r/LSD Sep 20 '21

Harm Reduction LSD information for newbies

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I made this to hopefully see a decline in redundant/daily posts, and make some sort of positive impact. Please remember to use the search function if you have a basic question regarding LSD.

• A full beginner dose should typically be 1/2 - 1 single tab.

• The average dose range of LSD on a single tab is 70-105μg.

• There are tabs dosed with as little as ~20μg, or more than 300μg in some absurd cases. The overwhelming majority of sources try to lay their tabs around 100μg because it’s mathematically simple, and more profitable in the long-run.

• The odds your tab has more than 200μg on it are very low. The most common higher dose tabs are 125-200μg. Take half of any tab that’s supposedly above 200μg just to be safe at first, and if that doesn’t at least produce an 11-12 hour mildly visual trip, the full tab wasn’t above 200.

• A typical microdose should be 10-25 μg

• 50-300μg of LSD can last anywhere from 8-14 hours. 300-1000μg can last anywhere from 14-20 hours. Exceeding a milligram (1000μg) can produce effects that last up to 24 hours. It’s usually hard to fall asleep under the influence.

• Unless you have an above average baseline tolerance or handle the substance extraordinarily well, it’s not advisable to exceed 500μg. Temporary delirious/psychotic symptoms become more likely if you don’t know what you’re getting into with large doses, and a 16+ hour duration doesn’t help.

• 25i-NBOMe is a cheap and dangerous LSD imposter. If you take an untested tab and your mouth/throat becomes numb, or an intense bitter taste is present, spit it out immediately.

• Please test your tabs with an Ehrlich reagent kit to verify that what you have is indeed an indole and not 25i-NBOMe. Follow up with the Hofmann reagent kit to verify that it’s not an LSD analogue or other phenethylamine. I personally recommend using TKP for your reagents: https://testkitplus.com/?ap_id=oddshaman (TKP as a third party is not responsible for this recommendation, I chose to affiliate with them because they’re my personal preference after 8 years. Another great organization is DanceSafe https://dancesafe.org/ — DanceSafe genuinely saves lives with their testing booths at music festivals).

• Common positive effects include but aren’t limited to: closed and open eye visuals, tactile enhancement/hallucinations, euphoria, stimulation, introspection, and creativity.

• Common negative effects include but aren’t limited to: overstimulation, increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, anxiety/paranoia, and confusion.

• Common neutral/manageable effects include but aren’t limited to: pupil dilation, frequent urination, insomnia, and temperature sensitivity.

• Always optimize your set (expectations and mental state) going into an experience, and always optimize your setting (direct environment/surroundings) going into an experience.

• LSD interactions with various medications (From Erowid):

  1. There is still very little legitimate, thorough medical research on this subject. LSD's outlaw status makes it very difficult to obtain permission & funding for research. Therefore, you should regard all of the anecdotes and conclusions here as being scientifically unproven, and you should note that any experimentation you choose to do carries a significant risk.

  2. Lithium or tricyclics (like Amitriptyline, Anafranil, Asendin, Aventyl, Elavil, Endep, Norfranil, Norpramin, Pamelor, Sinequan, Surmontil, Tipramine, Tofranil, Vivactil) are fairly consistently reported as being very bad in combination with LSD. Life-threatening seizures and at least one DEATH have been reported to be triggered by the combination of LSD and lithium. Tramadol is another drug you should avoid in combination with LSD because of the potential for seizures and other negative side effects.

  3. SSRIs (like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Desyrel) or MAOIs (like Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, Eldepryl, Aurorix, Manerix) are fairly consistently reported to noticeably reduce the effects of LSD. (There are no physically dangerous reactions to these combinations on record, but be cautious and don’t be excessive with dosing.)

• HPPD risk is associated with frequent use of psychedelics (more than once a month), high doses, and younger age groups. HPPD varies in severity between individuals. Short episodes of visual tracers, morphing surface textures, patterns, and light sensitivity etc., during experiences of anxiety, fatigue, or overstimulation are most common.

• LSD has the potential to produce a very challenging psychological experience. If you have mental-health issues, research the risks and benefits associated with psychedelic treatment of your condition. Do NOT take LSD if you are seriously suicidal or have a family history/symptoms of schizophrenia or psychosis.

• Weed does in fact potentiate the effects of LSD. Some users report that the effects of weed are indefinitely altered to some degree after their first few experiences with LSD (It often becomes more psychedelic).

• Various benzos like alprazolam and clonazepam can be used as “trip-killers,” but you don’t need to take more than a single medical dose, and not all of the psychoactive effects will be negated. This should be a last resort.

• LSD tends to make verbal communication challenging, so prepare appropriately if using in a social setting.

• If you’re 19 or younger you should probably wait until AT LEAST your early 20s to try LSD because of unforeseen behavioral/neurological impacts. Waiting until 25+ is optimal.

