objectively scientifically measurably false. Typical microdoses have a noticeable effect. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04628-9 https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12... https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microdosing-lsd https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microdosing-lsd https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.13143 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.13143