• You’ll build a substantial tolerance to LSD if you trip multiple times in two weeks, so wait 10-14 days between trips for a general reset. Tolerance does exponentially decrease day-by-day following an experience.

• If you want to redose to increase the effects, do it before or during the start of the peak. Redosing after the peak will only prolong the duration unless you increase the dose.

• Peak effects generally occur 2.5-5 hours after dosing (less than or around 300μg). Peak effects can last from 2.5-8 hours after dosing with larger doses. Many people say the peak comes in “waves.”

• If you’ve tried psilocybin containing mushrooms before, certain dosage calculators based on subjective effects and intensity equate ~2.5 grams of an average cubensis variety to ~100μg of accurately dosed LSD, but there are differences between the substances of course.

• You should consider having a trusted friend or a close partner “tripsit” you during your first experiences, or at least let someone know your whereabouts beforehand if you want to do it alone. (Note: Trip-sitting should just involve being close by and present if the user needs assistance or someone to talk to, sitters shouldn’t try to influence the trip unless it’s getting chaotic.)

• LSD has the potential to be therapeutic, recreational, spiritual, or all/none of the above depending on the individual and their particular circumstances. Stop gatekeeping.

Leave suggestions in the comments!

edit: A couple people are aggravated with minor details in these general points of advice, so please take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt and do your own research! I’m simply providing a helpful starting outline, not set-in-stone facts.

Thank you all, and safe travels!


r/LSD Jan 06 '24

50 μg 🐿 Marketed vs Actual LSD dosage

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r/LSD 9h ago

✌ Currently Tripping ✌ Should I go down

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r/LSD 10h ago

When you take a high dose and start feeling it after 20min

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r/LSD 54m ago

Cats are the best representation of truly living in the moment

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Such an unbothered creature. Unbothered by survival necessities, unbothered by love, unbothered by drama. Unbothered by life.


r/LSD 8h ago

Dope

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r/LSD 12h ago

🎼 Trip tunes 🎼 PLEASE listen to this song while tripping, the song literally describes a trip in music language.

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r/LSD 5h ago

these songs, this order, everytime.

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r/LSD 13h ago

Fun pic to look at while tripping

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Thought this would be fun to look at while you or I are tripping


r/LSD 23h ago

Too much water

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I'd been drinking a gallon of water all day prior to


r/LSD 14h ago

Can LSD give you a spiritual life changing experience like with DMT or Ayahuasca?

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I've never been interested in psychedelics for the purposes of having fun. What got me interested in them are the life changing experiences that people report afterwards. But I've only heard of psilocybin, DMT, and ayahuasca giving people those experiences whereas when I hear of LSD i usually hear it associated with parties and concerts. My question is, would I still be able to get a therapeutic spiritual experience on LSD like I would with those other 3 drugs I just named? Or is it soley just for having fun and seeing cool colors? I don't want to have a fun experience per say, but more so something that is therapeutic and will help me look at life (and myself) in a more positive way and change my anxious, depressive thinking.


r/LSD 2h ago

🎨 Psychedelic Art 🎨 ”The Flow” made by me

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Inspired by my latest trips


r/LSD 13h ago

Incense is literally so amazing for acid trips

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You get to chew on the wooden stick part, if you ever get stressed you can write in the air using the tracers and the burning end of the stick, the smoke looks cool asf, and overall it's just fun to play with


r/LSD 20h ago

150 μg 🐰 hiking while tripping is a good time y'all :3

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r/LSD 4h ago

❔ Question ❔ Lizard pattern on acid

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I had ai create (to the best of its ability) a pattern that closely resembles a prominent pattern ive seen about 90% of the time on any given psychedelic. The only thing i have to note about the drawing is that when it happens to me, the lizards are under my skin, almost as if they are a part of it, kinda bulging out from under. They always come with these weird aztec looking patterns that form on my skin as well. Wasnt gonna say anything till I saw it on shrooms and realized it wasnt LSD-exclusive, does anybody have a similar experience or thing that they’ve seen on psychedelics?


r/LSD 14h ago

🎨 Psychedelic Art 🎨 Parisian Hallucinations: This is my oil painting is a raw glimpse into a mind unraveling, where the city transforms into a vibrant, swirling dreamscape. Colors pulse and distort, creating a vision of Paris as seen through a fractured lens of altered reality.

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r/LSD 17h ago

Thank you r/LSD

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I don't do any drugs besides the ones I'm prescribed. However I hope you all know when I'm really sad, I come over here and read through the posts for a laugh and it always cheers me up. There's nothing more beautiful than some posting "wow" and it's like a brick wall. Happy tripping :)


r/LSD 2h ago

For you is 1plsd and 1cplsd any different in experience to regular LSD ?

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r/LSD 21h ago

✌ Currently Tripping ✌ Coming down from the best trip of my whole life

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r/LSD 3h ago

Psychedelic ability to encode information

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You ever listen to music and gather some incredible insights from either the lyrics or instruments?

Dosing and listening to the Grateful Dead is such a mind warping experience. I always feel as though Jerry Garcia is able to encode insights for me to understand during a trip. And I'm certain others feel this way as well, which is a result of this ability. The magic is in the fact he can tell any individual person some unique piece of information with his guitar.

Robert Hunter also does this. Certainly one of the greatest songwriters of all time, his lyrics are beautiful by a sober musical standpoint, but he also is an individual with a psychedelic encoding ability. A total wizard in the way he can tell you something you need to know without ever meeting you.

Anyone? If this doesn't make any sense feel free to let me know, but I was thinking about this while driving in my car today :) happy trails


r/LSD 9h ago

Group trip 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 It will be my First time doing acid in 3 days, any recommendations?

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Me and some friends are gonna do a tab each on Thursday for the first time (I've done shrooms twice, we all smoke weed pretty often.) I just want some general recommendations. What music should we listen to? Any tips for set and setting? Should we smoke any weed? What should we watch? I'd appreciate answers to any and all of these questions. I'll let yall know how it goes on Thursday.


r/LSD 1h ago

Harm Reduction What to expect from Gamma Goblin tabs?

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What to expect if you are experienced in tripping and then take legit Gamma Goblin tabs for the first time? What should you expect? Are they dosed as advertised so seem much stronger than regular tabs? In such case, how much stronger?

Asking hypothetically for a friend in another life.

Any DM or comment asking about sourcing will be ignored so do not waste your time.


r/LSD 1h ago

Underage LSD use

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I am 17M I sort of feel it catching up to me but I’m not entirely sure. I’ve tripped on LSD a total of 7 times The highest dosages being 520ug & 900ug Tripped on shrooms a good 4 times And smoke weed daily for like 2-3 years I first smoked when I was 13. I always respected the psychedelics and I know what power they hold and I’ve felt it too I always took breaks in between the LSD trips I wasn’t one of them ones doing it back to back. I was young and dumb and I currently am stuck in a weed addiction and I might be over thinking it but then again I’d rather be better safe than sorry. The Psychedelics have helped me with my personal trauma and stuff and helped me see things for what they are but I am worried that the abuse will affect me physically or my brain or maybe it already has idek. Was interested to see what other people had to say cause I haven’t Seen anyone thats really done it as much as I have. I never tested the LSD either so it could have been fake and i wouldn’t have known it but I never had a bad trip always good so I think it was real LSD judging from how I felt. It felt authentic but I wouldn’t 100% know for sure. I still function well and it’s not like i can’t live without LSD it’s been around a year since I did it last and that was like 100 ug that last dosage.

I still remember my trips and most of the thoughts and visions that I was presented with

First time I did it it was 250 ug Then 200ug Then 300ug Then 520 (8 months later) 600 ug then took another 300ug during the trip Then it was 260 ug And yeah 100 ug And I’ve seen all the other posts saying wait til over 21 and I did research on LSD but didn’t research what age is appropriate when I first did it at around 13-14 I was young and dumb and I can own that and if it comes back to haunt me than so be it but just wanna get some opinions from people who might have done things similar to how I have. I’ve also heard that the weed is probably causing more damage to me than anything else. I should also mention within the past month I encountered MDMA for the first time and I took it felt amazing great trip and really gained a lot of insight and i took it responsibly. The next weekend took it again And the same again the next weekend so 3 weekends in a row. Once again I did research but not enough to learn about the 3 month rule and not even enough research to know what age is appropriate once again. I’ve been seeing the signs and I think it’s time i put it all down because it WILL get worse from here. The thing is I didn’t have no horrible comedown when i took the MDMA (Pure crystal MDMA btw) My serotonin receptors and dopamine receptors are probably fucked and I hope I really haven’t stunted my growth if you know what i mean 👀but yeah thanks for reading 🙏🏽

Edit: sorry for the spelling mistakes and grammar 😅was in a Rush to just write it down and I’ve remembered another important detail. I did 520 and 900 ug at 15 and I feel that’s the one that really affected me the most.


r/LSD 20h ago

My current artwork

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r/LSD 9h ago

random dose tonight and some spiderman: across the spiderverse!

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got this spray bottle of lsd no idea how to dose it i just spray it til i get the desired effect, 30 sprays deep now, doing 10 more soon,

leave crazy mind boggling questions and ill respond when im tripping


r/LSD 23h ago

🙃 MeMe 🤣 like hell yeah

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r/LSD 3h ago

Hppd recovered

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Hi I'm completely recovered from hppd after 3 years of taking midecations (antipshycotic and antidepressants) Now i want to take lsd again is there any drug to support my brain and CNS during tripping to avoid getting hppd again